Topic Areas
Infectious disease, Social determinants of health
Priority Population
Children/adolescents, Immigrant populations, Individuals with special healthcare needs, Low income populations, Older adults, Racial/ethnic minorities, Women, Families
Setting
Community-based organization, Housing, Senior center
The Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics-Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) 1.0 initiative consisted of: 1) Engaging New York City (NYC) public housing residents and project stakeholders in a series of virtual focus groups to explore and identify acceptable COVID-19 testing options; and 2) A cluster randomized controlled trial using teams of CHWs and resident navigators (RNs) to provide tailored COVID-19 testing options to residents in 6 NYC public housing developments. Buildings within each housing development were randomized to Arm 1 (brief one-on-one CHW-led sessions offering education and support to obtain COVID-19 testing) or Arm 2 (Arm 1 plus an additional one-on-one session to reinforce the needs for testing and support to link subjects to testing resources).
Topic Areas
Infectious disease, Social determinants of health
Priority Population
Children/adolescents, Immigrant populations, Individuals with special healthcare needs, Low income populations, Older adults, Racial/ethnic minorities, Women, Families
Setting
Community-based organization, Housing, Senior center
Years
2020-2021
Principal Investigator or Program Director
Lorna E. Thorpe, Donna Shelley, Natasha Williams
The Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics-Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) 1.0 initiative consisted of: 1) Engaging New York City (NYC) public housing residents and project stakeholders in a series of virtual focus groups to explore and identify acceptable COVID-19 testing options; and 2) A cluster randomized controlled trial using teams of CHWs and resident navigators (RNs) to provide tailored COVID-19 testing options to residents in 6 NYC public housing developments. Buildings within each housing development were randomized to Arm 1 (brief one-on-one CHW-led sessions offering education and support to obtain COVID-19 testing) or Arm 2 (Arm 1 plus an additional one-on-one session to reinforce the needs for testing and support to link subjects to testing resources).
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