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Novel Practices that show potential to achieve desirable public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting and are in the process of generating evidence of effectiveness or may not yet be tested.
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This article describes how Louisiana’s COVID-19 Health Equity Task force advises the Louisiana Department of Health and a support network for county and local health departments to provide feedback and evidence-based solutions to crisis management. This task force received funding to research racial and ethnic disparities related to COVID-19. It also streamlines operational processes for the state related to COVID-19.
Novel Practices that show potential to achieve desirable public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting and are in the process of generating evidence of effectiveness or may not yet be tested.
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White Paper/Brief
This article describes how the Illinois Department of Public Health established the Illinois COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force to study social determinants of health that contribute to the disproportionate disease burden of COVID-19 among historically marginalized populations.
Novel Practices that show potential to achieve desirable public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting and are in the process of generating evidence of effectiveness or may not yet be tested.
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This article describes how Delaware’s Department of Public Health created a COVID-19 Vaccination Playbook to document planning and implementation for vaccine distribution, outlining the state’s framework for vaccine rollout and logistical considerations for delivering. The playbook also includes guidance on recruiting and enrolling COVID-19 providers, storing and handling COVID-19 vaccines, sending second-dose reminders, disseminating vaccination program communication, monitoring vaccine safety and vaccination program goals, and addressing the needs of historically marginalized populations. Community coalitions are also being built to disseminate COVID-19 information and encourage vaccinations through calls led by the Lt. Governor in partnership with faith community leaders; sharing video testimonials of experiences with COVID-19 vaccination by community influencers; distributing digital toolkits to community leaders; partnering with Black Greek sororities and fraternities; establishing EngageDE to communicate COVID-19 information to all Delawareans, and increase use of the COVID Alert DE app; translating and increasing access to digital and physical COVID-19 educational materials; and partnering with media platforms.
Novel Practices that show potential to achieve desirable public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting and are in the process of generating evidence of effectiveness or may not yet be tested.
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White Paper/Brief
This brief outlines The Public Health Alliance of Southern California’s priority areas for elevating public health & equity in the COVID-19 response. This includes outlining what is needed in infrastructure, health and safety, economic security, food security, housing stability, and data.
Novel Practices that show potential to achieve desirable public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting and are in the process of generating evidence of effectiveness or may not yet be tested.
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Peer Review Study
The authors of this report note that there is a deficit in resources to effectively support public health’s foundational capabilities, and thus the health of our communities. The authors outlined a list of investments needed to ensure all health departments or regional partnerships have these capacities met. The authors recommend creating a Public Health Infrastructure Fund to ensure all departments invest in health tracking/assessment, hazard preparedness, communications, policy development, community partnership development, organizational competencies, and performance management.
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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Peer Review Study
The authors used administrative data on disproportionate felony disenfranchisement of Black residents across U.S. states, linked to geocoded individual-level health data from the 2016 Health and Retirement Study, to estimate race-specific regression models describing the relationship between racialized disenfranchisement and health among middle-aged and older adults.
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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Peer Review Study
This study examines the relationships between neighborhood police stop-and-frisk encounters and both health outcomes and violence rates in New Orleans, in an ecological, cross-sectional study using local police report data, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, and US Census data.
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 provides an overview of the evidence linking the primary domains of racism — structural racism, cultural racism, and individual-level discrimination — to mental and physical health outcomes. For each mechanism, the authors describe key findings and identify priorities for future research. The authors also discuss evidence for interventions to reduce racism and describe research needed to advance knowledge in this area.
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 serves as a foundational look into how structural racism and social determinants of health impact communities of color — particularly Black and Latino communities — in Massachusetts. This document uses local Massachusetts and national data sources to examine multiple factors for health inequities among racial minorities within the state. The primer covers demographic profiles, social drivers of health, access to coverage and care, service utilization, health outcomes, and the disparate impact of COVID-19 with infographics across multiple areas of health.