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Emerging Practices that show potential to achieve desirable public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting and produce early results that are consistent with the objectives of the activities and thus indicate effectiveness.
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This article describes policy, regulatory, and payment reforms implemented in Massachusetts in response to people with serious mental illnesses that are at disproportionate risk of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. The reforms include: (1) ensuring continuity of care for individuals with serious mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic and (2) supporting community-based behavioral health organizations.
Emerging Practices that show potential to achieve desirable public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting and produce early results that are consistent with the objectives of the activities and thus indicate effectiveness.
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This paper uses literature and past natural disasters to illustrate how social media networks affect disparity gaps for older adults during pandemics. The study shows racial/ethnic disparities existing both prior to and because of the pandemic, resulting in information disruption for older adults unable to access information.
Emerging Practices that show potential to achieve desirable public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting and produce early results that are consistent with the objectives of the activities and thus indicate effectiveness.
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This essay uses data sources and evidence-based research to illustrate how COVID-19 has impacted older Black and Latinx people. The essay includes action steps needed to reduce these disparities.