This journal article by Gilmore et al. supports the value for community engagement in the planning, communication and implementation of COVID-19 prevention and control measures.
This rapid review of literature by Upshaw et al. describes the discrepancies between social determinants and pandemic incidence and health outcomes.
This journal article by Bambra et al. explores the gender health paradox of COVID-19 through biological, social, economic and public policy explanations.
La Dre Allison Crawford et Eva Serhal soutiennent que la mise en œuvre rapide d’innovations numériques en matière de soins de santé durant la pandémie de COVID-19 a entraîné des iniquités de santé, par exemple un manque d’accès et de compétences par rapport aux outils de santé numériques.
This journal article by da Silva et al. presents the findings from a study investigating the prevalence of COVID-19 testing, diagnosis, and vaccine acceptance among sexual and gender minority people in the United States.
This editorial from Shervington and Richardson describes the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 due to racial inequities and socioeconomic disadvantage in the city of New Orleans. The authors use insight gained from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to explore the mental health effects of disasters, contextualizing recommendations to address population mental health during both the immediate crisis response and recovery phases.
This journal article from Peek et al. makes recommendations to address COVID-19 disparities among African Americans based on principles of public health and bioethics.
This study of British Columbia’s health authorities provides an important contribution to the knowledge base on health equity action. Produced by Equity Lens in Public Health, it reveals several critical elements that support the prioritization of health equity within complex health systems.
This article describes the findings of a conversation series with the public health community on the integration of equity in public health responses, and the impacts of COVID-19 on social and health inequities.
This journal article from Benfer et al. considers how housing displacement exacerbates COVID-19 infection rate and death, including a discussion on eviction, transiency, overcrowding, chronic conditions, and the perpetuation of health inequities among Black and Latinx people, proposing housing stabilization measures as critical components to a comprehensive COVID-19 strategy.
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