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Explore this collection of resources for community-engaged researchers and community partners, as well as resources for the general public. Focus areas include COVID-19 testing, vaccinations and health and treatment, community engagement best practices, research study recruitment and participation, health equity, and more. Use the filters below to navigate, or the search bar for free text search.

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Audience: Public
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Policy Paper

RADx-UP Brief Community Engagement

This RADx-UP brief provides an important example of what can be achieved using a “community-engaged research” approach.
Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: RADx-UP Research Findings, Best Practices
Resource Type: Report

RADx-UP Publications 2023 Content Analysis Report

This content analysis report outlines key outcomes, impacts, and lessons learned from intervention implementation approaches in 231 RADx-UP peer-reviewed publications.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Tools

SARS-COV-2 Screening in Dialysis Facilities: Building an Optimal Strategy to Protect High Risk Populations

Project team presentation during the ASN conference.
Audience: Public
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

REACH-OUT (Research, Engagement and Action on COVID-19 Health Outcomes via Testing)

iHeard Colorado is a community-facing informational website focused on addressing disinformation and misinformation related to COVID-19 and other public health-related topics.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Best Practices
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Binax Home Test Guides (English and Spanish)

Guides embedded study participants in Rio Grande Valley, Houston, and Northeast Texas step-by-step in taking a self-collected BinaxNOW test at home.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

PUIPUIA LE OLA – Protecting Life Study (Infographic)

Information graphic, poster of study results from pre-survey at community outreach locations where community members can walk and view.
Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

The PACE Study

Summary of findings and introduction to an action-focused communications toolkit for school communities.
Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Best Practices
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

PUIPUIA LE OLA – PROTECTING LIFE STUDY

A flyer informing Pacific Islanders about COVID-19 testing opportunities and learning sessions.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Best Practices
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Micronesian Organizations Work to Increase Booster Shots in the Community

Our partners at the University of Guam published an article in their local newspaper, 'Pacific Daily News,' to share the purpose of the study during COVID-19.
Audience: Public
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Spotlighting Mary Cariola on their first week back-to-school

Mary Cariola initiated a back-to-school media pitch at the end of August to our local news channels; WXXI, WHAM- Radio, Channel 8, 10, 13, and Spectrum News.
Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Summary

Prueba y vacunación de COVID-19 en la población Hispana: En qué se diferenciaron los comportamientos según la herencia hispana y la preferencia de idioma

El resumen de la investigación describe los results del primer manuscrito que extrae conclusiones a partir de un conjunto de datos de ámbito nacional proporcionados por el consorcio del programa de RADx-UP se ha publicado en la edición de julio de 2023 de la revista Preventive Medicine Reports.
Audience: Public
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Fotonovela: Tailored COVID-19 Communication

Guides study participants in Rio Grande Valley, Houston, and Northeast Texas through a conversation between a mother and son about the importance of getting tested for COVID-19 after exposure, using regional specifics in names and language.
Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Best Practices
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Binax Home Test Video (English and Spanish)

Guides study participants in Rio Grande Valley, Houston, and Northeast Texas step-by-step in taking a self-collected BinaxNOW test at home
Audience: Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Tools

C.R.A.I.N.E.S. – A RADx-UP Study Website

This website provides an overview of C.R.A.I.N.E.S, a project to introduce Wastewater Based Surveillance (WBS) as an evidence-based strategy for SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in the jails.
Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Multimedia

UTSPH COVID Commercial in English and Spanish

Watch this commercial to notify parents that COVID-19 vaccines are available for children 6-months and older aired on local television.
Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Research Tools

CATCH-UP: COVID-19 Academic Detailing Guide

This document provides a graphical discussion aid that summarizes the evidence and best practices for testing, management, and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in a primary care setting.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Multimedia

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander COVID-19 Dissemination Webinar

Webinar hosted by Papa Ola Lokahi and the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander COVID-19 Response Team to help Puipuia le Ola staff to share the study's findings with scholars and community health leaders.
Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: Recruitment & Participation
Resource Type: Multimedia

PSA by University of Hawaii at Mānoa Samoan Students

Project 55's second public service announcement to engage Pacific Islanders in joining our study and get tested for COVID-19.
Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Best Practices
Resource Type: Multimedia

