Addressing Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes
This content outlines the goals of a task force focused on reducing racial disparities in COVID-19 cases, deaths, and mortality rates among people of color. The task force aims to improve testing rates, primary care utilization, and address social determinants of health leading to worse outcomes in communities of color. It also highlights the importance of focusing on short, medium, and long-term strategies to achieve these outcomes.
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Data and metrics COVID-19 Racial Disparities Task Force 1
What outcomes are we trying to achieve? Social determinants of COVID risk COVID-specific COVID Risk Factors Reduce disparities in COVID cases Reduce disparities in COVID deaths Reduce COVID mortality rates for people of color Reduce disparities and/or prevalence of COVID risk factors, including: Diabetes Hypertension Obesity COPD Improve testing rates Improve PCP utilization rates Reduce disparities and/or absolute prevalence of SDOH leading to worse health outcomes for communities of color: Poverty rates Uninsured rate Homelessness and housing insecurity Joblessness or low- income work Incarceration How far upstream do we want to focus? What is achievable? 2
What time horizon should we focus on? Short term (<6 months) Medium term (12-18 months) Long term (24+ months) Testing rates by race/ethnicity People newly insured People connected to primary care People enrolled in other benefits programs People using at least one telehealth service Providers with implicit bias or systemic racism training Uninsured rate % with a PCP visit within the last year Flu vaccination rates COVID vaccination rate (if available) Patients reporting positive encounters with health professionals Reduction in unmet behavioral health needs People with controlled diabetes Reduction in obesity rates Percent of people living in a food desert Asthma rates Air pollution rates Poverty rates Which specific outcomes does the task force want to prioritize? Which workgroups are taking ownership for each outcome? 3
Sample goal and metrics worksheet Telemedicine workgroup Increase access to care for underserved populations by expanding use of telemedicine services for primary care, behavioral health, and specialty Objective: Initiatives: Milestones: Metrics: 4
