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A CHW Intervention to Identify and Decrease Barriers to COVID 19 Testing & Vaccination

Description

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.

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

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 Community Health Worker Intervention to Identify and Decrease Barriers to Pre-Procedural COVID 19 Testing Among Los Angeles County Department of Health Safety-Net Patients

A CHW Intervention to Identify and Decrease Barriers to COVID 19 Testing & Vaccination

Condition
Vaccine Hesitancy
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90012

Los Angeles

Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90059

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age 16 years and older
  • * Self-identify as African American or Latinx
  • * English Speaking
  • * Receives primary or specialty care treatment at an LACDHS facility
  • * Has either not completed lab orders for COVID-19 testing and/or vaccination at an LACDHS facility
  • * Have reliable internet access
  • * Not meeting the inclusion criteria listed above

Ages Eligible for Study

16 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science,

Sheba George, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science

Study Record Dates

2023-05