Local healthcare organizations are using lessons learned during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to respond to monkeypox’s (MPV) disproportionate impact on LGBTQIA+ Coloradans of color. via MicahSmith_TV
DENVER – Local healthcare organizations are responding to new Colorado monkeypox’s statistics that reveal the virus's disproportionate impact on LGBTQIA+ Coloradans of color.
“We’re always disproportionately impacted,”said James Greer, senior vice president of Vivent Health. “So that's where I think, in healthcare, we need to focus our energies on how we target those markets and provide support and resources.”“We have a food pantry, we provide behavioral health services, legal services, case management and housing services, prevention services that consist of testing, education around HIV, STIs, and HepC, as well,” Greer said.
Toni Baruti, Center for African American Health board chair, said MPV’s impact on Black and brown communities is not a result of genetics or being more susceptible, but a result of accessible healthcare. “It has to do with resources, it has to do with access to health,” Baruti said. “When we talk about access, it is really looking at the communities itself and what resources are coming into those communities. We have federal funds that are set aside specifically for health equity.”“One thing that we would like to say to the state local leaders is that currently, there's no funding for community outreach for vaccinations for monkeypox,” Baruti said.
Baruti said state funding made a big difference for nonprofits trying to provide services to underserved communities during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Baruti said combining state funding and the trust they’ve already built in Black and brown communities could help nonprofits like hers reach patients that are most at-risk.
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