COVID-19
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COVID-19 Disparities Persist in Community Health Centers’ Vulnerable Populations
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Read more: COVID-19 Disparities Persist in Community Health Centers’ Vulnerable PopulationsCommunity Health Centers (CHCs) serve over 29 million vulnerable patients, making the lack of data on COVID-19-related racial disparities in patients served in CHCs a critical knowledge gap in assessments of the pandemic’s national impact. In rural and poor urban areas, CHCs may be the only accessible healthcare option. Even when other options exist, CHCs…
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Electronic Medical Record Data Suggest Disparities in COVID Incidence Persist Across Regions and Over Time
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Read more: Electronic Medical Record Data Suggest Disparities in COVID Incidence Persist Across Regions and Over TimeSince the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a growing body of research has found alarming disparities in rates of the virus among Black and Hispanic communities. For example, the CDC reports that “American Indian or Alaska Native, Non-Hispanic” people and “Hispanic or Latino” people each have 2.8 times as many COVID cases than white people,…
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Years of Life Lost
Read more: The Impact of COVID-19 on Years of Life LostSummary: Since April, 1.9 million excess years of life have been lost, 13% above historical average. Over the course of the pandemic, we found age and sex contributions to excess YLL have shifted. Deaths among adults 65 and older accounted for 80% of excess YLL in April but only 36% of excess YLL in June. Since…
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Analysis of Electronic Medical Record Data Shows Significantly Higher Rates of COVID-19 Infection among Hispanic and Black Patients
Read more: Analysis of Electronic Medical Record Data Shows Significantly Higher Rates of COVID-19 Infection among Hispanic and Black PatientsThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a previously unimaginable impact both in the United States and globally. It is increasingly clear as we enter the fifth month of the pandemic, with rising caseloads and deaths, that the United States will need to continue to address the COVID-19 pandemic for the foreseeable future. Each day, we learn…