COVID-19 Takes A Devastating And Disproportionate Toll On African Americans | NBC Nightly News

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TLDRThe video highlights the devastating impact of COVID-19 on the Central City neighborhood in New Orleans, where the African American community faces a disproportionate burden of the virus. Personal stories illustrate the loss experienced by families, with one individual recounting the deaths of three relatives in just 11 days. Statistics reveal that African Americans are four times more likely to be hospitalized and make up a significant percentage of COVID-19 deaths in Louisiana. The video discusses the socioeconomic disparities that contribute to these health outcomes, including limited access to healthcare and healthy food options. It calls for solutions to address these inequalities and improve the overall health of the community, emphasizing the need for economic upliftment as a pathway to better health outcomes.

収穫

  • 🦠 COVID-19 has severely impacted Central City, New Orleans.
  • 💔 Many families have lost multiple loved ones to the virus.
  • 📊 African Americans are disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
  • 🏥 Hospitalization rates for African Americans are four times higher than whites.
  • 🍏 Limited access to healthy food options exacerbates health issues.
  • 🏘️ There is a stark contrast in COVID-19 deaths between Central City and the Lower Garden District.
  • 💼 Many residents are essential workers with limited healthcare access.
  • 📉 Socioeconomic factors play a significant role in health disparities.
  • 🔍 Experts are seeking non-discriminatory healthcare solutions.
  • 📈 Improving economic conditions may help address health disparities.

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    In New Orleans' Central City neighborhood, the impact of COVID-19 is devastating, with families like Stephen Ella's losing three members in just 11 days. The community, predominantly African American, faces a disproportionate burden, as federal data shows they are four times more likely to be hospitalized and account for over 70% of deaths despite being only 31% of the population. Councilman J. Bank highlights the stark contrast between Central City and the nearby predominantly white Lower Garden District, where only one death has occurred. The socioeconomic disparities are evident, with many residents in Central City being essential workers with limited access to healthcare and healthy food options. Experts suggest that the differences in COVID-19 rates cannot be solely attributed to underlying health conditions, indicating that socioeconomic factors play a significant role. The crisis has exposed deep-rooted inequalities, and there is a call for solutions that uplift the community economically to address these issues.

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ビデオQ&A

  • What is the impact of COVID-19 on Central City?

    Central City has experienced a high number of COVID-19 deaths, particularly among African Americans.

  • How does the hospitalization rate of African Americans compare to whites?

    African Americans are four times more likely to be hospitalized due to COVID-19.

  • What are some socioeconomic factors affecting health in Central City?

    Limited access to healthcare, healthy food, and insurance are significant factors.

  • What is the death toll in Central City compared to the Lower Garden District?

    Central City reported 18 deaths, 16 of whom were African American, while the Lower Garden District had only one death.

  • What does Councilman J. Bank say about the disparities?

    He highlights the differences in access to resources and healthcare between Central City and the Lower Garden District.

  • What underlying health conditions are mentioned?

    Diabetes and obesity are mentioned, but socioeconomic factors are emphasized as more significant.

  • What solutions are being sought?

    Experts are looking for healthcare solutions that do not discriminate and aim to improve economic conditions.

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    in New Orleans Central City neighborhood
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    grief lives on every block loved ones
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    lost took Ovid 19 do you ever imagine
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    that you would have lost three family
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    members through the same virus Stephen
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    Ella waz uncle cousin and mother died in
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    just 11 days just be thankful that you
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    know that you're able to see your mom to
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    see your uncle because communities like
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    Central City are suffering the worst
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    impact of the virus African Americans
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    are four times more likely to be
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    hospitalized according to federal data
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    in Louisiana more than 75% of patients
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    hospitalized and more than 70% of those
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    who died were black when they make up
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    just 31% of the population councilman J
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    bank says the disparity is obvious
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    between central city and the
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    neighborhood next door the predominantly
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    white lower Garden District in a very
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    different definitely in these two small
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    districts less than one and a half
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    square miles Central City has reported
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    18 deaths 16 of them african-american
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    while in the lower Garden District only
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    one person has died who was white we're
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    all in the same storm but we still ain't
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    in the same boat the people on this side
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    have access to what they need to keep
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    themselves safe the people on that side
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    they learn is well-equipped Bank says
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    many in his district are essential
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    employees bus drivers and grocery clerks
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    with limited insurance sick time access
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    to health care and healthy food in their
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    community stores you can get a six-pack
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    of beer you can get a pack of cigarettes
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    what you came by here - lettuce or an
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    apple and that is real experts now say
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    it's more than underlying health
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    conditions like diabetes and obesity
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    it's socioeconomics whites have very
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    high rates of those same conditions and
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    the disparity between blacks and whites
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    these conditions are not big enough to
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    justify or explain the difference in
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    kovat rates bank says kovat has shined a
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    light on a dark reality now the next
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    step
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    you've got to be able to bring people up
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    and that way once you bring the
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    economics up many of these other
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    problems will start to dissipate looking
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    for healthcare solutions that don't
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    discriminate Katie Boeck NBC News New
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    Orleans
タグ
  • COVID-19
  • Central City
  • New Orleans
  • African American
  • health disparities
  • socioeconomic factors
  • hospitalization rates
  • community health
  • economic solutions
  • healthcare access