The Relentless School Nurse: Join Me for a Free Webinar with NEUSHA: Recognizing Disparities During the Pandemic

COVID-19: Recognizing Disparities during the Pandemic

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Contact Hours: 1.5

COVID-19: Recognizing Disparities During the Pandemic

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

3:30-5:00 PM. Eastern Standard Time

FREE webinar    Contact hours: 1.5

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Panelists

    

As a result of this 90-minute educational activity, participants will be able to:

1.     Identify current morbidity and mortality data that suggests disparities for individuals and populations during the COVID-19 pandemic

2.     Describe how Social Determinants of Health contribute to disparities in morbidity and mortality

3.     Describe potential disparities existing for rural communities

4.     Describe potential disparities among some communities of color (health, educational, food access, etc)

5.     Identify ways in which the school nurse can respond to disparities during the COVID19 pandemic.

Resources:

Disparities in Remote Learning Under Coronavirus 

COVID-19 exacerbating inequalities in the US

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30893-X/fulltext

Health care disparities in the Age of Coronavirus

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/04/health-care-disparities-in-the-age-of-coronavirus/

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients Differences by Race and Sex

https://www.statnews.com/2020/04/09/hospitalized-covid-19-patients-differences-by-race-and-sex/

Startling disparities in digital learning emerge as COVID-19 spreads: UN education agencies.  https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062232

Disparities in Remote Learning under Coronavirus

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/04/10/the-disparities-in-remote-learning-under-coronavirus.html

US must avoid building racial bias into COVID-19 Emergency Guidance

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/04/21/838763690/opinion-u-s-must-avoid-building-racial-bias-into-covid-19-emergency-guidance

Neighborhood Inequities and COVID-19

http://diversitydatakids.org/research-library/blog/neighborhood-inequities-and-covid-19

Continuing Education Information:

Northeastern University School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurse Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education  Provider Number 2019U003

Commercial Support Disclosure:

This program has not received commercial support.

Conflict of Interest Information:

The planners of this educational activity have no conflict of interest to declare. The speakers have no conflict of interest to declare unless otherwise indicated prior to their presentations.