Tutu Fa’atasi Spotify Podcast

Spotify podcast featuring University of Hawaii Manoa research affiliates to discuss how they contribute to the COVID-19 relief efforts for those impacted by the global pandemic on the island of Oahu.
Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

PACE Study Team: Communication Toolkit

Parents and Communities as Experts (PACE) Study Team. Communication Toolkit: Community expert-informed communication guides and materials to support safe, in-person learning during COVID-19 in Maryland school communities.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Recruitment & Participation
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Earned Media: Building Awareness of a Study

The University of Guam team generated earned media in an article in their local newspaper, 'Pacific Daily News,' to spread awareness of the study's purpose and contributions to Pacific Islander knowledge of COVID-19.
Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Best Practices
Resource Type: Research Tools

Health Equity Policy DIY Exercise

The RADx-UP CDCC conducted a policy analysis and developed a policy framework to help health leaders address challenges during the pandemic.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Meeting/Events

Evidence Academy Consensus Building Workshop

Take a look at the Evidence Academy Data Profile (available both in English and Spanish) that highlights the event contents including community engagement strategies for COVID-19 testing and interviews with RADx-UP project teams.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Tools

RADx-UP Bibliometrics Report – October 2023

The RADX-UP Tracking and Evaluation team used bibliometrics analytical methods to quantitatively assess the scientific impacts of RADx-UP publication and citation data by tracking its publications.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Community Engagement
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Bilingual Flyers for Community Resources

The "Take Care, Texas" project shares in English and Spanish Houston's local community resources for food, emotional wellbeing, childcare, financial assistance, and more.
Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: Community Engagement, COVID-19 Research Findings
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Water Bottle Labels for Findings Dissemination

A creative and unique way to return research results to the community can be found in these water bottle labels.
Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Research Summary

Protecting the Vulnerable, Informing the Future

How an unlikely team kept students with severe and complex disabilities safe and in school
Audience: Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Healthy Behavior
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

VIDEO: RADx-UP Puipuia Le Ola (Protecting Life) Study

Puipuia le Ola: Increasing Reach and Uptake of COVID-19 Testing Among Pacific Islanders in Hawaii and Guam" official Youtube account.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, Research Findings
Resource Type: Multimedia

Community-engaged COVID-19 testing, positivity, and vaccination in Miami, FL

The overall aim of this project was to investigate access to an use of COVID-19 prevention, testing, treatment, and vaccination in collaboration with community partners.
Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Summary

Report: Support for Safe Return to In-Person School

COVID-19 Testing, Learning, and Consultation Study (School TLC Study)
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Recruitment & Participation
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Tailored Recruitment Messaging: Increasing representation of Black communities in COVID-19 home testing and surveillance data

Represent ATL created these recruitment materials after analyzing focus groups of 29 community members tasked with reacting to COVID-19 collateral developed by CDC and Morehouse School of Medicine.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Best Practices
Resource Type: Reference Guide

Best Practices for the Design of Accessible COVID-19 Home Tests

Available now and hosted by the U.S. Access Board, the Best Practices for the Design of Accessible COVID-19 Home Tests document aims to ensure that more people can access and use COVID-19 home tests, including those who have no vision or low vision, have a reduced range of dexterity or motor skills, and are aging.
Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Video: Bienvenidos al proyecto de RADx-UP

Investigadores Micky Cohen-Wolkowiez y Rosa María González-Guarda describen el proyecto de RADx-UP y nos explican porque las voces y las experiencias de la comunidad latina, hispana y latinx son importantes para el diseño de pruebas diagnósticas, tratamientos y vacunas contra el COVID-19.
Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Video: Welcome to the RADx-UP Project

Researchers Micky Cohen-Wolkowiez and Rosa María González-Guarda describe the RADx-UP project and explain why the voices and experiences of the Latino, Hispanic and Latinx community are important for the design of diagnostic tests, treatments and vaccines against COVID -19.
Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Research Tools

CATCH-UP: Practice Assessment

This document provides a tool for assessing which strategies are in place in a primary care practice when it comes to improving COVID-19 care. It also provides a mechanism for prioritizing practice improvement activities.
Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Summary

COVID-19 Testing & Vaccination in the Hispanic Population: How behaviors differed by national heritage and language preference

In this study, researchers wanted to understand if national heritage and language affected whether Hispanic community members participated in COVID-19 testing and got vaccinated.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, Children & Safe Schools, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Reports

