Dermatology as a whole suffers from minority underrepresentation. We conducted a search of the top 60 dermatology journals for mention of their approach to increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within their publication through editorial board members or peer-review processes. Of those 60, only 5 had DEI statements or editorial board members dedicated to increasing DEI. There are publications with checklists and frameworks for increasing DEI within the literature. We propose that more journals implement these resources within their peer-review process to increase diversity within their publication.
Conclusions: Lower socioeconomic status as measured by median household income for a person's home zip code is associated with a higher rate of severe COVID-19 disease both on presentation to the emergency department and during their overall hospital course. For each 1-quintile increase in median household income, the odds of severe disease on presentation decreases by 20% (p ¼ 0.018) and the odds of severe disease overall decreases by 26% (p ¼ 0.009). Particular strengths of this data set include a large quantity of highly granular clinical data as well as a diverse population in both urban and rural settings. This data can better inform public health officials, medical professionals, and policymakers of the impact of socioeconomic status on vulnerability to disease and encourage progressive policy in providing vaccination and resources for these populations.
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