Article
Stemming the Shadow Pandemic: Integrating Sociolegal Services in Contact Tracing and Beyond
The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics
Author ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8904-2140
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2022
Disciplines
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on the challenges of complying with public health guidance to isolate or quarantine without access to adequate income, housing, food, and other resources. When people cannot safely isolate or quarantine during an outbreak of infectious disease, a critical public health strategy fails. This article proposes integrating sociolegal needs screening and services into contact tracing as a way to mitigate public health harms and pandemic-related health inequities.
Citation Information
Medha D Makhlouf. "Stemming the Shadow Pandemic: Integrating Sociolegal Services in Contact Tracing and Beyond" The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics Vol. 50 (2022) p. 719 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/medha-makhlouf/19/
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