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The important discussion about #equityinCOVID is starting now thanks to @CCPH_News and @uncCHER ccphealth.org/covid-19-equity
Dr. Camara Jones speaks to the need to a testing strategy that include people who both have and do not have symptoms since those in the hospital is only telling us where the disease was two weeks ago #equityinCOVID
Dr. Jones provides a riddle to explain exponential spread #equityinCOVID
The power of social distancing #equityinCOVID From Dr. Jones' presentation
Dr. Jones @CamaraJones talks about the need of population-based testing strategy versus confirmatory clinical testing for patient care and resource management #equityinCOVID
Next Dr. Debra Furr-Holden @cdmholden and Ella Greene-Moton talk about parallels between COVID19 and the community water crisis in Flint Michigan #equityinCOVID
Greene-Moton speaks about how the crisis in Flint prompted "parachute research" in the community #equityinCOVID
Greene-Moton notes that Flint already had started putting into place a community ethics review board as a strategy #equityinCOVID
Greene-Moton notes that in this time of COVID19 we are living in survival mode #equityinCOVID
Greene-Moton also presents how to do Community Organizing in Place during COVID19 #equityinCOVID
@cdmholden presents the difference between disparities vs. inequities #equityinCOVID
@cdmholden notes that the framework matters #equityinCOVID
@cdmholden highlights how COVID-19 disproportionately affecting African Americans #equityinCOVID
@cdmholden notes that the explanation has been "the usual suspects" but does not give us explanations that are not actionable #equityinCOVID
@cdmholden discusses how the explanations have influenced the algorithms for who gets what #equityinCOVID
@cdmholden says we need to turn risk into priority for continuum of care #equityinCOVID
@cdmholden Take aways on response to COVID19 #equityinCOVID
@cdmholden highlights some of the other disparate populations affected by COVID19 #equityinCOVID
@cdmholden states what policy initiatives are needed in response to COVID to bring #equityinCOVID
Dr. @CamaraJones also highlighted her three principles for achieving health equity: 1) valuing all individuals and populations equally. 2) recognizing and rectifying historical injustices. 3) providing resources according to need. #equityinCOVID
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