Navigating a Pandemic in the K-12 Setting, Part 2: COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination

The ABC Science Collaborative and RADx-UP published a special supplement to the research journal Pediatrics focused on lessons learned while navigating the K-12 school environment during the pandemic.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: Best Practices, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Reference Guides

Advocating for Racial Equity in the US Healthcare System

Advocating for Racial Equity in the US Healthcare System is a comprehensive guide developed by RADx-UP and CCPH to increase understanding, strengthen patient-provider relationships, and support shared decision-making.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: RADx-UP Research Findings, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Reports

Early Findings of RADx-UP: Qualitative Evaluation Brief

This document summarizes the RADx-UP Tracking and Evaluation Team's June 2023 Qualitative Report key takeaways in an easy-to-read format.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: RADx-UP Research Findings, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Reports

RADx-UP Program Evaluation: Qualitative Evaluation Report

This report describes the findings from the RADx-UP Tracking and Evaluation Team's June 2023 qualitative evaluation of the program.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: RADx-UP Research Findings, Children & Safe Schools
Resource Type: Research Tools

Mantener a los ninos a salvo en la escuela: Lecciones aprendidas de la pandemia del COVID-19

This document summarizes the collaborative supplement between Pediatrics, ABC Science Collaborative, and the RADx-UP CDCC in Spanish.
Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: RADx-UP Research Findings, Children & Safe Schools
Resource Type: Research Tools

Keeping Children Safe in School: Lessons learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic

This document summarizes the collaborative effort between Pediatrics, The ABC Science Collaborative and the RADx-UP Coordination and Data Collection Center.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing
Resource Type: Research Tools

RADx-UP Linkage Datasets

RADx-UP data has been linked to various other public data sources, described in this flyer.
Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Policy Paper

Priorizar a los trabajadores de salud comunitarios en la reforma de la atención médica es clave para mejorar la equidad en la salud

Community Health Workers (CHWs) that collaborated with RADx-UP projects served in multiple roles on a continuum ranging from advisory to outreach to shared project leadership.
Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Policy Paper

Prioritizing Community Health Workers in Health Care Reform is Key to Enhancing Health Equity

Community Health Workers (CHWs) that collaborated with RADx-UP projects served in multiple roles on a continuum ranging from advisory to outreach to shared project leadership.
Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Policy Paper

Opportunities to Enhance Health Equity by Integrating Community Health Workers into Payment and Care Delivery Reforms

Community Health Workers (CHWs) that collaborated with RADx-UP projects served in multiple roles on a continuum ranging from advisory to outreach to shared project leadership.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Reference Guides

Redefining Scholarship

This document provides guidance for how to uplift and refer to community-generated knowledge and associated products as equally important to research products created in academic settings. It breaks down the types of products this might include and suggests next steps.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: RADx-UP Research Findings, Best Practices
Resource Type: Multimedia

Partnering for Impact Workshop: Discussion on Community-Engaged Research and Publications

Watch a panel discussion by Partnering for Impact Workshop presenters about community-engaged research and publications.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: RADx-UP Research Findings, Best Practices
Resource Type: Multimedia

Partnering for Impact Workshop: #11 Dealing with Reviews

Once a manuscript is submitted to a journal, it must go through a review process. Learn from the presenter on how to best approach to dealing with reviews.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: RADx-UP Research Findings, Best Practices
Resource Type: Multimedia

Partnering for Impact Workshop: #10 Writing the Discussion

The end of the manuscript will be a discussion of results. Learn from the presenter on how to best approach completing the discussion section.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: RADx-UP Research Findings, Best Practices
Resource Type: Multimedia

Partnering for Impact Workshop Series: #9 Writing the Results

Next in the manuscript development process is the results section. Learn from the presenter on how to best approach completing the results section.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Research Tools

SDoTV Causal Loop Diagram Table

The RADx-UP CDCC Understanding Social Determinants of COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination (SDoTV) Work Group collaborated with the CDCC Group Model Building team to create a visual representation of what helps, or hurts, equitable COVID-19 testing.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Los beneficios de la investigación comprometida con la comunidad en la creación de respuestas basadas en el lugar al COVID-19INSTITUCIÓN de Aceleración Rápida del Diagnóstico en Poblaciones Desfavorecidas (RADx-UP)

