Research

CDC statistics on COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths categorized by race and ethnicity.

CDC MMWR finding that people aged ≥65 years and members of minority racial and ethnic groups are disproportionately represented among COVID-19–associated deaths.

The authors highlight how minority populations are disproportionately impacted by comorbidities associated with worse COVID-19 outcomes while providing a framework for addressing disparities.

County-level data obtained from the CDC by the New York Times.

August 2020 Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of U.S. cases, deaths, hospitalizations, and testing by race and ethnicity.

CDC’s August 21 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report finds disproportionately high case numbers among Hispanic and nonwhite workers in manufacturing, wholesale trade, and construction sectors.

CDC Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report showing large racial/ethnic disparities in mortality rates among Americans younger than age 21.

Study published July 9 in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Drs. Jasmine Marcelin, Magdala Chery, Jacinda Abdul and Jessica Queen discuss systemic barriers brought to light by COVID-19 and how health care providers can respond.

This report deals with the critical issue of how to educate the best doctors, provide the most effective health care and build the most effective health care systems.

This study examines how perceptions of past racism and classism in health care settings may negatively impact the tone of patient-provider communication.

This book from the National Academy of Medicine (formally The Institute for Medicine) focuses on confronting disparities in healthcare.

This article explores the real impacts patients experience if physicians and other health care providers don’t recognize their own implicit biases.

This glossary of terms provides a set of basic working definitions to facilitate shared discussions.

This article addresses the value of diversity, the data on inclusion and diversity in science and approaches to fostering greater diversity.

This American Academy of Family Physicians project provides resources to help increase diversity among family physicians.