Community Organizations, Local Health Equity Action Teams, and a Learning Collaborative to Address COVID-19 Disparities in Urban and Rural Communities.
Edward F EllerbeckVicki L Collie-AkersElizabeth AblahSarah LandryAllison HonnSara ObermeierMariana RamirezYvonnes ChenIan R KnightCrystal Y LumpkinsMary RickettsTony CarterUllyses WrightChristal WatsonDaniel L KurzStacy McCrea-RobertsonSarah Finocchario-KesslerJoseph LeMasterErin CorriveauBroderick CrawfordJianghua HeK Allen GreinerPublished in: American journal of public health (2024)
Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics-Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) Kansas worked with 10 Kansas counties from November 2020 through June 2022 to form local health equity action teams (LHEATs), develop COVID-19 testing strategies, foster communication about COVID-19, and share best practices through a learning collaborative. Participating counties documented 693 distinct COVID-19 testing and 178 communication activities. Although the intervention was not associated with changes in the proportion of positive COVID-19 tests, LHEATs in the learning collaborative implemented new testing strategies and responded to emerging COVID-19 challenges. ( Am J Public Health . Published online ahead of print August 22, 2024:e1-e5. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307771).