Los investigadores de la Universidad Estatal de Delaware visitaron comunidades desatendidas para investigar el impacto y la respuesta al COVID-19. Sus hallazgos se destacan en este informe de investigación de una página.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Research Briefs

The Benefits of Community Engaged Research in Creating Place-Based Responses to COVID-19

Delaware State University researchers went to underserved communities to investigate the impact of and response to COVID-19. Their findings are highlighted in this one-page research brief.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Health & Treatment, Community Engagement, Children & Safe Schools
Resource Type: Reports

City of Chicago Health Alert Network

The City of Chicago Health Alert Network (HAN) sends alerts of the latest public health news and updates. The aim is for relevant news and helpful news.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Research Tools

The Community Engagement Alliance Consultative Resource (CEACR)

The Community Engagement Alliance Consultative Resource (CEACR) was established to elevate best practices throughout the Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) and provide customized expertise to optimize inclusive participation across the research ecosystem.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Health & Treatment, Community Engagement, Legal/Policy
Resource Type: Multimedia

Center for Black Health and Equity Resources

The Center for Black Health and Equity is the leading nationally recognized public health entity for solutions impacting African American health. The Center engages health care organizations, public health officials, faith leaders, and African American communities in health promotion and disease prevention work. They provide resources and initiatives related to tobacco control, COVID-19, HIV/AIDS, women's health, cancer, mental health and other disparities.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Health & Treatment, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Research Tools

Communities Organizing to Promote Equity (COPE)

Communities Organizing to Promote Equity (COPE) aims to advance health equity by mobilizing partners and collaborators across Kansas. Their Local Health Equity Action Teams (LHEATs) are made up of members who represent and serve the Kansans communities being prioritized and community health workers and other members of public health organizations engaging in health equity work.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: Community Engagement
Resource Type: Meetings/Events

New Bethel Church Community Development Corp.

New Bethel Church (NBC) is a community- and faith-based organization that focuses on youth development by participating in/creating events in the community to strengthen bonds.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Best Practices, Legal/Policy
Resource Type: Research Tools

Partners for Advancing Health Equity Resource Library

The Partners for Advancing Health Equity Resource Library is a virtual portal containing action-oriented health equity research, practice, and policies.
Audience: Public
Topic: Community Engagement, COVID-19 Health & Treatment
Resource Type: Multimedia

Harlem Congregations For Community Improvement

HCCI is a coalition of inter-faith congregations that has implemented a comprehensive portfolio of programs to provide affordable housing and safe streets, offer opportunities for individuals and groups to become and remain economically independent, increase understanding of and access to health care, and provide substantive educational programs for adults and young people.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Best Practices, Recruitment & Participation
Resource Type: Research Tools

Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science

The Alda Method helps researchers pay close attention to their message and how others are responding to it.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, Legal/Policy, Best Practices
Resource Type: Multimedia

Let’s Talk Shots – COVID-19 Vaccines

The Institute for Vaccine Safety (IVS) provides an independent assessment of vaccine safety to guide decision making at the policy, practice and individual level. This interactive tool was developed as part of community outreach to provide information about vaccines and uses video from health professionals and community members talking about their experiences and providing facts.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, Children & Safe Schools, Best Practices
Resource Type: Reference Guides

Reframing the Conversation about Child and Adolescent Vaccinations

This strategic brief by Frameworks includes five evidence-based recommendations for communicating about vaccinations.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Children & Safe Schools, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Percepciones sobre las pruebas del COVID-19 caseras de los cuidadores de niños con complejidad médica: Un estudio cualitativo

Investigadores de Wisconsin trabajaron para comprender las percepciones de los cuidadores sobre las pruebas de COVID-19 caseras.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Children & Safe Schools, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Caregiver perceptions of in-home COVID-19 testing for children with medical complexity: A qualitative study

RADx-UP researchers from Wisconsin worked to understand caregivers’ perceptions of in-home COVID-19 testing for children with medical complexity.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, Best Practices, Community Engagement, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Tools

EA3: Tools and Resources Provided by Equity Evidence Academy Presenters

A list of helpful Evidence Academy Tools and Resources provided by presenters throughout the event.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Health and Treatment
Resource Type: Reports

