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“Health Disparities in the Black Community: An Imperative for Racial Equity in the District of Columbia”

Health Disparities in the Black Community An Imperative for Racial Equity in D.C report cover

Dr. Christopher King is the lead author of this publication of the School of Nursing & Health Studies, which illuminates the entrenched health and socioeconomic disparities that help explain why approximately three quarters of the deaths associated with COVID-19 in Washington DC have been among the African American community.

According to the publication, “the racial disparities in COVID-19 incidence and mortality are outcomes of a deep-seated history of political, social, educational, environmental, and healthcare injustices that have disadvantaged Black populations for generations”.

“A trifecta of high risk day-to-day survival needs, pre-existing illnesses, and limited access to timely, high-quality healthcare make Black populations especially vulnerable to infection and mortality”.

Read the publication.

Read the Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies piece on the report.

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