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Editorial
. 2020 Jul 9;30(3):425-428.
doi: 10.18865/ed.30.3.425. eCollection 2020 Summer.

COVID-19 and African American Religious Institutions

Marino A Bruce  1
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Editorial

COVID-19 and African American Religious Institutions

Marino A Bruce. Ethn Dis. .

Abstract

Religious institutions have historically been an essential resource in African American communities and can serve as indispensable partners during a public health crisis. The purpose of this perspective is to establish African American churches, mosques, and temples as essential for an immediate, comprehensive, and sustained response to the elevated risk for and spread of COVID-19 among African Americans.

Keywords: African Americans; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Religiosity; Religious Institutions.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: None declared.

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