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Jannette Berkley-Patton1, Carole Bowe Thompson1, Turquoise Templeton1
1Jannette Berkley-Patton, Carole Bowe Thompson, Turquoise Templeton, Tacia Burgin, Stephen D. Simon, and Jenifer E. Allsworth are with the School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City. Kathryn P. Derose is with the Department of Health Promotion & Policy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Eric Williams is with Calvary Community Outreach Network, Kansas City, MO. Frank Thompson is with the Kansas City Missouri Health Department. Delwyn Catley is with the Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition, Children's Mercy, Kansas City, MO.
Abstract:
Increasing access to COVID-19 testing in influential, accessible community settings is needed to address COVID-19 disparities among African Americans. We describe COVID-19 testing intervention approaches conducted in Kansas City, Missouri, African American churches via a faith-health-academic partnership. Trained faith leaders promoted COVID-19 testing with church and community members by implementing multilevel interventions using a tailored toolkit and standard education information. The local health department conducted more than 300 COVID-19 tests during or after Sunday church services and outreach ministry activities. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(S9):S887-S891. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306981).
