Homelessness in California is creating an increase in cases of COVID-19.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has left no part of the United States untouched. Yet, as with past pandemics and natural disasters, the health outcomes and effects of COVID-19 are experienced disproportionately by certain populations. While disparities in access to care and health outcomes have long-characterized the United States health care system, the COVID-19 pandemic has served to both highlight and exacerbate health disparities. The health disparities associated with COVID-19 are deeply troubling and must be addressed through the implementation of new policies or the reform of existing ones.

Using the articles identified below as a starting point, please (1) clearly identify relevant COVID-19-related health disparities in California; (2) provide an understanding of the factor or factors that may cause or contribute to such disparities; (3) and propose a series of policy recommendations that will reduce COVID-19 health disparities. The policy recommendations your team puts forward *must* include policy recommendations that will have a near-term impact on reducing COVID-19 health disparities. In addition, your team may also include policy recommendations aimed at reducing the underlying disparities associated with COVID-19 health disparities.

Articles:

1. https://www.sacbee.com/news/coronavirus/article243965407.html

2. https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/Why-has-coronavirus-taken-such-a-toll-on-

SF-s-15282096.php

3. https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2020/05/why-is-coronavirus-deadly-for-blacks-

los-angeles/

4. https://www.kqed.org/science/1963054/how-one-native-american-group-is-protecting-its-

community-from-covid-19

5. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-22/coronavirus-prisons-transfers-

covid-deaths-inmates

6. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Alameda-County-s-coronavirus-cases-soar-

past-15432815.php?t=0afd34c991

7. https://calbudgetcenter.org/resources/covid19-homelessness-older-adults-and-black-

californians-face-severe-health-risks/

8. https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/07/23/nursing-home-death-toll-rises-in-contra-

costa-accounting-for-70-percent-of-the-countys-covid-19-deaths/

9. https://www.cirsinc.org/phocadownload/userupload/elevated_farmworker_vulnerability_

covid-19_infection_research-report_absract_final_villarejo_07-25-2020.pdf

Policy memo rubric

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