Structural racism and COVID-19 response: higher risk of exposure drives disparate COVID-19 deaths among Black and Hispanic/Latinx residents of Illinois, USA

Structural racism and COVID-19 response: higher risk of exposure drives disparate COVID-19 deaths among Black and Hispanic/Latinx residents of Illinois, USA

Abstract Background Structural racism has driven and continues to drive policies that create the social, economic, and community factors resulting in residential segregation, lack of access to adequate healthcare, and lack of employment opportunities that would allow economic mobility. This results...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tobias M. Holden, Melissa A. Simon, Damon T. Arnold, Veronica Halloway, Jaline Gerardin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Illinois
Racial disparities
Diagnostic testing
Case fatality ratio
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12698-9

Internet

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12698-9

Similar Items