id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-252526-4vsfl62z Laborde, Yvens Community Outreach Panel Explores and Addresses Higher Rates of COVID-19–Related Deaths in the African American Population 2020 .txt text/plain 735 38 41 title: Community Outreach Panel Explores and Addresses Higher Rates of COVID-19–Related Deaths in the African American Population These factors, which include higher rates of poverty and housing density; lower rates of stable, salaried jobs that permit work-from-home arrangements; and the burden of preexisting, chronic medical conditions, effectively equate to an inability for many members of this community to practice social distancing. To gain further insight into how healthcare professionals can address these factors, Drs Yvens Laborde and Olivia Manayan, in collaboration with the Regular Baptist Church of New Orleans, organized a question and answer panel ( Figure) with the aims of (1) providing accurate, up-to-date, evidence-based information about COVID-19 to the public in a way that was approachable and accessible, (2) answering questions posed by members of the community, and (3) gaining a better understanding of the root causes of inequities in the healthcare system. ./cache/cord-252526-4vsfl62z.txt ./txt/cord-252526-4vsfl62z.txt