Topic Areas
Infectious disease, Social determinants of health
Priority Population
Low income populations, Racial/ethnic minorities, Children/adolescents, Immigrant populations, Individuals with special healthcare needs, Older adults, Women
Setting
Housing, Community-based organization, Senior center
This study expands the work of RADx 1.0. RADx 2.0 consists 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 that uses teams of CHWs, youth resident navigators (RNs), and CBO staff to provide COVID-19 rapid antigen at-home test kits to residents of an expanded list of NYC housing developments in the same neighborhoods as RADx 1.0. Developments are randomized to Arm 1 (CHW-RN-CBO staff teams deliver at-home test kits with brief informational materials on optimal times to test and vaccination information) and Arm 2 (Arm 1 plus entry into a lottery for $150 to see whether the lottery extends reach).
Topic Areas
Infectious disease, Social determinants of health
Priority Population
Low income populations, Racial/ethnic minorities, Children/adolescents, Immigrant populations, Individuals with special healthcare needs, Older adults, Women
Setting
Housing, Community-based organization, Senior center
Years
2022-2023
Principal Investigator or Program Director
Lorna E. Thorpe, Donna Shelley, Natasha Williams
This study expands the work of RADx 1.0. RADx 2.0 consists 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 that uses teams of CHWs, youth resident navigators (RNs), and CBO staff to provide COVID-19 rapid antigen at-home test kits to residents of an expanded list of NYC housing developments in the same neighborhoods as RADx 1.0. Developments are randomized to Arm 1 (CHW-RN-CBO staff teams deliver at-home test kits with brief informational materials on optimal times to test and vaccination information) and Arm 2 (Arm 1 plus entry into a lottery for $150 to see whether the lottery extends reach).
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