COVID-19 Reveals Major Health Disparities

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11/24/2020

COVID-19 Reveals Major Health Disparities | Brian Brijbag | Public Health

a COVID-19 Reveals Major Health Disparities by Brian Brijbag | May 18, 2020 | Brian Brijbag, Public Health

Not only have cases clustered in areas of black neighborhoods, those a ected are dying at much higher rates than any other ethnic group. Why? Public Health experts explain that this problem is two-part: medical and economic. In summary, the majority of black Americans are both less healthy and poorer than white Americans.  Medical  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, black Americans are much more likely to su er from a pre-existing condition like diabetes, hypertension and even asthma than any other group of Americans. The exact pre-existing conditions that make

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