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These are some great resources to learn more about the topics that will be discussed at the conference. Some have been suggested by the speakers themselves. Feel free to take a look!
INTERSECTING U.S. EPIDEMICS: COVID-19 AND LACK OF HEALTH INSURANCE
1 page
How the COVID crisis is exacerbated in the US due to the mass loss of health insurance linked to job loss in the US
THIS TIME MUST BE DIFFERENT: DISPARITIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
1.5 pages
Similarities between the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic and COVID19 pandemic show how little has changed, and what needs to change moving forward
CDC EMPLOYEES CALL OUT AGENCY'S 'TOXIC CULTURE OF RACIAL AGGRESSIONS'
4.5 pages
A discussion of the letter sent by staff of the CDC making demands surrounding racial discrimination in the workplace and in their reporting
AMERICA: EQUITY AND EQUALITY IN HEALTH 1 INEQUALITY AND THE HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM IN THE USA
8.5 pages
Widening economic inequality in the USA has been accompanied by increasing disparities in health outcomes. The life expectancy of the wealthiest Americans now exceeds that of the poorest by 10–15 years. This report, part of a Series on health and inequality in the USA, focuses on how the health-care system, which could reduce income-based disparities in health, instead often exacerbates them.
WHERE HEALTH DISPARITIES BEGIN: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS—AND WHY CURRENT POLICIES MAY MAKE MATTERS WORSE
6 pages
BLACK AMERICANS WERE FORCED INTO ‘SOCIAL DISTANCING’ LONG BEFORE THE CORONAVIRUS
2 pages
To mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending social distancing measures: avoiding mass gatherings and maintaining at least six feet of distance from other people. For decades, however, Black people and Native Americans have been subject to a different kind of social distancing in America: segregation, discrimination, and devaluation
COVID-19 AND THE COMING EPIDEMIC IN US IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTRES
1.5 pages
Individuals in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention are at risk from serious consequences resulting from the rapid spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and inadequate access to appropriate medical care. This situation represents a moral and public health imperative for rapid action by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to mitigate the human toll of the pandemic.
Over 37000 immigrants are currently detained by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) in more than 130 facilities across the USA. As understandable fear of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic intensifies in the USA, so too does the imminent danger ICE prisons pose not only to the vulnerable populations detained within their walls but to the nation’s public health. Given the urgent need to control the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), ICE should release all detained immigrants posing no threat to public safety.
COVID‑19 POLICIES CAN PERPETUATE VIOLENCE AGAINST TRANSGENDER COMMUNITIES: INSIGHTS FROM PERU
2 pages
Globally the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 disease has laid bare the politics and social inequities that contribute to the elevated distribution of illness and mortality among socially marginalized communities. While rapid structural responses such as curfews, physical distancing protocols, and travel restrictions have greatly curtailed the spread of COVID-19 and effectively saved lives, we are also witnessing the alarming emergence of policies that enact and perpetuate violence against transgender communities.
AGGRESSIVE POLICING AND THE MENTAL HEALTH OF YOUNG URBAN MEN
6 pages
Objectives. We surveyed young men on their experiences of police encounters and subsequent mental health. Results. Participants who reported more police contact also reported more trauma and anxiety symptoms, associations tied to how many stops they reported, the intrusiveness of the encounters, and their perceptions of police fairness. Conclusions. The intensity of respondent experiences and their associated health risks raise serious concerns, suggesting a need to reevaluate officer interactions with the public. Less invasive tactics are needed for suspects who may display mental health symptoms and to reduce any psychological harms to individuals stopped.
AMERICA: EQUITY AND EQUALITY IN HEALTH 4 MASS INCARCERATION, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND WIDENING INEQUALITY IN THE USA
8.5 pages
In this Series paper, we examine how mass incarceration shapes inequality in health. The USA is the world leader in incarceration, which disproportionately affects black populations. Nearly one in three black men will ever be imprisoned, and nearly half of black women currently have a family member or extended family member who is in prison. The emerging literature on the family and community effects of mass incarceration points to negative health impacts on the female partners and children of incarcerated men, and raises concerns that excessive incarceration could harm entire communities and thus might partly underlie health disparities both in the USA and between the USA and other developed countries.
SCRUTINY OF SOCIAL-DISTANCE POLICING AS 35 OF 40 ARRESTED ARE BLACK
6 pages
Mayor Bill de Blasio said the police had enforced rules properly, but other officials expressed concern about tactics similar to unfair “stop and frisk” practices.
