We Still Cannot Breathe: Applying Intersectional Ecological Model to COVID-19 Survivorship

Mana K.Ali Carter, Lakeya S. McGill, Rachel V. Aaron, Megan M. Hosey, Eva Keatley, Mayra L.Sanchez Gonzalez

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Abstract

Purpose/Objective: Individuals with historically oppressed identities, such as disabled or racialized minorities, face inequities across all societal institutions, including education, criminal justice, and healthcare. Systems of oppression (e.g., ableism, racism) lead to inequities that have ultimately contributed to disproportionate rates of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality in the United States. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, increased public attention regarding police brutality toward Black people and the reinvigoration of the national Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement further highlighted the detrimental effects of oppressive systems and the urgent need to promote equity in the United States. The disproportionate number of COVID-19-related deaths and police brutality are inextricably connected, as both are products of oppression toward minoritized communities. The co-occurrence of the pandemic and BLM movement protests also creates an opportunity for critical discourse on the intersection of ableism and anti-Black racism specifically within the field of rehabilitation psychology. Research Method/Design: The overarching goals of this review are to apply the Intersectional Ecological Model with the addition of the chronosystem to illustrate how systems of oppression lead to health disparity in COVID-19 survivorship and to provide recommendations to promote health equity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)112-120
Number of pages9
JournalRehabilitation Psychology
Volume68
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023

Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • Intersectional ecological model
  • ableism
  • anti-Black racism
  • survivorship

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Rehabilitation
  • Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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