National Minority Quality Forum Announces Published Results of Baseline Minority and Rural Coronavirus Insights Study in Population Health Management
Study finds that despite past headlines, COVID-19 infection rates are higher amongst people of color.
- Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - December 20, 2023) - The National Minority Quality Forum , a nonprofit research and advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that minoritized populations receive optimal healthcare, Center for Clinical and Social Research (CCSR) shared that the Baseline Report for the Minority and Rural Coronavirus Insights Study (MRCIS) was published in Population Health Management.
- MRCIS is a five-year longitudinal study on the effects of coronavirus with a particular focus on the impact of the virus in minority and rural communities.
- Five Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) located in Florida, California, Illinois, Ohio and Louisiana were selected as participating sites.
- The full paper can be viewed on the Population Health Management website here: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/pop.2023.0168 .