COVID-19, PRISON CROWDING, AND RELEASE POLICIES
1 page
Safe release of prisoners could reduce community transmission
THE COVID-19 RESPONSE MUST BE DISABILITY INCLUSIVE
1 page
There are more than 1 billion people living with disabilities (PLWD) worldwide. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is likely to disproportionately affect these individuals, putting them at risk of increased morbidity and mortality, underscoring the urgent need to improve provision of health care for this group and maintain the global health commitment to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
ELIMINATING HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES AMONG THE GROWING POPULATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
6.5 pages
Fifty-four million people in the United States are now living with disabilities. That number will grow substantially in the next thirty years, as the “baby-boom” generation ages and many of today’s children and young adults mature and experience complications related to overweight and obesity. This reality poses a major challenge to the health care and policy communities. People with disabilities confront disadvantages from social and environmental determinants of health, including lower educational levels, lower incomes, and higher unemployment, than people without disabilities. Those with disabilities are also much more likely to report being in fair or poor health; to use tobacco; to forgo physical activity; and to be overweight or obese. People with disabilities also experience health care disparities, such as lower rates of screening and more difficulty accessing services, compared to people without disabilities. Eliminating these multifaceted disadvantages among people with disabilities should be a critical national priority
N.Y. HOSPITALS FACE $400 MILLION IN CUTS EVEN AS VIRUS BATTLE RAGES
5 pages
State lawmakers said that slashing hospital budgets to rein in Medicaid costs while the coronavirus is spreading is “cruel, inhumane and unacceptable.”
WEALTHIEST HOSPITALS GOT BILLIONS IN BAILOUT FOR STRUGGLING HEALTH PROVIDERS
NYTimes Link
Twenty large chains received more than $5 billion in federal grants even while sitting on more than $100 billion in cash.
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FEAR PANDEMIC WILL WORSEN MEDICAL BIASES
NPR 5 minute listen
It's a moment that people with disabilities have long feared: there's a shortage of life-saving equipment, like ventilators, and doctors say they may be forced to decide who lives and who dies.
RACISM AND HEALTH
9 slides
Shows the long history of racism in healthcare and where we are currently
PROTECTING HEALTH SERVICES FOR ESSENTIAL NEW YORKERS IN THE TIME OF COVID-19
37 slides
Discusses the battle to protect Medicaid funding in NYS and what is next including how upcoming cuts will harm efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. The current status and inequities in the NYS hospital funding and years of weakening the public health infrastructure to adequately respond to COVID-19. The social and political determinants of health in testing, contact tracing, and telemedicine.
PEOPLE OF COLOR HEALTH JUSTICE VALUES & DEMANDS IN THE TIME OF COVID-19
3 pages
A call to action to create an anti-racist healthcare system in NYC. 'POC Health Justice seeks to dismantle the racism, classism and sexism embedded in our healthcare system'
GOVERNOR CUOMO: STOP SCAPEGOATING NURSING HOME WORKERS AND MAKING EXCUSES FOR YOUR DEADLY DECISIONS
1 page
Discussing Cuomo's COVID policy of admitting positive patients to nursing homes and subsequent blame placed on workers for deaths
SAVI RESOURCES SHEET
1 page
Sexual Assault & Violence Intervention Program Resources
MOUNT SINAI SAVI PROGRAM BROCHURE
2 Pages
Details about the SAVI program at Mount Sinai
SEGREGATION EXPOSES BLACK RESIDENTS TO HEALTH RISKS. HOSPITALS ARE DISINCENTIVIZED FROM TREATING THEM.
5 pages
A discussion of disparities in healthcare across NYC including some history and how COVID-19 magnifies them
RE-THINKING THE "BLACK HOSPITAL": RACE, COMMUNITY, AND HEALING IN THE JIM CROW AND CONTEMPORARY ERAS
13 pages
Black Hospitals are often defined as facilities established by Black physicians or entrepreneurs for the use of Black communities. This paper seeks to disaggregate the “Black Hospital ” identity by dispelling historical myths that emanated from both Black and White communities that Black Hospitals were inferior and exclusive facilities. Lincoln Hospital of Durham, North Carolina, is used as a historical case study to begin re-thinking popular conceptions of “Black Hospitals.” Furthermore, this paper places Black Hospitals within a broader context of other community-based hospital facilities. Finally, this paper identifies inconsistencies within the academic literature defining “Black Hospitals.” This study argues that Black Hospitals should be considered within the context of other community-based institutions to understand the value of community in the healing process
THE MYTH OF BLACK IMMUNITY: RACIALIZED DISEASE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
4 pages
A discussion of the dangers of using racialized associations in medicine and the assertion of black immunity in COVID-19 being a remnant of slavery that is glossing over the deaths of black people
CIVIL RIGHTS AND HEALTH CARE: REMEMBERING SIMKINS V. CONE (1963)
4 pages
The story of Dr. Simkins who sued to desegregate hospitals