COVID was supposed to be the great equalizer, but in reality not all of us are affected the same. Vulnerable populations experience higher rates of infection and death, and worse social outcomes. Access to healthcare is not equitable. In this episode we dive into why this is a thing and what we can do about this as providers.

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Hosts:

Dr. Julia Magaña, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at UC Davis

Dr. Sarah Medeiros, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UC Davis

Guest:

Dr. Kara Toles (@kat04747), Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UC Davis and the Director of Equity and Inclusion in the Department of Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Makini Chisholm-Straker, Assist Professor of Emergency Medicine at The Icahn School of Medicine, and works at Mt. Sinai Hospital, NYC

Resources:

Chisholm-Straker, M. COVID-19 is Our Chance at Rebirth. Medium.com. Accessed on May 18, 2020. https://medium.com/undercurrents-press/rebirthviacovid-369e073d7654

Wadhera RK, Wadhera P, Gaba P, et al. Variation in COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Deaths Across New York City Boroughs [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 29]. JAMA. 2020;e207197. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.7197  https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2765524?guestAccessKey=bea1171d-1ecd-49df-a55f-2e11ed68ec40&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_content=olf&utm_term=042920

Miller, H. Navajo Nation 3rd highest “state” per capita infections. Huffpost online May 14, 2020. https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5e94b532c5b6a50d4ae6d7e7

Kara, H. The coronavirus pandemic is hitting black and brown Americans especially hard on all fronts. CNN online. May 8, 2020. 

https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/08/us/coronavirus-pandemic-race-impact-trnd/index.html

Racial Data Transparency: States that have released breakdowns of COVID-19 data by race. Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. Accessed on May 16, 2020. https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/racial-data-transparency

Thank you to the UC Davis Department of Emergency Medicine for supporting this podcast and to Orlando Magaña at OM Audio Productions for audio production services.