Consuelo H. Wilkins|Elisa Friedman|André L. Churchwell|Jennifer Slayton|Pam Jones|Jill M. Pulley|Sunil Kripalani
A Systems Approach to Addressing Covid-19 Health Inequities
Vanderbilt Health|Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt University Medical Center|Vanderbilt University Medical Center|Vanderbilt University|Office of Diversity and Inclusion|Vanderbilt University Medical Center|Vanderbilt University Medical Center|Vanderbilt University|Community Partners|Vanderbilt University Medical Center|Vanderbilt University Medical Center
racial ethnic minorities dying covid19 alarmingly high rates demands immediate action health system leaders cannot allow priorities interfere commitment address health inequities vanderbilt university medical center vumc embedded strategies mitigate health inequities covid19 command center key strategy creation interactive dashboards reviewed daily allow disaggregation race ethnicity language zip code first 45954 patients tested severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 sarscov2 vumc 2310 limited english proficiency lep positivity rate patients lep 26 compared 6 patients english primary language addition alerting local state health departments higher rates created multilingual resources assessed interpreter services capacity engaged trusted community organizations early lessons learned vumc may help others implement systems approach immediately begin addressing covid19 health equity