Abstract
Public health responses to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have emphasized older adults' vulnerability, but this obfuscates the social and political root causes of health inequity. To advance health equity during a novel communicable disease outbreak, public health practitioners must continue to be attentive to social and political circumstances that inform poor health. Such efforts are especially needed for populations who are exposed to numerous social and political factors that structure health inequity, such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or otherwise-queer identifying (LGBTQ+) populations and im/migrant populations. The COVID-19 outbreak is, therefore, a critical time to emphasize root causes of health inequity.
Highlights
In December of 2019, health officials in China reported a cluster of patients with a novel respiratory illness that became known as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID19).[1]
To advance health equity during a novel communicable disease outbreak, public health practitioners must continue to be attentive to social and political circumstances that inform poor health. Such efforts are especially needed for populations who are exposed to numerous social and political factors that structure health inequity, such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or otherwise-queer identifying (LGBTQ + ) populations and im/migrant populations
Exclusive emphasis on older adults as an at-risk population ignores other populations who are vulnerable to disease— those who encounter a number of social and political factors that structure existing health inequity, such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or otherwise-queer identifying (LGBTQ + ) populations and im/migrant populations
Summary
In December of 2019, health officials in China reported a cluster of patients with a novel respiratory illness that became known as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID19).[1]. Abstract Public health responses to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have emphasized older adults’ vulnerability, but this obfuscates the social and political root causes of health inequity.
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