Leveraging the Power of Mutual Aid, Coalitions, Leadership, and Advocacy During COVID-19
Leveraging the Power of Mutual Aid, Coalitions, Leadership, and Advocacy During COVID-19
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DOI：
10.1037/amp0000693
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发表时间：
2020-10-01
影响因子：
16.4
通讯作者：
Hernandez-Arriaga, Belinda
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作者：
Dominguez, Daniela G.;Garcia, Dellanira;Hernandez-Arriaga, Belinda
2019冠状病毒病大流行揭示了美国的规范、模式和权力结构，这些规范、模式和权力结构使某些人群享有特权。本文将COVID-19描述为前所未有的社会转型催化剂，强调需要多层次和跨部门的解决方案来应对系统性变革，以改善所有人的健康公平。作者提出，美国心理学协会（阿帕）及其成员可以发起系统性变革，部分通过（a）支持优先考虑弱势社区需求的互助组织;（B）利用阿帕心理学家在协会内部、专业和决策中已经做出的努力和进步，以关注健康公平和边缘化社区的需求;（c）建设卫生协会、卫生专家和决策者广泛联盟之间的协作能力，以满足弱势社区的生理、心理和社会经济需求;以及（d）增加阿帕参与制定和实施宣传议程，优先考虑受COVID威胁最严重的社区的身心健康-19.公共意义声明我们的文章旨在强调健康的社会决定因素对边缘化社区的重要作用。它有可能为包括心理学家在内的卫生专业人员提供有关支持和宣传战略的信息，这些战略旨在在COVID-19大流行期间和遏制之后改善卫生公平性。
The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on the norms, patterns, and power structures in the United States that privilege certain groups of people over others. This article describes COVID-19 as an unprecedented catalyst for social transformation that underscores the need for multilevel and cross-sectoral solutions to address systemic changes to improve health equity for all. The authors propose that the American Psychological Association (APA) and its membership can initiate systemic change, in part, by (a) supporting mutual aid organizations that prioritize the needs of vulnerable communities; (b) leveraging the efforts and strides APA psychologists have already made within the association, in the profession, and in policymaking to attend to the health equity and the needs of marginalized communities; (c) building capacity for collaboration between a broad coalition of health associations, health experts, and policymakers to address the physio-psycho-socioeconomic needs of disadvantaged communities; and (d) increasing the APA's participation in the formulation and implementation of an advocacy agenda that prioritizes the physical and psychological health of the communities whose lives are most endangered by COVID-19.Public Significance StatementOur article aimed to emphasize the important role that social determinants of health play for marginalized communities. It has the potential to inform health professionals, including psychologists, about support and advocacy strategies that seek to improve health equity during the COVID-19 pandemic and after it is contained.