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Click each link above to learn about underlying health and social inequities that put many racial and ethnic minority groups at increased risk of getting sick, having more severe illness, and dying from COVID-19. Racial and ethnic minority groups are also unequally affected by unintended economic, social, and secondary health consequences of COVID-19 mitigation strategies such as social distancing.
“Health equity” means that everyone has the opportunity to be as healthy as possible. Equitable opportunity includes equal access to and distribution of resources. When policies, programs, and systems that support health are equitable, poor health outcomes can be reduced, health disparities can be prevented, and the whole of society benefits.
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ThyBlackMan.com) Now that COVID 19 has gotten the Nation’s attention, the questions about racial disparities have also started. The news media started highlighting the percentage of
African Americans that have caught and died from the virus and started speculating why the African American rate is higher than other racial groups. The public health community has been aware of health disparities since 1985.
The real question now is, what will we learn from the pandemic about the diagnosis, treatment, and mitigation, of the virus and other factors related to Black health. Then what will be the solution for the future? The answers should provide health care to Black Americans and that African Americans are employed in all facets of delivering that care.
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