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标题：Incorporating Health Equity Into COVID-19 Reopening Plans: Policy Experimentation in California.
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作者：Emily A Largent ; Govind Persad ; Michelle M Mello 等
期刊名称：American journal of public health
印刷版ISSN：0090-0036
出版年度：2021
卷号：111
期号：8
页码：1481-1488
DOI：10.2105/AJPH.2021.306263
语种：English
出版社：American Public Health Association
摘要：California has focused on health equity in the state's COVID-19 reopening plan. The Blueprint for a Safer Economy assigns each of California's 58 counties into 1 of 4 tiers based on 2 metrics: test positivity rate and adjusted case rate. To advance to the next less-restrictive tier, counties must meet that tier's test positivity and adjusted case rate thresholds. In addition, counties must have a plan for targeted investments within disadvantaged communities, and counties with more than 106 000 residents must meet an equity metric. California's explicit incorporation of health equity into its reopening plan underscores the interrelated fate of its residents during the COVID-19 pandemic and creates incentives for action. This article evaluates the benefits and challenges of this novel health equity focus, and outlines recommendations for other US states to address disparities in their reopening plans.