Addressing racial inequalities in a pandemic: data limitations and a call for critical analyses

Pilecco, Flávia Bulegon; Leite, Luciana; Góes, Emanuelle Freitas; Diele‐Viegas, Luisa Maria; Aquino, Estela M. L.

doi:10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30360-0

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“…There are very few studies about the cumulative impact of both racial injustices and COVID-19 perhaps, due to the lack of data collected and shared by public health agencies ( Pilecco et al, 2020 ). The COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic (2021) , offers data on COVID-19 cases and deaths by state and race, revealing that COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), with Black people suffering at the highest rates.…”

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Navigating the “Dual Pandemics”: The Cumulative Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Rise in Awareness of Racial Injustices among High School Students of Color in Urban Schools

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We explored the psychological and educational impact of distance learning during the COVID-19 and racial injustice pandemics. The sample included 19 urban high school students of Color from the San Francisco Bay Area. Interview data were analyzed using Reflexive Thematic Analysis revealing seven themes: (1) challenges learning from home; (2) shifts that impact students’ experience with school; (3) emotions emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic; (4) increased awareness and engagement related to racial injustices; (5) emotional reactions to the rise in awareness to racial injustices; (6) shifts in identity due to social isolation; and (7) coping strategies and support needed.

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Navigating the “Dual Pandemics”: The Cumulative Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Rise in Awareness of Racial Injustices among High School Students of Color in Urban Schools

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“…Worldwide, however, many countries still do not have a strong capacity to conduct scientific evidence on health inequalities, to effectively inform efforts aiming to address their population's health and well-being needs. 19 , 23 , 25 , 26 For example, a number of countries, particularly low- and middle-income ones, still face huge challenges in terms of health and geographical information and surveillance resources, regarding their completeness and quality, as well as in the availability of reliable, disaggregated, and integrated health and socio-demographic data, to support the measuring and monitoring of health inequalities, 19 as recently illustrated by the cases of Ecuador 26 , 27 and Mozambique. 28 Although census data collected in high-income countries, such as in the United States, are not necessarily free from problems.…”

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“… 28 Although census data collected in high-income countries, such as in the United States, are not necessarily free from problems. 29 Collectively, these challenges will hinder many countries’ capacities to comprehensively prevent, analyze, and manage current and future problems, such as racial inequalities, particularly during the pandemic, as recently highlighted in the case of Brazil, 26 as well to design and implement effective and equitable responses to address them, and to monitor and evaluate their impact on the (entire) population. This is on top of the fact that many countries, particularly lower-income ones, face resource shortages which will also inhibit effective COVID-19 preparedness.…”

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Health Inequalities in the Time of COVID-19: The Globally Reinforcing Need to Strengthen Health Inequalities Research Capacities

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The full impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is yet to be well established; however, as the pandemic spreads, and early results emerge, unmet needs are being revealed, and pressing questions are being asked about who is most affected, how, where, and in what ways government responses might be exacerbating inequalities. A number of scholars have called for more in-depth critical research on COVID-19 and health inequalities to produce a strong empirical evidence based on these issues. There are also justifiable concerns about the scarcity of health-equity actions oriented analyses of the situation and calls for more empirical evidence on COVID-19 and health inequalities. A preliminary condition to establish this type of information is strong capacity to conduct health inequalities research. Worldwide, however, this type of capacity is limited, which, alongside other challenges, will likely hinder capacities of many countries to develop comprehensive equity-oriented COVID-19 analyses, and adequate responses to present and future crises. The current pandemic reinforces the pending need to invest in and strengthen these research capacities. These capacities must be supported by widespread recognition and concern, cognitive social capital, and greater commitment to coordinated, transparent action, and responsibility. Otherwise, we will remain inadequately prepared to respond and meet our society’s unmet needs.

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“…This year has revealed stark inequities in the response to COVID‐19, with Indigenous Peoples disproportionally affected across the globe (Pilecco et al, 2020; Power, Wilson, et al, 2020). In Australia, as elsewhere, there has also been a huge public response to the international Black Lives Matter protests.…”

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Beyond 2020: Addressing racism through transformative Indigenous health and cultural safety education

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Addressing racial inequalities in a pandemic: data limitations and a call for critical analyses

Cited by 8 publications

References 8 publications

Navigating the “Dual Pandemics”: The Cumulative Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Rise in Awareness of Racial Injustices among High School Students of Color in Urban Schools

Navigating the “Dual Pandemics”: The Cumulative Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Rise in Awareness of Racial Injustices among High School Students of Color in Urban Schools

Health Inequalities in the Time of COVID-19: The Globally Reinforcing Need to Strengthen Health Inequalities Research Capacities

Beyond 2020: Addressing racism through transformative Indigenous health and cultural safety education

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