[HTML][HTML] Green spaces mitigate racial disparity of health: A higher ratio of green spaces indicates a lower racial disparity in SARS-CoV-2 infection rates in the USA

Y Lu, L Chen, X Liu, Y Yang, WC Sullivan, W Xu… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
There is striking racial disparity in the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) infection rates in the United States. We hypothesize that the disparity is …

[HTML][HTML] Large-scale infectious disease testing programs have little consideration for equity: findings from a scoping review

K Ost, L Duquesne, C Duguay, L Traverson… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective This scoping review aimed to identify how equity has been considered in large-
scale infectious disease testing initiatives. Study Design and Setting Large-scale testing …

Closing the health equity gap: A role for implementation science?

B Odeny - PLoS Medicine, 2021 - journals.plos.org
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COVID-19 health disparities and adverse social determinants of health

M Webb Hooper, V Marshall… - Behavioral …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare and health outcomes are longstanding. The real-
time emergence of COVID-19 disparities has heightened the public and scientific discourse …

Understanding COVID‐19 Risk in Patients With Immune‐Mediated Inflammatory Diseases: A Population‐Based Analysis of SARS–CoV‐2 Testing

L Eder, R Croxford, AM Drucker, A Mendel… - Arthritis care & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To investigate the incidence of and factors associated with SARS–CoV‐2 testing
and infection in immune‐mediated inflammatory disease (IMID) patients versus matched …

[HTML][HTML] Acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines among Black immigrants living in the United States

A Ogunbajo, BO Ojikutu - Vaccine: X, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has disproportionately affected
the Black community in the United States (US). The emergency authorization of three COVID …

The Importance of Community-Based and Community-Partnered COVID-19 Testing for Reducing Disparities Among African American Populations

C Hamilton-Burgess, J Berkley-Patton, J Allsworth… - Health …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Background: Health inequalities in African American communities have been further
exacerbated by COVID-19. Public health departments and other safety-net providers across …

[HTML][HTML] If you build it, will they come? Is test site availability a root cause of geographic disparities in COVID-19 testing?

B Hendricks, BS Price, T Dotson, W Kimble, S Davis… - Public Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between test site
availability and testing rate within the context of social determinants of health. Study design …

SARS-CoV-2 active infection prevalence and seroprevalence in the adult population of St. Louis County

CW Goss, BB Maricque, VV Anwuri, RE Cohen… - Annals of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The true prevalence of COVID-19 is difficult to estimate due to the absence of
random population-based testing. To estimate current and past COVID-19 infection …

Differences in COVID-19 testing and adverse outcomes by race, ethnicity, sex, and health system setting in a large diverse US cohort

C Jefferson, E Watson, JM Certa, KS Gordon, LS Park… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Racial/ethnic disparities during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic
led to differences in COVID-19 testing and adverse outcomes. We examine differences in …