Research Briefs
Effectiveness of a COVID-19 testing outreach intervention for Latinx communities: A cluster randomized trial
The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected Latinx individuals. Compared to non-Latinx White individuals, they had higher case, hospitalization, and mortality rates, which was associated with their low rates of testing for SARS-CoV-2. Therefore, researchers at the University of Oregon studied if tailoring community outreach to the Latinx community could increase the number of Latinx individuals who tested for SARS-CoV-2. The study was called Oregon Saludable: Juntos Podemos (Healthy Oregon: Together We Can).