Reaching the Hispanic Community About COVID-19 Through Existing Chronic Disease Prevention Programs.
Prev Chronic Dis
; 17: E49, 2020 06 25.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-616872
ABSTRACT
Publicly available data on racial and ethnic disparities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are now surfacing, and these data suggest that the novel virus has disproportionately sickened Hispanic communities in the United States. We discuss why Hispanic communities are highly vulnerable to COVID-19 and how adaptations were made to existing infrastructure for Penn State Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) and Better Together REACH (a community-academic coalition using grant funds from Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health) to address these needs. We also describe programming to support COVID-19 efforts for Hispanic communities by using chronic disease prevention programs and opportunities for replication across the country.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Hispanic or Latino
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Chronic Disease
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Coronavirus Infections
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Community Health Services
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Pandemics
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Prev Chronic Dis
Journal subject:
Public Health
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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