Open AccessStructural Racism, Place, and COVID-19: A Narrative Review Describing How We Prepare for an Endemic COVID-19 Future
Author(s) -
Leah Estrada,
Jessica L. Levasseur,
Alexandra Maxim,
Gabriel A. Benavidez,
Keshia M. Pollack Porter
Publication year - 2022
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.2021.0190
Subject(s) - racism , health equity , indigenous , narrative , sociology , social determinants of health , gender studies , health care , political science , law , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , biology
Place is a social determinant of health, as recently evidenced by COVID-19. Previous literature surrounding health disparities in the United States often fails to acknowledge the role of structural racism on place-based health disparities for historically marginalized communities (i.e., Black and African American communities, Hispanic/Latinx communities, Indigenous communities [i.e., First Nations, Native American, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian], and Pacific Islanders). This narrative review summarizes the intersection between structural racism and place as contributors to COVID-19 health disparities.