Social Equity and COVID-19: The Case of African Americans
Social Equity and COVID-19: The Case of African Americans
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DOI：
10.1111/puar.13251
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发表时间：
2020-08-07
影响因子：
8.3
通讯作者：
Merritt, Cullen C.
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作者：
Wright, James E., II;Merritt, Cullen C.
新的统计数据表明，COVID-19对非洲裔美国人的影响不成比例。COVID-19对这一人群的影响与系统性压迫和剥夺公民权的领域密不可分，而COVID-19加剧了这些领域：（1）医疗保健不平等;（2）隔离、整体健康和粮食不安全;（3）在政府和医疗行业中代表性不足;（4）参与式民主和公众参与方面的不平等。在讨论这些问题之后，本文分享了早期和初步的经验教训和战略，探讨公共行政学者和实践者如何能够领导制定公平的应对这一全球流行病的措施，以提升非洲裔美国人社区。
Emerging statistics demonstrate that COVID-19 disproportionately affects African Americans. The effects of COVID-19 for this population are inextricably linked to areas of systemic oppression and disenfranchisement, which are exacerbated by COVID-19: (1) health care inequality; (2) segregation, overall health, and food insecurity; (3) underrepresentation in government and the medical profession; and (4) inequalities in participatory democracy and public engagement. Following a discussion of these issues, this essay shares early and preliminary lessons and strategies on how public administration scholars and practitioners can lead in crafting equitable responses to this global pandemic to uplift the African American community.