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A Socio-Ecological Approach to Addressing Digital Redlining in the United States: A Call to Action for Health Equity
Physical distancing requirements due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has increased the need for broadband internet access. The World Health Organization defines social determinants of health as non-medical factors that impact health outcomes by affecting the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age. By this definition broadband internet access is a social determinant of health. Digital redlining—the systematic process by which specific groups are deprived of equal access to digital tools such as the internet—creates inequities in access to educational and employment opportunities, as well as healthcare and health information. Although it is known that internet service providers systematically exclude low-income communities from broadband service, little has been done to stop this discriminatory practice. In this paper, we seek to amplify the call to action against the practice of digital redlining in the United States, describe how it contributes to health disparities broadly and within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and use a socio-ecological framework to propose short- and long-term actions to address this inequity
A Socio-Ecological Approach to Addressing Digital Redlining in the United States:A Call to Action for Health Equity
Physical distancing requirements due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has increased the need for broadband internet access. The World Health Organization defines social determinants of health as non-medical factors that impact health outcomes by affecting the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age. By this definition broadband internet access is a social determinant of health. Digital redlining—the systematic process by which specific groups are deprived of equal access to digital tools such as the internet—creates inequities in access to educational and employment opportunities, as well as healthcare and health information. Although it is known that internet service providers systematically exclude low-income communities from broadband service, little has been done to stop this discriminatory practice. In this paper, we seek to amplify the call to action against the practice of digital redlining in the United States, describe how it contributes to health disparities broadly and within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and use a socio-ecological framework to propose short- and long-term actions to address this inequity
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Abstract P130: Statin Use is Associated With Prevalent Depression in Asymptomatic Octogenarians
Introduction: Although inconsistent in literature, several studies have demonstrated an association between statins and depression. However, virtually all of these studies have been conducted in populations younger than 80 years. We examined the relationship between statin use and depression in Octogenarians free from clinical cardiovascular disease (CVD). Methods: This is a cross-sectional analysis from baseline data of 208 participants (78.8% female) in a longitudinal community-based study of healthy aging started in 2008. Participants were free of known CVD, and other chronic diseases. Depression was determined by meeting DSM-IV criteria or a current use of antidepressant following a clinical diagnosis. Information on current use and type of statin used was also collected. Results: The prevalence of depression and statin use was 19.8% and 39.1% respectively. The prevalence of depression was significantly higher among statin than nonstatin users (p=0.004). In multivariate analysis controlling for likely..