Centene, National Minority Quality Forum Research Racial Disparities associated with COVID-19.
The realities of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to invade society, drawing attention to the virus’s dramatic impact on racial and ethnic minorities, underserved populations, and their communities. Frightening facts continue to reflect the intersection of COVID and the social determinants of health (SDoH):
Why are these populations so heavily impacted by the virus, and what will be the impact of future public health emergencies? Centene, the National Minority Quality Forum, Quest Diagnostics, plus other public and private entities are partnering to learn how and why the pandemic impacts communities of color so harshly.
The Minority and Rural Health Coronavirus Study will offer free diagnostic and antibody testing across five states, through Quest:
A total of 5,000 racial and ethnic minority volunteers will be tracked over five years, with the goal to monitor long-term effects of COVID-19 on their lives. Persons testing positive will receive monitoring kits, daily calls from providers for 14 days, medical advice, help to monitor symptom progression, and once-per-week calls for one month.
Researchers and academics will analyze and translate survey responses to valuable data. Their goal is ambitious, though critical: use the data to develop evidence-based solutions that inform the public health response to reduce healthcare disparities among underserved populations. The impact? Time will tell. The value of this initiative was posed to our Monitor Mondays audience in this week’s survey, with the results here.
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