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Supporting Health Equity Through Data-Driven Decision-Making: A Local Health Department Response to COVID-19

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: COVID-19 highlights preexisting inequities that affect health outcomes and access to care for Black and Brown Americans. The Marion County Public Health Department in Indiana sought to address inequities in COVID-19 testing by using surveillance data to place community testing sites in areas with the highest incidence of disease. Testing site demographic data indicated that targeted testing reached populations with the highest disease burden, suggesting that local health departments can effectively use surveillance data as a tool to address inequities. (Am J Public Health. 2021;111(S3):S197–S200. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306421 )

Source: American Journal of Public Health

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2021.306421

Authors: Elinor Hansotte, Elizabeth Bowman, P. Joseph Gibson, Brian E. Dixon, Virgil R. Madden, Virginia A. Caine

Institutions: Regenstrief Institute, Marion County Public Health Department, Indiana University Indianapolis, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis

Language: English

Topic: Public Health Policies and Education

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W3209637702

FWCI: 2.12

Cites: 7

Cited by: 11

Related to: 10