Health+ Long Covid Human-Centered Design Report

The Health+ Long COVID Human-Centered Design Report broadens the conversation and elevates what is often underrepresented in Long COVID statistics, scientific literature, and policy making—the narratives and expertise of people with Long COVID and what they want and need to live better, healthier lives.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Health and Treatment, Best Practices, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Multimedia

Community Health Worker (CHW) Core Consensus Project

The Community Health Worker (CHW) Core Consensus Project's website provides information on the essential roles and competencies of CHWs as well as resources for carrying them out.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Intenciones del padre/madre/tutor de vacunar a sus hijos contra el COVID-19 en los Estados Unidos

La vacuna contra el COVID-19 está disponible para muchos niños menores de 17 años. Sin embargo, la mayoría de las vacunas infantiles requieren el consentimiento de los padres/tutores. Por lo tanto, los investigadores de la Universidad de Arkansas para las Ciencias Médicas estudiaron si los padres planeaban vacunar a sus hijos y qué factores podrían afectar esa decisión.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Parent/guardian intentions to vaccinate children against COVID-19 in the United States

Most child vaccination requires parental/guardian consent. Therefore, researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences studied whether parents planned to vaccinate their children against COVID-19 and what factors may affect that decision.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Multimedia

NYU-CUNY Prevention Research Center Videos

Youtube library with video stories of New Yorkers' COVID vaccination and pandemic experience. There are of 25 videos subtitled in English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, and Arabic.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Toolkit for Engaging Diverse Communities to Plan and Implement Public Health Programs

Say Yes! COVID Test and You & Me COVID-Free program leaders and community partners worked together to develop a toolkit to share lessons learned and guide future community-engaged public health programs in underrepresented communities.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Community Engagement, RADx-UP Research FIndings
Resource Type: Multimedia

BCCI Video Library

In this video library, you can watch and listen as the team talks through highlights of the Causal Loop Diagram Table resource.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Community Engagement, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Dashboards/Data Visualizations

BCCI Causal Loop Diagram Table

The RADx-UP CDCC Building Community Capacity and Impact Working Group collaborated with the CDCC Group Model Building team to create a visual representation of what helps, or hurts, equitable COVID-19 testing. In this resource, you will see a table with visual diagrams and written explanations of the working group's insights into community processes that impact COVID-19 testing.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Reports

RADx-UP Bibliometrics Report

This report assesses research performance at a very early program stage by presenting an evaluative bibliometric analysis of the initial set of RADx-UP-funded research publications.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Community Engagement, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Efectividad de una intervención de divulgación en la aceptación de pruebas para detectar el COVID-19 en las comunidades latinas: Ensayo aleatorizado por grupos

Los investigadores de la Universidad de Oregon estudiaron si adaptar las prácticas de divulgación comunitaria a la comunidad latina podría aumentar la cantidad de personas latinas que se someten a pruebas para detectar el SARS-CoV-2. El estudio se llamó Oregon Saludable: Juntos Podemos (Healthy Oregon: Together We Can).
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Community Engagement, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Effectiveness of a COVID-19 testing outreach intervention for Latinx communities: A cluster randomized trial

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).
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Best Practices, Funding Opportunities
Resource Type: Multimedia

Community Collaboration Mini-Grant: Making the Most of $50k

Hear from three RADx-UP projects about how they used their funding to advance capacity, training, support, and community experience with their COVID-19 testing initiatives.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Community Engagement, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Gestión de contingencias y pruebas de detección del SARS-CoV-2 entre personas que se inyectan drogas

Para comprender mejor la eficacia de las estrategias de realización de pruebas en esta población vulnerable, este estudio exploró el impacto de la gestión de contingencias (en forma de una tarjeta de regalo de $10) en la realización de la prueba de COVID-19 en personas que se inyectan drogas.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, Best Practices, Community Engagement, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Reports

2022 COVID-19 EQUITY EVIDENCE ACADEMY: COVID-19 Testing Equity Through Messaging Accuracy and Accessibility Interactive Data Profile

Explore the 2022 interactive Data Profile, with in-depth theme summaries, RADx-UP project team interviews, map of conference presenters, and more.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, Best Practices, Community Engagement, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Reports

