COVID-19: Exposing and addressing health disparities among ethnic minorities and migrants

被引:161
作者
Greenaway, Christina [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Hargreaves, Sally [4 ]
Barkati, Sapha [3 ,5 ]
Coyle, Christina M. [6 ]
Gobbi, Federico [7 ]
Veizis, Apostolos [8 ]
Douglas, Paul [9 ]
机构
[1] McGill Univ, Jewish Gen Hosp, Div Infect Dis, Montreal, PQ, Canada
[2] Jewish Gen Hosp, Lady Davis Inst Med Res, Ctr Clin Epidemiol, Montreal, PQ, Canada
[3] McGill Univ, JD MacLean Ctr Trop Dis, McGill Univ Hlth Ctr, Montreal, PQ, Canada
[4] St Georges Univ London, Inst Infect & Immun, London, England
[5] McGill Univ, McGill Univ Hlth Ctr, Div Infect Dis, Dept Med, Montreal, PQ, Canada
[6] Albert Einstein Coll Med, Div Infect Dis, Dept Med, Bronx, NY 10467 USA
[7] IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hosp, Dept Infect Trop Dis & Microbiol, Verona, Italy
[8] Med Sans Frontieres, Athens, Greece
[9] Int Org Migrat, Migrat Hlth Div, Geneva, Switzerland
关键词
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2); foreign born; immigrants; refugees; migrant workers; health determinants; health inequities;
D O I
10.1093/jtm/taaa113
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
COVID-19 disproportionately affects vulnerable and marginalized populations such as ethnic minorities and migrant groups. In this perspective we review the complex interaction of the many factors driving these inequities and suggest several possible solutions to mitigate the negative impact of COVID-19 on these populations.
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