The British Medical Journal recently published an opinion from faculty at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Global Health Institute that urges physicians and public health experts to take a firm stance against racism. Here are just a few reasons why:

• Black residents are less likely to have access to COVID-19 testing
• For Black people, wearing a face covering can increase the risk for racial profiling and violence
• Black people with COVID-19 are 3x more likely to need hospitalization
• Black patients are less likely to be put on a ventilator in under-resourced hospitals
• Predominantly Black counties account for 60% of COVID-19 deaths but represent only 22% of all US counties

• Antigen Testing for SARS-CoV-2 New
• Communicating Your Practices’ COVID-19 Safety Response to Your Patients New
• Well-Child Visits & Vaccinations: Special Considerations During the COVID-19 Pandemic New

For more practice support resources, please see MAHEC’s COVID-19 Regional Response Guidance.

Provider Resources

• Management of infants born to mothers with COVID-19 from AAP
• Vaccination Guidance During a Pandemic from CDC
• AMA Provider Relief Fund Update from WCMS
• Contact Tracing Support for Local Health Departments from NC AHEC

Health Inequities & Social Support

• Intimate Partner Violence and Child Abuse Considerations During COVID-19 from SAMSHA
• Sheltering In Place, Violence, and the Healthcare Response from HRSA webinar archive
• Resources to Support Those with Behavioral Health Concerns from Vaya Health
• Buncombe County Area Meal Sites
• Prioritizing Equity: Police Brutality & COVID-19, ongoing AMA video series
• Rural Response to Coronavirus resources from Rural Health Information Hub

Patient Education

• Tips to Stay Healthy, resources, information and FAQs from NCDHHS
• Facemasks Greatly Reduce Risk of COVID-19 and social distancing explained on the Today Show