2022 COVID-19 EQUITY EVIDENCE ACADEMY: COVID-19 Testing Equity Through Messaging Accuracy and Accessibility Data Profile

Explore the 2022 Data Profile in PDF form, with in-depth theme summaries, RADx-UP project team interviews, map of conference presenters, and more.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Legal/Policy, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Multimedia

RADx-UP Policy Framework for Community-Based COVID-19 Testing Video: Foundational Components

This short video highlights the foundational components: community engagement, cross-sector partnerships, and regulatory guidance.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Legal/Policy, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Multimedia

RADx-UP Policy Framework for Community-Based COVID-19 Testing Video: Payment

This short video highlights the policy lever for payment, or the way health care organizations get paid for the services they provide.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Legal/Policy, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Multimedia

RADx-UP Policy Framework for Community-Based COVID-19 Testing Video: Communication & Messaging

This short video highlights the policy lever for communication and messaging or strategies that, when followed, help mitigate public health crises, motivate the public to participate, and prevent further systemic exclusion from health care services.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Legal/Policy, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Multimedia

RADx-UP Policy Framework for Community-Based COVID-19 Testing Video: Data

This short video highlights the policy lever for data, including information, statistics, and real-world evidence that informs policy changes.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Legal/Policy, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Multimedia

RADx-UP Policy Framework for Community-Based COVID-19 Testing Video: Resource Allocation

This short video highlights the policy lever for resource allocation, or the process that assign and manage resources for different uses or needs.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Legal/Policy, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Multimedia

RADx-UP Policy Framework for Community-Based COVID-19 Testing Video: Access

This short video highlights the policy lever for access, or, the ability for individuals and communities to get what they need when they need it.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Legal/Policy, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Multimedia

RADx-UP Policy Framework for Community-Based COVID-19 Testing Video Compilation: 5 Policy Levers + 3 Foundational Components

This short video highlights the foundational components: community engagement, cross-sector partnerships, and regulatory guidance. It also highlights the five policy levers: access, resource allocation, data, communications & messaging, and payment, as well as community engagement, cross-sector partnerships, and regulatory guidance.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Health & Treatment, Legal/Policy, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Experiencias de los trabajadores de atención de la salud de raza negra y latina en funciones de apoyo durante la pandemia de COVID-19: Un estudio cualitativo

Los hallazgos de este estudio resaltan la necesidad crítica de que los empleadores brinden programas específicos que ofrezcan apoyo, promuevan la recuperación, reduzcan el agotamiento y mejoren la retención.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Health & Treatment, Legal/Policy, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Experiences of Black and Latinx health care workers in support roles during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study

The findings of this study highlight the critical need for employers to provide targeted programs that provide support, promote healing, reduce burnout, and enhance retention.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, Children & Safe Schools, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Multimedia

Mary Cariola Center Radio Show

Dr. John Foxe and Study Coordinator, Emily Wagner, were featured on the The Mary Cariola Center Radio Show (WYSL Radio 1040 AM, 92.1 FM) on April 21st to discuss the study.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, Best Practices
Resource Type: Multimedia

Lessons Learned from Vaccine Distribution in Nursing Homes Presentation

In this recorded presentation, Executive Director of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing (HIGN) and NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing Professor Dr. Tara Cortes hosts Dr. Sarah D. Berry, Dr. Sandra Crouse Quinn, and Dr. Michi Yukawa to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine facts and misconceptions.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Health and Treatment
Resource Type: Reports

COVID-19 and US Nursing Homes: Implications for the Future, NIA Investigators Workshop on Aging Research and COVID-19

Report of a virtual workshop that showcased COVID-19 research supported by NIA administrative supplements issued following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Multimedia

AHCA Get Vaccinated Town Hall

AHCA/NCAL's Dr. David Gifford and Dr. Sarah Berry join long term care staff to answer questions about the COVID-19 vaccines.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Recruitment & Participation
Resource Type: Research Tools

Represent ATL Study Website

The Represent ATL study website includes information about their project and Community Advisory Board.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, Best Practices
Resource Type: Reports

Communicating about COVID-19 Vaccinations: Recommendations for Hawaiʻi

A recent study by a team of researchers led by the UH Mānoa College of Social Sciences (CSS) found that targeted communications strategies may hold the key to encouraging more eligible people to get vaccinated. This page includes a full report and accompanying webinar.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, Community Engagement, Legal/Policy
Resource Type: Reports

