Final Report on COVID Racial Disparities Released

Liz Gullett

Mar 03, 2023

Michigan virtually eliminated racial disparity in deaths caused by COVID-19, according to a report released this week. According to the report, Michigan’s unique approach and aggressive investments helped the state outperform the nation in addressing COVID-19 racial disparities and virtually eliminate the racial disparity in deaths caused by COVID-19.

Established in April 2020, the Michigan COVID-19 Racial Disparities Task Force brought together a wide variety of leaders from government, academia, health care, economics, public health, epidemiology, education, the private sector, and other disciplines to address racial health disparities in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. Chaired by Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist, the Task Force worked to respond to pandemic surges and save lives, setting up community testing, mask distribution, and vaccination sites in high-need areas, improving data collection and analysis, and boosting access to telehealth, health insurance, and mobile health clinics in vulnerable communities.

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