Addressing COVID-19 Health Disparities
Addressing COVID-19 Health Disparities
August 14, 2020 | Best Practice
1. Anticipate Challenges and Prioritizing Health Equity Agenda
Organizations must prioritize health equity now, rather than the end of the year. We must shift from providing clinic site-based support systems and interventions to virtual care and treatment opportunities inside vulnerable communities.
2. Elevate Education and Communication Efforts
We must educate residents on poorer health outcomes faced by marginalized neighborhoods, as well as safe practices using culturally relevant communication.
3. Evaluate Initiatives Recognizing the Power of Innovation
Leveraging technology to identify hot spots and integrate social needs into healthcare systems solutions can target the pandemic and provide care for those it affects most.
4. Broaden and Deepen Community-Based Partnerships
Communities must work with organizations to improve the social determinants of health that exacerbate COVID-19 in low-income families and communities of color.
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Joseph Gaspero is the CEO and Co-Founder of CHI. He is a healthcare executive, strategist, and researcher. He co-founded CHI in 2009 to be an independent, objective, and interdisciplinary research and education institute for healthcare. Joseph leads CHI’s research and education initiatives focusing on including patient-driven healthcare, patient engagement, clinical trials, drug pricing, and other pressing healthcare issues. He sets and executes CHI’s strategy, devises marketing tactics, leads fundraising efforts, and manages CHI’s Management team. Joseph is passionate and committed to making healthcare and our world a better place. His leadership stems from a wide array of experiences, including founding and operating several non-profit and for-profit organizations, serving in the U.S. Air Force in support of 2 foreign wars, and deriving expertise from time spent in industries such as healthcare, financial services, and marketing. Joseph’s skills include strategy, management, entrepreneurship, healthcare, clinical trials, diversity & inclusion, life sciences, research, marketing, and finance. He has lived in six countries, traveled to over 30 more, and speaks 3 languages, all which help him view business strategy through the prism of a global, interconnected 21st century. Joseph has a B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois at Chicago. When he’s not immersed in his work at CHI, he spends his time snowboarding backcountry, skydiving, mountain biking, volunteering, engaging in MMA, and rock climbing.