1. COVID-19 and the State of Health of Pacific Islanders in the U.S.
- Author
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Samoa, Raynald, Samoa, Raynald, Kaholokula, Joseph Keawe'aimoku, Penaia, Corina, Tupai-Firestone, Ridvan, Fa'amoe-Timoteo, Elena, Laelan, Melisa, Aitaoto, Nia, Samoa, Raynald, Samoa, Raynald, Kaholokula, Joseph Keawe'aimoku, Penaia, Corina, Tupai-Firestone, Ridvan, Fa'amoe-Timoteo, Elena, Laelan, Melisa, and Aitaoto, Nia
- Abstract
In the United States, Pacific Islanders are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 at alarming rates. Prior to the pandemic, the population was experiencing some of the largest health disparities in the United States driven, in part, by a lack of access to economic resources and health care. Historical events provide a context to understanding the current socioeconomic indicators that predispose Pacific Islanders to COVID-19 and provides insight into the circumstances that have led to the effective transmission of COVID-19 in this community. Other Pacific populations demonstrate more optimal control of COVID-19 and may provide models that have the potential to improve the devastatingly dis proportional rates of infection and death in this vulnerable community.
- Published
- 2020