Bhutta, N., Blair, J., Dettling, L., & Moore, K. (2020, September 17).

COVID-19, the CARES

Act, and families’ financial security. National Tax Journal, 73(3), 645-672.
https://doi.org/10.17310/ntj.2020.3.02
Bhutta et. al, economists from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
comprehensively explain the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
The CARES Act financially assists families during shutdown and long-term unemployment.
From the Survey of Consumer Finances, Bhutta et al. used national data to compare how the
CARES Act can aid families. The results confirmed no aid would prevent half of the families
from covering expenses for six months due to lack of income or poor unemployment insurance
benefits. UnidosUS also demonstrates how policy change can help vulnerable and diverse groups
during COVID-19. (KH)

Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020, October 28) How to Prevent Yourself &
Others. Retrieved November 15, 2020 from
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html
Center for Disease Control and Prevention is an organization that is consistently focusing on
bringing awareness in America to spread information about any health threats or preventions to
help protect or contain situations from getting worse. As of currently, there is a worldwide
pandemic causing harm to communities and citizens. The purpose of this article is to provide and
inform individuals with solutions to prevent and decrease the number of cases of those
contracting COVID-19. Furthermore, the World Health Organization mentions when
communicating important information to the public, being mindful should be considered to
reduce social stigma and misconceptions. (CL)

Ford, C. L., & Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (2010, April 1). Critical race theory, race equity, and public
health: Toward antiracism praxis. American Journal of Public Health, 100(S1), S30-S35.
doi:10.2105/AJPH. 2009.171058
Ford and Airhihenbuwa introduce Critical Race Theory (CRT) to public health to help eliminate
racism, health disparities, and bring health equity in practice. Founder of the Center for the Study
of Racism, Social Justice & Health at UCLA, Dr. Ford conducts a study to determine if race was
a barrier for sexually transmitted disease detection among African Americans. The research
team’s self-awareness on their own race and status among patients helped prevent influences and
increased reporting accuracy. Concepts from CRT, critical consciousness and race
consciousness, were key to maintain race equity. Similar to CRT, the WHO addresses other
institutions on being mindful towards minorities. (KH)

Social stigma associated with COVID-19. (2020, February 24). World Health Organization.
Retrieved November 04, 2020, from
https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/covid19-stigma-
guide.pdf?sfvrsn=226180f4_2&download=true
The World Health Organization is an agency of the United Nations specializing in international
public health. This article attempts to inform governments, media, local, and healthcare
organizations of the dangers and provide prevention steps in social stigma related to COVID-19.
While this article frequently uses the Asian community as an example, the same strategies can be
applied to all minority groups to promote healthier societal relationships and ethically
appropriate public health guidelines. These proposed solutions are similar to the Critical Race
Theory provided by Ford and Airhihenbuwa to eliminate racism, health disparities and making
health equity a universal practice. (SC)

The Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020 Section-by-Section. (2020). UnidosUS.
Retrieved November 3, 2020.
http://publications.unidosus.org/bitstream/handle/123456789/2046/sbs_healthequityandac
countabilityactof2020_42020.pdf?sequence=4
Members of UnidosUS, the largest civil rights and advocacy organization for Hispanic
Americans, provide a section-by-section analysis of the Health and Accountability Act (HEAA)
of 2020. They help explain to citizens how the HEAA builds on the Affordable Care Act to
establish equity in healthcare by ensuring affordable access to quality healthcare and addressing
bias and discrimination across health services. Bhutta, N. et al. elaborate on the CARES Act,
which allowed immediate financial assistance during COVID-19, while the HEAA proposes
systemic changes to address the social determinants that result in racial health disparities brought
to light during the pandemic. (AM)