Racial Health Disparities and Covid-19-Caution and Context

被引:505
作者
Chowkwanyun, Merlin [1 ,2 ]
Reed, Adolph L., Jr. [3 ]
机构
[1] Columbia Univ, Mailman Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Sociomed Sci, New York, NY 10027 USA
[2] Columbia Univ, Mailman Sch Publ Hlth, Ctr Hist & Eth Publ Hlth, New York, NY 10027 USA
[3] Univ Penn, Dept Polit Sci, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
关键词
AGE;
D O I
10.1056/NEJMp2012910
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
In documenting Covid-19 racial disparities, we must contextualize such data with adequate analysis. Disparity figures without explanatory context can perpetuate harmful myths and misunderstandings that actually undermine the goal of eliminating health inequities.
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页数:3
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