Did racial representation change at our outpatient sports medicine clinic during the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Authors

William Douglas, Maine Medical Center
William Dexter, Maine Medical Center
Amy Haskins, Maine Medical Center
Christina Holt, Maine Medical Center

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Description

Introduction/Objective

• COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)

• Increased infection, hospitalization, and death rates1,2

• Black Americans unequal access to outpatient care vs. White Americans 3

• Inequity worsened during the COVID-19 Pandemic 4

• Maine population: 94.25% “White;” 1.42% “Black” 5

• July 2020 COVID cases: 66.8% “White;” 22% “Black” 6

• Did this disparity reflect in in our sports medicine clinic?

Publication Date

11-2020

Publisher

MaineHealth

City

Portland, Maine

Keywords

COVID-19, Pandemic, Racial Representation, Sports Medicine, Outpatient

Disciplines

Public Health

Recommended Citation

Douglas, William; Dexter, William; Haskins, Amy; and Holt, Christina, "Did racial representation change at our outpatient sports medicine clinic during the COVID-19 Pandemic?" (2020). Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2021. 1.
https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/lambrew-retreat-2021/1