{"title":"People of a Pandemic","authors":"Molly Kwitny, Quinn Richards, Natalie Cann, Jasmine Lewis, Kayla Vaught, Arushi Bejoy, Fernanda Gutierrez Matos, Grace DiGirolamo, Chloe Loving, Teagan Neveldine, Sakina Weekes, Sophie Wenzel","doi":"10.21061/cc.v4i2.a.51","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"People with marginalized identities were disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. There was an increase in overdose-related mortality and an overall higher mortality rate among racial minorities. The pandemic also led to increased isolation among older adults, which has been linked to negative health outcomes. These issues were exacerbated in rural Appalachia when combined with existing health and socioeconomic disparities. In Spring 2021, interviews were conducted with older adults, Hispanic individuals, African American individuals, and people who use drugs in Virginia’s New River Valley, with the goal of understanding how the pandemic impacted these populations. Sixteen of those stories are presented here. A thematic analysis revealed major themes: 1) financial (in)security and unemployment, 2) access to resources, 3) internet and technology, 4) public health policies, 5) mental health and isolation, and 6) resilience.","PeriodicalId":270428,"journal":{"name":"Community Change","volume":"133 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Community Change","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.21061/cc.v4i2.a.51","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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People with marginalized identities were disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. There was an increase in overdose-related mortality and an overall higher mortality rate among racial minorities. The pandemic also led to increased isolation among older adults, which has been linked to negative health outcomes. These issues were exacerbated in rural Appalachia when combined with existing health and socioeconomic disparities. In Spring 2021, interviews were conducted with older adults, Hispanic individuals, African American individuals, and people who use drugs in Virginia’s New River Valley, with the goal of understanding how the pandemic impacted these populations. Sixteen of those stories are presented here. A thematic analysis revealed major themes: 1) financial (in)security and unemployment, 2) access to resources, 3) internet and technology, 4) public health policies, 5) mental health and isolation, and 6) resilience.
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