Open AccessImplementation Science to Address Health Disparities During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Author(s) -
Karla I. Galavíz,
Jessica Y. Breland,
Mechelle Sanders,
Khadijah Breathett,
Alison Cerezo,
Óscar Moreno Gil,
John M. Hollier,
Cassondra Marshall,
J. Deanna Wilson,
Utibe R. Essien
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
health equity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.826
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2473-1242
DOI - 10.1089/heq.2020.0044
Subject(s) - pandemic , psychological intervention , covid-19 , health equity , software deployment , ethnic group , coronavirus , medicine , political science , gerontology , disease , public health , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , computer science , nursing , pathology , outbreak , law , operating system
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is disproportionally affecting racial and ethnic minorities. In the United States, data show African American, Hispanic, and Native American populations are overrepresented among COVID-19 cases and deaths. As we speed through the discovery and translation of approaches to fight COVID-19, these disparities are likely to increase. Implementation science can help address disparities by guiding the equitable development and deployment of preventive interventions, testing, and, eventually, treatment and vaccines. In this study, we discuss three ways in which implementation science can inform these efforts: (1) quantify and understand disparities; (2) design equitable interventions; and (3) test, refine, and retest interventions.