Health Disparity: a higher burden of illness injury, disability or mortality experienced by one group relative to another

Health Care Disparity: differences between groups in relation to access, use and quality of care

COVID-19 as a new infection is having a societal effect comparable only to the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918.

The impact of this infection in our community reflects the essence of the definition of health disparity.

Health care disparity has affected communities of color for generations and that will not magically change in the next few weeks as we continue to fight this epidemic.

The very lives of members of our community depend on addressing this health disparity and not blaming our inaction on the existent health care disparity.

As I write this article, the health care disparity for COVID-19 is ON HOLD.