TY  - JOUR
AU  - McElfish, Pearl A.
AU  - Rowland, Brett
AU  - Porter, Austin
AU  - Felix, Holly C.
AU  - Selig, James P.
AU  - Semingson, Judd
AU  - Willis, Don E.
AU  - Smith, Michelle
AU  - Riklon, Sheldon
AU  - Alik, Eldon
AU  - Padilla-Ramos, Alan
AU  - Jasso, Erika Y.
AU  - Zohoori, Namvar
PY  - 2021
TI  - Use of Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships to Reduce COVID-19 Disparities Among Marshallese Pacific Islander and Latino Communities - Benton and Washington Counties, Arkansas, April-December 2020
T2  - Preventing Chronic Disease
JO  - Prev Chronic Dis
SP  - E91
VL  - 18
CY  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
N2  - Marshallese and Latino communities in Benton and Washington counties, Arkansas, were disproportionately affected by COVID-19. We evaluated the effectiveness of a comprehensive community-based intervention to reduce COVID-19 disparities in these communities. We examined all laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases in the 2 counties reported from April 6, 2020, through December 28, 2020. A 2-sample serial t test for rate change was used to evaluate changes in case rates before and after implementation of the intervention. After implementation, the proportions of cases among Marshallese and Latino residents declined substantially and began to align more closely with the proportions of these 2 populations in the 2 counties. Infection rates remained lower throughout the evaluation period, and weekly incidence also approximated Marshallese and Latino population proportions. Leveraging community partnerships and tailoring activities to specific communities can successfully reduce disparities in incidence among populations at high-risk for COVID-19 .
SN  - 1545-1151
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd18.210124
DO  - 10.5888/pcd18.210124
ER  -