TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: July 21, 2020
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
John Haschak
PHONE:
4441
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Tammy Moss Chandler
PHONE:
463-7774
ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 30 Minutes
AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Impacts of COVID-19 on Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups; Current National, State and Local Data about COVID-19 and the Importance of Addressing Health Disparities; and, Proposed Interventions and Recommendations from the Mendocino County Latinx Alliance and the Health and Human Services Agency
(Sponsors: Supervisor Haschak and the Health and Human Services Agency)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Accept presentation and provide direction to staff as appropriate regarding the impacts of COVID-19 on racial and ethnic minority groups; current National, State and Local data about COVID-19 and the importance of addressing health disparities; and, proposed interventions and recommendations from the Mendocino County Latinx Alliance and the Health and Human Services Agency.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
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SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
While everyone is at risk of getting COVID-19, some people are more at risk. According to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, long-standing systemic health and social inequities have put members of racial and ethnic minority groups at increased risk of getting COVID-19 or experiencing severe illness, regardless of age. Mounting evidence across the United States points to higher rates of hospitalization and death due to COVID-19 for Native American Indians, non-Hispanic black persons, and Hispanics and Latinos than among non-Hispanic white persons.
In Mendocino County, approximately 50% of COVID-19 Cases so far have been in the Latinx community with a significant number being monolingual Spanish speakers. Recommendations today will include immedi...
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