Reaching Structurally Vulnerable Populations Using Low-Barrier COVID-19 Testing Clinics Co-Created with Community Based Organizations

Authors

David N. Ngandu
Gloria Sclar
Ambia Ahmed
et. al.

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Why this matters?

The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected people from structurally vulnerable communities. There was a need to improve COVID-19 testing in these communities to reduce viral spread and connect to treatment.

Publication Date

11-2024

Disciplines

Community Health | Translational Medical Research

Comments

Funding: National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number 3U54GM115516-05S2, as a supplement to the Northern New England Clinical and Translational Research grant (NNE-CTR, U54GM115516)

Collaboration with REACH: Research Evidence-to-Action for Community Health

References: Ngandu DN, Sclar GD, Ahmed A, et al. Reaching Structurally Vulnerable Populations Using Low-Barrier COVID-19 Testing Clinics Co-Created with Community-Based Organizations. J Gen Intern Med. 2024;39(15):3018-3027. doi:10.1007/s11606-024-08889-