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Editor, Senior Moderator
BMC Public Health
. 2024 Nov 18;24(1):3194.
doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-20527-4. Community utilization of a co-created COVID-19 testing program in a US/Mexico border community
Breanna J Reyes[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Stephenie Tinoco Calvillo[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Arleth A Escoto[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Angel Lomeli[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Maria Linda Burola[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Luis Gay[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Ariel Cohen[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Isabel Villegas[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Linda Salgin[SUP] 4 5 [/SUP], Kelli L Cain[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Dylan Pilz[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Paul Watson[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Bill Oswald[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Cesar Arevalo[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Jessica Sanchez[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Marjorie Richardson[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Jennifer Nelson[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Pricilla Villanueva[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Garrett McGaugh[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Ilya Zaslavsky[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Robert H Tukey[SUP] 10 [/SUP], Nicole A Stadnick[SUP] 11 12 13 [/SUP], Borsika A Rabin[SUP] 3 12 [/SUP], Louise C Laurent[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Marva Seifert[SUP] 14 [/SUP]
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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic exposed several health disparities experienced by underserved and Latino/a communities, including inequitable access to COVID-19 testing.
Objective and goals: To describe the utilization of a community-driven and culturally-tailored testing model on COVID-19 testing in an underserved Latino/a community in San Diego.
Methods: The Community-driven Optimization of COVID-19 testing to Reach and Engage Underserved Areas for Testing Equity (CO-CREATE) project implemented a community co-designed COVID-19 testing program in partnership with a Federally Qualified Health Center in a US/Mexico border community.
Results: Between May 2021 and March 2023, 24, 422 COVID-19 PCR tests were administered to 13,253 individuals, among whom 93% percent identified as Latino/a, 57% spoke Spanish in the home, and 38% resided in our target community adjacent to the US/Mexico border, San Ysidro. Based on a subset of available county testing data, CO-CREATE accounted for nearly 12% of all COVID-19 tests reported for San Ysidro residents. Over the course of the project, we estimated that nearly 17% of all San Ysidro residents were tested for COVID-19 through the CO-CREATE project.
Conclusion: These findings highlight the success and reach of this culturally responsive and community co-designed COVID-19 testing program, within a Latino/a border community. Future public health interventions should focus on identifying testing barriers and design appropriate strategies to ensure equitable access to resources and testing uptake for all community members.
Keywords: Border community; COVID-19 positivity; COVID-19 testing; Co-creation; Culturally responsive; Latino/a.
. 2024 Nov 18;24(1):3194.
doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-20527-4. Community utilization of a co-created COVID-19 testing program in a US/Mexico border community
Breanna J Reyes[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Stephenie Tinoco Calvillo[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Arleth A Escoto[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Angel Lomeli[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Maria Linda Burola[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Luis Gay[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Ariel Cohen[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Isabel Villegas[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Linda Salgin[SUP] 4 5 [/SUP], Kelli L Cain[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Dylan Pilz[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Paul Watson[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Bill Oswald[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Cesar Arevalo[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Jessica Sanchez[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Marjorie Richardson[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Jennifer Nelson[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Pricilla Villanueva[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Garrett McGaugh[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Ilya Zaslavsky[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Robert H Tukey[SUP] 10 [/SUP], Nicole A Stadnick[SUP] 11 12 13 [/SUP], Borsika A Rabin[SUP] 3 12 [/SUP], Louise C Laurent[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Marva Seifert[SUP] 14 [/SUP]
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- PMID: 39558266
- PMCID: PMC11572090
- DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-20527-4
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic exposed several health disparities experienced by underserved and Latino/a communities, including inequitable access to COVID-19 testing.
Objective and goals: To describe the utilization of a community-driven and culturally-tailored testing model on COVID-19 testing in an underserved Latino/a community in San Diego.
Methods: The Community-driven Optimization of COVID-19 testing to Reach and Engage Underserved Areas for Testing Equity (CO-CREATE) project implemented a community co-designed COVID-19 testing program in partnership with a Federally Qualified Health Center in a US/Mexico border community.
Results: Between May 2021 and March 2023, 24, 422 COVID-19 PCR tests were administered to 13,253 individuals, among whom 93% percent identified as Latino/a, 57% spoke Spanish in the home, and 38% resided in our target community adjacent to the US/Mexico border, San Ysidro. Based on a subset of available county testing data, CO-CREATE accounted for nearly 12% of all COVID-19 tests reported for San Ysidro residents. Over the course of the project, we estimated that nearly 17% of all San Ysidro residents were tested for COVID-19 through the CO-CREATE project.
Conclusion: These findings highlight the success and reach of this culturally responsive and community co-designed COVID-19 testing program, within a Latino/a border community. Future public health interventions should focus on identifying testing barriers and design appropriate strategies to ensure equitable access to resources and testing uptake for all community members.
Keywords: Border community; COVID-19 positivity; COVID-19 testing; Co-creation; Culturally responsive; Latino/a.