*NEW @JAMA_current study*
We find stark differences in #COVID19 related hospitalization & death rates across #NewYork City boroughs.
#COVID19 death rates among residents of the #Bronx are 2X ⬆ than in #Manhattan
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
We find stark differences in #COVID19 related hospitalization & death rates across #NewYork City boroughs.
#COVID19 death rates among residents of the #Bronx are 2X ⬆ than in #Manhattan
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
The number of #COVID19 patient hospitalizations per 100,000 population is also much ⬆ in the #Bronx than in #Manhattan. 2/
The #Bronx has the highest proportion of racial/ethnic #minorities & the most persons living in #poverty.
In contrast, #Manhattan is the most affluent borough, with a predominately white population. 3/
In contrast, #Manhattan is the most affluent borough, with a predominately white population. 3/
Our @JAMA_current findings demonstrate that the burden of #COVID19 has fallen on low-income and minority communities of #NYC
The pandemic has magnified the striking #health #inequities and race-based #structural #inequities that exist in the US.
bit.ly/2WcnMvE 4/
The pandemic has magnified the striking #health #inequities and race-based #structural #inequities that exist in the US.
bit.ly/2WcnMvE 4/
Read this fantastic piece by @NMHheartdoc on the glaring disparities amid the #COVID19 pandemic: bit.ly/2y27CgJ
Another great piece by @UREssien + @atheendar on policy solutions to address racial/ethnic disparities in the #pandemic bit.ly/3d3lohB
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Another great piece by @UREssien + @atheendar on policy solutions to address racial/ethnic disparities in the #pandemic bit.ly/3d3lohB
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