Health Literacy, Health Equity, and Our Response to COVID-19
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Michele Erikson
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- Should this solution be national, regional, local or a combination with an intentional structure and designated channel?
- How would you propose we ensure public health crises information undergoes health literacy transformation prior to being disseminated?
Lightning Talk Highlights
Health Disparities in COVID-19
When we look at health disparities in COVID-19, we know that 22% of US counties are disproportionately black, 52% of our nation's COVID-19 cases have occurred in those communities, and 58% of the COVID-19 deaths have occurred in those communities. The size of the county, or whether it was urban or rural, has not played a role. In fact, social conditions such as structural racism and other factors have elevated the risk for COVID-19 diagnosis and deaths in black communities.