2022
Centering Health Equity Within COVID-19 Contact Tracing: Connecticut's Community Outreach Specialist Program
Johnson K, Diallo K, Hennein R, Shelby T, Zhou X, Gupta AJ, Ludomirsky A, Weiss JM, Nunez-Smith M, Soto K, Davis JL. Centering Health Equity Within COVID-19 Contact Tracing: Connecticut's Community Outreach Specialist Program. Journal Of Public Health Management And Practice 2022, 28: 728-738. PMID: 36194817, PMCID: PMC9560910, DOI: 10.1097/phh.0000000000001608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-English speaking populationsRelevant language skillsLanguage skillsCultural barriersCompetent careField notesContact tracingLanguageCommunication effortsTarget communityCOVID-19-related stigmaMaterial supportSpecialist programLocal health departmentsQualitative analysisLow socioeconomic statusCross-sectional analysisCommunity-engaged strategiesProportion of residentsSpeakingCOVID-19 contactHealth departmentsCommunityHealth equityCOVID-19 education
2020
Community Trace: Rapid Establishment of a Volunteer Contact Tracing Program for COVID-19.
Niccolai L, Shelby T, Weeks B, Schenck C, Goodwin J, Hennein R, Rossini M, Vazquez J, van Rhijn D, Meek J, Bond M. Community Trace: Rapid Establishment of a Volunteer Contact Tracing Program for COVID-19. American Journal Of Public Health 2020, 111: 54-57. PMID: 33211580, PMCID: PMC7750620, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2020.305959.Peer-Reviewed Original Research