CDC found ways to use data to understand and address COVID-19 health disparities, despite challenges with existing data
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Report in brief (United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General)
- Contributor(s):
- United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General. Office of Evaluation and Inspections, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, July 2022
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- COVID-19 Data Analysis Healthcare Disparities Public Reporting of Healthcare Data United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Why OIG Did This Review. The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated communities across the United States, and socially vulnerable populations have been disproportionately affected. From the beginning, reports indicated that people of color and people from economically disadvantaged communities were at increased risk of becoming sick from COVID-19, of needing intensive care due to COVID-19, and of dying from COVID-19 compared to members of predominantly White and/or affluent communities. At the same time, reports revealed that demographic data on COVID-19 were incomplete, which could make understanding and addressing disparities more difficult. How OIG Did This Review. In March and April 2021, we conducted structured interviews with CDC staff responsible for collecting and analyzing COVID-19 data; collaborating with State, local, and Territorial entities and with Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs); and developing initiatives to address disparities. We also conducted structured interviews with staff from six jurisdictions and two TECs representing a variety of State, local, Territorial, and Tribal entities. We asked CDC staff how they used data to identify and address disparities and about support they provided to jurisdictions and TECs throughout the pandemic. We asked jurisdictions and TECs about their collaboration with CDC and about challenges they faced related to the collection, reporting, and receipt of COVID-19 data and analysis.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (33 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918715888806676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918715888806676