UHERO Report

The University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization and the Pacific Alliance Against COVID-19 (PAAC) conducted a survey of businesses and community organizations in Hawaii to (1) understand their willingness to adopt restrictions at their workplaces for employees and customers and (2) understand barriers to effectively execute these restrictions if implemented. This report summarizes the survey results and accompanying recommendations.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Multimedia

Partnering for Impact Workshop Series: #8 Writing the Methods

Next in the manuscript development process is the methods section. Learn from our presenter on how to best approach completing the methods section.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Multimedia

Partnering for Impact Workshop Series: #7 Writing the Intro

Don’t let writing a manuscript be intimidating. Our presenter will take us through each section, starting with the Introduction, and provide mentorship to support you throughout the process.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Multimedia

Partnering for Impact Workshop Series: #6 Using Citation Manager

Learn how to use citation managers to organize your research and make creating a bibliography easier.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Multimedia

Partnering for Impact Workshop Series: #5 Intro to Searching

Strengthen your manuscript with published articles that can be used as reference.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Multimedia

Partnering for Impact Workshop Series: #4 Journal Submission

Learn how to navigate journal submissions and gain understanding on journal requirements.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Multimedia

Partnering for Impact Workshop Series: #3 Journal Selection

Take a deep dive into the recommendations from a published author to learn how to navigate which journal is most appropriate for your manuscript.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Multimedia

Partnering for Impact Workshop Series: #2 Understanding the Data Dashboard & Data Linkage Dashboard

Learn from our data experts on how to navigate the data dashboard and generate ideas for an analysis concept using RADx-UP aggregated data.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Multimedia

Partnering for Impact Workshop Series: #1 Understanding the Concept & Analysis Proposal Submission Process

Gain insight into how to submit the concept and analysis proposal as part of the Partnering for Impact Consortial Publications Process.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, COVID-19 Health & Treatment, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Perspectivas de las comunidades negras y latinas sobre los procedimientos de mitigación, las pruebas y las vacunas contra el virus del COVID-19

Esta investigación abarca un estudio que exploró las experiencias de personas adultas negras y latinas durante la primera parte de la pandemia para entender su comprensión de las estrategias de salud pública sobre el COVID-19 y su respuesta a ellas, así como sus perspectivas sobre los procedimientos para prevenir el COVID-19, incluidas las pruebas y las vacunas.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, COVID-19 Health & Treatment, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Black and Latinx Community Perspectives on COVID-19 Mitigation Behaviors, Testing, and Vaccines

This research brief covers a study that explored the experiences of Black and Latinx adults during the early part of the pandemic to understand their understanding of and response to COVID-19 public health strategies and their perspectives on the behaviors to prevent COVID-19, including testing and vaccines.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Best Practices, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Contingency Management and SARS-CoV-2 Testing Among People Who Inject Drugs

People who inject drugs often lack access to COVID-19 testing. To better understand the effectiveness of testing uptake strategies in this population, this study explored the impact of contingency management (in the form of a $10 gift card) on COVID-19 test uptake in people who inject drugs.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Best Practices, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Dashboards/Data Visualizations

RADx-UP Data Visualization Style Guide

This guide provides best practices to choose the right visualizations for your data and audiences.
Audience: Public
Topic: Children & Safe Schools
Resource Type: Reference Guides

BE SAGE Teacher website

To assist the teachers at early care education sites, the BE SAGE team created a 'Curriculum' portion of their website.
Audience: Public
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Multimedia

COMMIT Video: The PATIENTS Program and Mount Lebanon Baptist Church Formalize Longstanding Partnership

Video about the PATIENTS Program and the Mount Lebanon Baptist Church collaboration to build trust between academia and the West Baltimore community.
Audience: Public
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Multimedia

The PATIENTS Program and Mount Lebanon Baptist Church Formalize Longstanding Partnership

The PATIENTS Program and the Mount Lebanon Baptist Church are collaborating to build trust between academia and the West Baltimore community.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Flyers/posters/handouts

COVID-19 Vaccines Chart

A chart made by Take Care, Texas at UTHealth that breaks down COVID-19 vaccine eligibility by age and vaccine type.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Community Engagement, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Flyers/posters/handouts

