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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.

Communicating about racial equity and COVID-19: Connecting data to context”

Berkeley Media Studies Group

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White Paper/Brief

Outreach/ Education/ Communications
Healthcare Access and Quality
Social and Community Context
Tools Included
Outside U.S.
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Data Collection and Reporting

This article discusses how to help people understand the full meaning of data about the distribution of COVID-19 and that we must connect the context to the statistics every time we mention them. The article provides examples of statements that bring the landscape into view and tips focused on communicating about data.

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Outcomes of Interest

Advancing Racial Equity

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Setting(s) of Implementation

Geographic Area of Implementation

Implementation Period

2020