Implementation science to address health disparities during the coronavirus pandemic

Karla I. Galaviz; Jessica Y. Breland; Mechelle Sanders; Khadijah Breathett; Alison Cerezo; Oscar Gil; John M. Hollier; Cassondra Marshall; J. Deanna Wilson; Utibe R. Essien

doi:10.1089/heq.2020.0044

Implementation science to address health disparities during the coronavirus pandemic

Karla I. Galaviz, Jessica Y. Breland, Mechelle Sanders, Khadijah Breathett, Alison Cerezo, Oscar Gil, John M. Hollier, Cassondra Marshall, J. Deanna Wilson, Utibe R. Essien

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is disproportionally affecting racial and ethnic minorities. In the United States, data show African American, Hispanic, and Native American populations are overrepresented among COVID-19 cases and deaths. As we speed through the discovery and translation of approaches to fight COVID-19, these disparities are likely to increase. Implementation science can help address disparities by guiding the equitable development and deployment of preventive interventions, testing, and, eventually, treatment and vaccines. In this study, we discuss three ways in which implementation science can inform these efforts: (1) quantify and understand disparities; (2) design equitable interventions; and (3) test, refine, and retest interventions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	463-467
Number of pages	5
Journal	Health Equity
Volume	4
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/heq.2020.0044
State	Published - Oct 1 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Equity
Health disparities
Health justice
Knowledge translation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health(social science)
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health Information Management

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