Understanding and Addressing Latinx COVID-19 Disparities in Washington State

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• Personal Author:
  Baquero B ; Chavez Santos E ; Gonzalez C ; Ornelas IJ ; Ramirez M
• Description:
  The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed, and intensified, health inequities faced by Latinx in the United States. Washington was one of the first U.S. states to report cases of COVID-19. Public health surveillance shows that 31% of Washington cases are Latinx, despite being only 13% of the state population. Unjust policies related to immigration, labor, housing, transportation, and education have contributed to both past and existing inequities. Approximately 20% of Latinx are uninsured, leading to delays in testing and medical care for COVID-19, and early reports indicated critical shortages in professional interpreters and multilingual telehealth options. Washington State is taking action to address some of these inequities. Applying a health equity framework, we describe key factors contributing to COVID-19-related health inequities among Latinx populations, and how Washington State has aimed to address these inequities. We draw on these experiences to make recommendations for other Latinx communities experiencing COVID-19 disparities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Delivery Of Health Care Healthcare Disparities Health Promotion Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Access To Health Care Coronavirus COVID-19 Health Care Health Communications Health Disparities Language Access Language Barrier Latinx Disparities Medical Care Policy Public Health Public Health Response Working Conditions

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• ISSN:
  1090-1981
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  47
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062208
• Citation:
  Health Educ Behav 2020 Dec; 47(6):845-849
• Contact Point Address:
  Barbara Baquero, University of Washington, 3980 15th Avenue NE, Fourth Floor, Seattle, WA 98195-0005, USA
• Email:
  bbaquero@uw.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Health Education & Behavior
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:412f0cae1adc40c9875f87a5cac13ad0a5d43d5a640e2548a84988587401117a693a24c130732b4bc24ceccd5fed7620ed8ac5f3a1f4ea57042318feded63ae6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225503/cdc_225503_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 145.64 KB ]