Measuring Access Inequality in A Hybrid Physical-Virtual World: : A Case Study of Racial Disparity of Healthcare Access During CoVID-19

• Published in: International Conference on Geoinformatics (Online) pp. 1 - 10
• Main Authors: Wu, Meiliu, Huang, Qunying, Gao, Song
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 19.07.2023
• Subjects: Access Inequality Index; CoVID-19; Extraterrestrial measurements; Healthcare Access; Hybrid Physical-Virtual Spaces; Medical services; Pulse measurements; Race; Social Inequality Measurement; Sociology; Spatial databases; Surveys; Telemedicine

The disparity of resource access (e.g., food and healthcare) among different population groups essentially reflects social inequalities. Emerging information and communications technology (ICT) has facilitated the teleactivities that can replace or complement traditional physical visits, yet existin...