Write a policy memo( (2,500-3,000 words)
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Policymemoprompt.docxAPA style, 5-6 pages. double space.
Policy memo prompt:
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
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