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- Researchers test new ways to encourage COVID-19 testing uptake among people who inject drugs January 17, 2023The RADx-UP consortium gathers each month to hear program updates and presentations about community-engaged research activities across the United States, its territories, and Tribal Nations. This article recaps a project presentation from Aug. 18, 2022 by Anne Marie Mauricio and Camille Cioffi of the University of Oregon, with Amanda McCluskey of the HIV Alliance. For people ...Read more
- Engaging Black/African Americans Working Group launches new strategy to support engagement and learning January 10, 2023The Engaging Black/African Americans Working Group is gearing up for 2023 with a new focus on project presentations. This working group highlights the efforts, best practices, and lessons learned by group members working to support preventive care among predominantly Black populations in the context of COVID-19. RADx-UP project teams and their community partners are seeking information and ...Read more
- Making COVID-19 Testing more accessible to vulnerable populations in Portland, Maine January 5, 2023The RADx-UP consortium gathers each month to hear program updates and presentations about community-engaged research activities across the United States, its territories, and Tribal Nations. This article recaps a recent project presentation by Kathleen Fairfield, Gloria D. Sclar, and David Ngandu of MaineHealth and Andrew Volkers of Preble Street (not pictured). Bundled up in ...Read more
- RADx-UP Year in Review 2022 December 19, 2022The fall of 2022 marked the completion of RADx-UP’s second full year. The RADx-UP program now has a total of 137 projects across the United States, embedded in the communities most impacted by the pandemic. Researchers and community leaders have worked together to get COVID-19 tests to the areas that most need them. And they’re ...Read more
- Amid ‘Tripledemic’ and Holiday Gatherings, COVID-19 Testing Remains Critical December 15, 2022Leer en Español While much of the United States is now vaccinated against COVID-19, it’s important to remember that testing remains an important tool in infection control. As the calendar approaches three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. hospitals have been overwhelmed this fall by Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and flu cases. Health officials are coining the ...Read more
- With a return to Early Care and Education on the table, RADx-UP researchers test young children’s ability to complete COVID-19 testing December 8, 2022The RADx-UP consortium gathers each month to hear program updates and presentations about community-engaged research activities across the United States, its territories, and Tribal Nations. This article recaps a recent project presentation by Rebecca E. Lee, Sandra Genis, and Hector Valdez of Arizona State University and Tomás Léon of the Equality Health Foundation. For young children, ...Read more
- RADx-UP research featured in American Journal of Public Health Supplement November 29, 2022RADx-UP project investigators and NIH and CDCC leaders have contributed data results and insights to a special supplement of the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH). The supplement, published online today, includes 19 articles about community-based COVID-19 testing and research in underserved populations. The supplement includes a range of editorials, perspectives, and Notes from the Field ...Read more
