ABSTRACT

Amidst a global pandemic, outrage and anger over the death of a Black man at the hands of a White police officer spread globally. The protests exposed generations of institutional racism and socio-economic inequities in many countries. This editorial explores the socio-economic inequities that have left those in racially segregated marginalized communities most at risk from COVID 19. It offers a cyclical view of the relationship between socio-economic inequities and health outcomes, suggesting that once these inequities are addressed, then health outcomes can improve. There is an important role to be played by ICTs in enabling a positive cycle to take place. The papers in this issue reflect the ways in which the socio-economic indicators can be increased to support better health outcomes for people in low SES communities. They uncover the key issues facing communities offering healthcare service to their constituents and move the field forward by showing the ways in which ICTs may support a positive cycle of development and health outcomes.

摘要

在全球大流行中，一位白人警官对一名黑人死亡的愤怒和愤怒在全球范围内蔓延。抗议活动暴露了许多国家几代人的制度种族主义和社会经济不平等现象。这篇社论探讨了导致种族隔离的边缘化社区中最容易受到COVID 19威胁的社会经济不平等现象。它对社会经济不平等状况与健康结果之间的关系提供了周期性观点，表明一旦解决了这些不平等现象，那么健康结果可以改善。信息通信技术在实现积极周期方面将发挥重要作用。本期的论文反映了增加社会经济指标以支持低SES社区人们更好的健康结果的方式。