Primary Care and COVID-19: It’s Complicated—Leveraging Primary Care, Public Health, and Social Assets

PCC's Annual Evidence-Based Report

In its first broad report on COVID-19, the PCC examines community factors at the county level—starting with primary care but also including local public health and social assets—to determine if these factors can help mitigate the effects of the pandemic and other health emergencies.

Evidence Report Release Event & Briefing

Below is the recording of the online release event for the the report, which was held October 18, 2021.

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Primary Care and COVID-19: It’s Complicated—Leveraging Primary Care, Public Health, and Social Assets is the PCC’s annual research report for 2021. It shows that residents of communities with the most robust primary care, the strongest public health infrastructure, and the fewest social vulnerabilities were substantially less likely to die from COVID-19 and somewhat less likely to get infected with the virus, as compared to communities on the other end of the spectrum. The findings suggest that primary care and public-health leaders need to join forces to strengthen community resistance in advance of the next pandemic and to better address health inequities.

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Executive Summary

The Executive Summary provides an overview of the 2021 PCC Evidence-Based Report. This concise document summarizes the qualitative and quantitative findings.

Executive Summary

 

News release

New Report Shows Primary Care Helped to Reduce Risk of Death, Infection from COVID-19, October 18, 2021

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Special thanks

The Primary Care Collaborative is grateful to the Robert Graham Center, which prepared this year's report.

 

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