Approaching the COVID-19 Pandemic Response With a Health Equity Lens: A Framework for Academic Health Systems.

ABSTRACT: Racially and ethnically diverse and socioeconomically disadvantaged communities have historically been disproportionately affected by disasters and public health emergencies in the United States. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Minority Health established the National Consensus Panel on Emergency Preparedness and Cultural Diversity to provide guidance to agencies and organizations on developing effective strategies to advance emergency preparedness and eliminate disparities among racially and ethnically diverse communities during these crises. Adopting the National Consensus Panel recommendations, the Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity; Language Services; and academic-community partnerships used existing health equity resour

SUBMITTER: Golden SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8541896 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature