Data Collection and Reporting
This review of state data collection and reporting practices during the COVID-19 pandemic found inconsistencies and gaps in data collected by race and ethnicity. Improved standardization across the U.S.–which may come in the form of a federally-operated centralized database–would address some of the concerns in data representation of all Americans.
Resource Details
Outcomes of Interest
Advancing Racial Equity, Improve Data Infrastructure
Priority Population(s)
Alaska Native, American Indian, Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic, Latino, or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Setting(s) of Implementation
Clinical, Community, Workplace
Geographic Area of Implementation
Implementation Period
2021