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A Translational Case Study of a Multisite COVID-19 Public Health Intervention Across Sequenced Research Trials:
Jorge I Ramírez García1, Veronica Oro1, Elizabeth L Budd1
1Jorge I. Ramírez García is with the University of Oregon, Prevention Science Institute, Eugene and the Oregon Research Institute, Springfield. Veronica Oro and Camille C. Cioffi are with the University of Oregon, Prevention Science Institute, Eugene. Ellen Hawley McWhirter is with the Department of Counseling Psychology and Human Services, University of Oregon, Eugene. Elizabeth L. Budd, Anne Marie Mauricio, David S. DeGarmo, and Leslie D. Leve are with the University of Oregon, Prevention Science Institute, Eugene and the Department of Counseling Psychology and Human Services, University of Oregon, Eugene. Stephanie De Anda is with the University of Oregon, Prevention Science Institute, Eugene and the Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene.
Abstract:
Through a COVID-19 public health intervention implemented across sequenced research trials, we present a community engagement phased framework that embeds intervention implementation: (1) consultation and preparation, (2) collaboration and implementation, and (3) partnership and sustainment. Intervention effects included mitigation of psychological distress and a 0.28 increase in the Latinx population tested for SARS-CoV-2. We summarize community engagement activities and implementation strategies that took place across the trials to illustrate the value of the framework for public health practice and research. (Am J Public Health. 2024;114(S5):S396-S401. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307669).
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