Health Inequities, Human Rights & COVID-19
U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
WEBINAR
Communities of color in the United States have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, reflecting deeply entrenched health and social inequities in the country. In November 2020, the Committee on Human Rights of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a webinar to discuss strategies for confronting this health and human rights challenge, including through priority access to COVID-19 vaccines.
PANELISTS
Ana Diez Roux
Dean and Distinguished University Professor of Epidemiology, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University/Director, Drexel Urban Health Collaborative
Greg Millett
Vice President and Director of Public Policy at amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
Saeed Omer
Director, Yale Institute for Global Health; Associate Dean (Global Health Research), Yale School of Medicine; Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Yale School of Medicine; and Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health
CHAIR
Alicia Ely Yamin
Lecturer on Law and Senior Fellow at the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics at Harvard Law School/
Senior Advisor on Human Rights at Partners in Health
Additional Resources
DATA TRACKER
Health Equity Considerations and Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups
The website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention contains data concerning race/ethnicity for reported COVID-19 cases in the United States.
CONSENSUS STUDY
Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine
This consensus study, produced in response to a request from the U.S. National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, offers an overarching framework for vaccine allocation to assist policy makers in the domestic and global health communities. The study contains recommendations aimed at addressing health inequities in the United States that have been exposed and exacerbated by the pandemic.
CONVERSATION SERIES
Conversations on COVID-19: Impacts on Communities of Color
This series from the U.S. National Academy of Medicine and the American Public Health Association includes conversations with experts on topics such as social determinants of health, community responses to health equity, access to health care for communities of color, and supporting healthier lives and better health outcomes.
POLICY BRIEF
UN/DESA Policy Brief: Responses to the COVID-19 catastrophe could turn the tide on inequality
May 2020
This brief by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs identifies inequalities surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and makes recommendations for responsive action.
VARIOUS MEDIA
UN Sustainable Development Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
Through news, infographics, fact sheets, and other media, learn more about United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 10 and global efforts to mitigate inequalities exacerbated by the pandemic.