Community-Based COVID-19 Testing Evaluation

We have used a community-based participatory research approach guided by the Social Ecological Model to target testing strategies that will have the greatest impact for the Latinx and Marshallese communities in Northwest Arkansas. Our specific aims are: Aim 1: leverage and fully engage our long-standing community-based partnerships to increase COVID-19 testing and prepare for future vaccination trials; Aim 2: implement and evaluate access and uptake strategies of two community-driven COVID-19 testing approaches to understand effectiveness and impact for vulnerable populations; and Aim 3: fully collaborate with the RADx-UP CDCC and other RADx-UP sites. These study aims are built directly on our collaborative needs assessment and recommendations from our Community and Scientific Advisory Board.