Are Clinicians Contributing to Excess African American COVID-19 Deaths? Unbeknownst to Them, They May Be

Adam J. Milam; Debra Furr-Holden; Jennifer Edwards-Johnson; Birgete Webb; John W. Patton; Nnayereugo C. Ezekwemba; Lekiesha Porter; Tom Mario Davis; Marius Chukwurah; Antonio J. Webb; Kevin Simon; Geden Franck; Joshua Anthony; Gerald Onuoha; Italo M. Brown; James T. Carson; Brent C. Stephens

doi:10.1089/heq.2020.0015

Are Clinicians Contributing to Excess African American COVID-19 Deaths? Unbeknownst to Them, They May Be

Adam J. Milam, Debra Furr-Holden, Jennifer Edwards-Johnson, Birgete Webb, John W. Patton, Nnayereugo C. Ezekwemba, Lekiesha Porter, Tom Mario Davis, Marius Chukwurah, Antonio J. Webb, Kevin Simon, Geden Franck, Joshua Anthony, Gerald Onuoha, Italo M. Brown, James T. Carson, Brent C. Stephens

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Abstract

African Americans are overrepresented among reported coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and deaths. There are a multitude of factors that may explain the African American disparity in COVID-19 outcomes, including higher rates of comorbidities. While individual-level factors predictably contribute to disparate COVID-19 outcomes, systematic and structural factors have not yet been reported. It stands to reason that implicit biases may fuel the racial disparity in COVID-19 outcomes. To address this racial disparity, we must apply a health equity lens and disaggregate data explicitly for African Americans, as well as other populations at risk for biased treatment in the health-care system.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	139-141
Number of pages	3
Journal	Health Equity
Volume	4
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/heq.2020.0015
State	Published - Apr 1 2020

Keywords

African American
health inequities
implicit bias

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Health(social science)
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health Information Management

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Milam, A. J., Furr-Holden, D., Edwards-Johnson, J., Webb, B., Patton, J. W., Ezekwemba, N. C., Porter, L., Davis, T. M., Chukwurah, M., Webb, A. J., Simon, K., Franck, G., Anthony, J., Onuoha, G., Brown, I. M., Carson, J. T., & Stephens, B. C. (2020). Are Clinicians Contributing to Excess African American COVID-19 Deaths? Unbeknownst to Them, They May Be. Health Equity, 4(1), 139-141. https://doi.org/10.1089/heq.2020.0015

Milam, AJ, Furr-Holden, D, Edwards-Johnson, J, Webb, B, Patton, JW, Ezekwemba, NC, Porter, L, Davis, TM, Chukwurah, M, Webb, AJ, Simon, K, Franck, G, Anthony, J, Onuoha, G, Brown, IM, Carson, JT & Stephens, BC 2020, 'Are Clinicians Contributing to Excess African American COVID-19 Deaths? Unbeknownst to Them, They May Be', Health Equity, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 139-141. https://doi.org/10.1089/heq.2020.0015

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