How Should US Health Care Meet Latinx Community Health Needs?

This commentary responds to a case about a Latino grocery worker who begins experiencing symptoms but is reluctant to be tested for SARS-CoV-2 and be treated for COVID-19 out of fear of losing his livelihood. The case reveals key weaknesses in US health care system capacity to mount evidence-based r...

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Published in:AMA journal of ethics 2022-04, Vol.24 (4), p.E261-266
Main Authors: Sonubi, Chiamaka, Flores, Efren, Spalluto, Lucy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
COVID-19
Delivery of Health Care
Hispanic or Latino
Humans
Public Health
SARS-CoV-2
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Summary:This commentary responds to a case about a Latino grocery worker who begins experiencing symptoms but is reluctant to be tested for SARS-CoV-2 and be treated for COVID-19 out of fear of losing his livelihood. The case reveals key weaknesses in US health care system capacity to mount evidence-based responses to mitigate, if not contain, spread of a deadly contagion in vulnerable populations and to care equitably for everyone at risk.
ISSN:2376-6980
2376-6980
DOI:10.1001/amajethics.2022.261