An exploration of structural determinants driving racial disparities in COVID-19 deaths in Michigan.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Racial disparities in COVID-19 death rates have largely been driven by structural racism in health, housing, and labor systems that place Black, Brown, and Indigenous populations at greater risk for COVID-19 exposure, transmission, and severe illness, compared to non-Hispanic White populations. Here we examine the association between taxable property values per capita, an indicator influenced by historical and contemporary housing policies that have disproportionately impacted people of color, and COVID-19 deaths.

Methods

Taxable values serve as a proxy for fiscal health providing insight on the county's ability to address imminent needs, including COVID-19 responses. Therefore, higher taxable values indicate local governments that are better equipped to deliver these pu

SUBMITTER: Clark EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9818051 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature