Penn State: Researchers Find Social Inequities Tied to More Severe COVID-19 Symptoms
July 26, 2023
July 26, 2023
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 26 -- Penn State's College of Education issued the following news:
Social inequities like housing and access to health care put individuals from marginalized racial and ethnic groups with substance use disorders at greater risk for developing severe COVID-19 symptoms than white individuals with substance use disorders, according to researchers. The study findings suggest that treatment strategies that consider multiple dimensions of vulnerability . . .
Social inequities like housing and access to health care put individuals from marginalized racial and ethnic groups with substance use disorders at greater risk for developing severe COVID-19 symptoms than white individuals with substance use disorders, according to researchers. The study findings suggest that treatment strategies that consider multiple dimensions of vulnerability . . .