Transforming Culturally Relevant Research Amid a COVID-19 Pandemic

Document Type

Book Section

Publication Date

10-23-2020

Publication Title

Researching in the Age of COVID-19 Volume III: Creativity and Ethics

Publisher

Policy Press

Edition

1

Volume

3

First page number:

80

Last page number:

90

Abstract

COVID-19-related morbidity and mortality have disproportionately affected communities of colour across the United States. Originally dubbed the ‘great equalizer’, many individuals believed that COVID-19 affected everyone equally (Gupta, 2020). However, COVID-19 has exposed ethnic and racial differences in morbidity and mortality (Yaya et al, 2020). Early data showed that African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans were more likely to grow ill and die from COVID-19 than White Americans (Bassett et al, 2020). As data continues to emerge, it is evident that communities of colour bear a disproportionate burden of COVID-19.

Keywords

COVID-19; Virus morbidity and mortality; United States; Pandemic research; Ethnic and racial differences

Disciplines

Environmental Public Health | Medicine and Health Sciences | Public Health

Language

English

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