Highlights
- •Public health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic can exacerbate existing health disparities related to social determinants of health.
- •Radiology departments have a central role in mitigating emerging health disparities exacerbated during crises, like the COVID-19 pandemic.
- •Our response can be enhanced using the modified health disparity research framework (HDRF): Detecting, Understanding, Reducing, Evaluating.
- •This modified HDRF can aid in ensuring that a rapid response to crisis is also an equitable response for those most vulnerable.
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Article Info
Publication History
Published online: July 29, 2021
Accepted:
July 12,
2021
Received in revised form:
July 6,
2021
Received:
January 6,
2021
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