The objective of this study is to compare the results of a COVID-19 specific curriculum led by LACDHS Community Health Workers (CHWs) from these same communities of safety-net patients to effectively increase COVID-19 testing and vaccination for individual patients, and to facilitate needed healthcare in a timely manner for the safety net health system, and to develop a sustained public health presence in these communities to build trust and preparedness for critical COVID-19 related future needs.
The objective of this study is to compare the results of a COVID-19 specific curriculum led by LACDHS Community Health Workers (CHWs) from these same communities of safety-net patients to effectively increase COVID-19 testing and vaccination for individual patients, and to facilitate needed healthcare in a timely manner for the safety net health system, and to develop a sustained public health presence in these communities to build trust and preparedness for critical COVID-19 related future needs.
A CHW Intervention to Identify and Decrease Barriers to COVID 19 Testing & Vaccination
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Los Angeles Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90012
Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90059
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16 Years to
ALL
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Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science,
Sheba George, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science
2023-05