COVID-19: Recognizing Disparities during the Pandemic
Time: Promptly at 3:30 pm EST via GoTo Webinar inLocation: Go To Webinar
Cost: FREE
Contact Hours: 1.5
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
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.