COVID-19 Among African Americans: From Preliminary Epidemiological Surveillance Data to Public Health Action
Steven S. Coughlin, Justin X. Moore, Varghese George, J. Aaron Johnson, Joseph J. Hobbs
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COVID-19 Among African Americans: From Preliminary Epidemiological Surveillance Data to Public Health Action Steven S. Coughlin PhD, MPH, FACE, Justin Xavier Moore PhD, MPH, Varghese George PhD, J. Aaron Johnson PhD, and Joseph Hobbs MD Affiliation Steven S. Coughlin, Justin Xavier Moore, and Varghese George are with the Department of Population Health Sciences, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta. Steven S. Coughlin, Justin Xavier Moore, and J. Aaron Johnson are with the Institute of Public and Preventive Health, Augusta University. Joseph Hobbs is with the Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University.CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to Steven Coughlin, Department of Population Health Sciences, Augusta University, 1120 15th St, AE-1042, Augusta, GA 30912 (e-mail: [email protected]). Reprints can be ordered at http://www.ajph.org by clicking the "Reprints" link.CONTRIBUTORSS. S. Coughlin wrote the initial draft of the manuscript. All authors reviewed the draft manuscript, provided comments, edits, and additions, reviewed the final version of the manuscript, and agreed with submission to the Journal. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305764 Accepted: May 06, 2020 Published Online: July 08, 2020