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- Title
UNDERSTANDING COVID-19 AS A LIVED EXPERIENCE OF BOTH SYNDEMIC VULNERABILITIES AND COMMUNITY STRENGTHS: COMMUNITY LEADER AND PROVIDER DESCRIPTIONS OF THE 2020 PANDEMIC IN REMOTE ALASKA.
- Authors
Eichelberger, Laura P.; Cochran, Patricia; Howe, Tricia; Hahn, Micah B.; Fried, Ruby L.
- Abstract
This article examines how the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded in 2020 within the syndemic vulnerability of remote Alaska and how community members and organizations responded to help each other. Syndemic vulnerability, which originates in medical anthropology, identifies how sociocultural inequalities heighten vulnerability to multiple and concurrent adverse health outcomes with synergistic effects. Here, we examine responses by remote community leaders and service providers to the questions “What is your greatest concern for your community and/or the communities you work with in the coming months?” and “What things have gone well during the COVID response in your community or the communities you work in?” Their responses, collected between September and December 2020, illustrate the syndemic vulnerability of remote Alaska and point to the possible biosocial interactions that may be occurring as a result of the pandemic, the synergies between these domains that comprise how the pandemic is experienced within the context of syndemic vulnerability, as well as the community and regional strengths drawn upon in times of crisis. These findings are significant for identifying the immediate and long-term impacts of the pandemic, as well as the positive responses that can be supported during this pandemic and other future crises.
- Subjects
ALASKA; COVID-19 pandemic; SOCIOCULTURAL factors; MEDICAL anthropology; MEDICAL archaeology
- Publication
Alaska Journal of Anthropology, 2022, Vol 20, Issue 1/2, p52
- ISSN
1544-9793
- Publication type
Article