This systematic review identifies effective strategies that enhance COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Black populations, noting that vaccine hesitancy is high in Black populations in Canada, the US, and the UK. Authors categorized interventions into three types: incentive-based, mandate-based, and communications and information-based.
The authors of this article call for action to increase promotion of social justice and health equity in pandemic preparedness and response efforts. Action that is grounded in evidence and community expertise and engagement is proposed.
Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity; Language Services; and community-academic partnerships identified and implemented a series of equity strategies as part of their COVID-19 pandemic response. The result was a health equity operational framework that other health organizations can use.
This commentary explores four main linkages between Emerging Infectious Diseases and health inequalities concluding with needed research directions and policy actions.
This journal article by Wolfe and colleagues describes how the COVID-19 pandemic drew attention to health inequities experienced by older adults as well as the pivotal role of public health in healthy aging.