UTHealth RADx-UP: Fostering Trust Through Effective Communication

A flier created for attendees of Texas Public Health Summit 2022 to explain communication strategies implemented for the RADx-UP project.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, COVID-19 Health & Treatment
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

RADx-MA Research Partnership Communication Materials

Clear, plain-language materials in multiple languages from The RADx-MA Research Partnership that support community health centers with their efforts to increase testing.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Flyers/posters/handouts

Addressing COVID-19 Testing Inequities Among Underserved Populations in Massachusetts (MA) – Lay Research Summary

A lay language summary of research findings.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, Community Engagement, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Multimedia

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Minoritized Youth and Young Adults in the US. Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office Scientific Webinar Series

Webinar at the NIH Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office Scientific Webinar Series.
Audience: Public
Topic: Community Engagement, Children & Safe Schools
Resource Type: Multimedia

BE SAGE Build a World of Play Proposal Video

The BE SAGE project submitted a proposal to the Lego Build a World of Play Global Challenge Application.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Flyers/posters/handouts

ASU Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center COVID-19 Graphics for Migrants

The Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center and their community partner, Lutheran Social Services (LSS) of the Southwest, developed new COVID-19 public health education materials for asylum seekers in Arizona.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: Best Practices, Community Engagement, Recruitment & Participation, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Multimedia

Explore the RADx-UP Resource Center Video

This video is an overview of the RADx-UP.org Resource Center.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Health and Treatment, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Patrones en los sectores censales y determinantes sociales contextuales de la salud asociados con el COVID-19 en una población hispana del sur de Texas: Una perspectiva espaciotemporal

Este estudio del equipo del Centro de Ciencias de Salud de la Universidad de Texas en Houston examinó patrones, a nivel de sectores censales, de la infección por COVID-19 entre mexico-estadounidenses que viven en Texas, en la frontera de EE. UU. y México.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Health and Treatment, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Census Tract Patterns and Contextual Social Determinants of Health Associated With COVID-19 in a Hispanic Population from South Texas: A Spatiotemporal Perspective

This study from the team at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston examined patterns, at the census tract level, of COVID-19 infection among Mexican-Americans living in Texas on the US-Mexico border.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: RADx-UP Research Findings, COVID-19 testing, COVID-19 vaccination, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Reports

RADx-UP Scientific Meeting Report May 2022

The RADx-UP Scientific Meeting series is a regular showcase for RADx-UP projects to present data results, share insights, and identify solutions for combatting COVID-19. This report summarizes the RADx-UP project presentations from the May 2022 Scientific Meeting.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Las disparidades en las pruebas del coronavirus asociadas con la privación a nivel comunitario, las desigualdades raciales y la inseguridad alimentaria en Virginia Occidenta

Este estudio ecológico de observación tuvo como objetivo identificar factores que puedan afectar las pruebas para detectar el COVID-19 y las tasas de positividad en las comunidades rurales de Virginia Occidental.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Coronavirus Testing Disparities Associated with Community Level Deprivation, Racial Inequalities, and Food Insecurity in West Virginia

This observational ecological study aimed to identify factors that may affect COVID-19 testing and positivity rates in rural communities in West Virginia.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Resistencia a las vacunas contra el COVID-19 en las comunidades marginadas de Delaware

Este estudio de la Universidad Estatal de Delaware, en colaboración con la Sussex County Health Coalition (Coalición de Salud del Condado de Sussex) y la Hope Coalition (La Coalición de Esperanza,) investigó la prevalencia de la aceptación de la vacuna contra el COVID-19 y las dudas y desconfianza sobre la misma en las comunidades desfavorecidas de Delaware.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Briefs

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Delaware’s Underserved Communities

This study from Delaware State University in collaboration with Sussex County Health Coalition and the Hope Coalition investigated the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine uptake and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Delaware’s underserved communities.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Multimedia

Take Care, Texas Community Outreach Video

This video was developed by Take Care, Texas to engage organizations and businesses from the three project regions to collaborate for the purpose of increasing COVID-19 testing in their communities.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Multimedia

COVID-19 Testimonial for Cameron County

This video includes personal testimonial from a Cameron County, Texas community member recounting her reason for getting tested to highlight the importance of COVID-19 testing.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing
Resource Type: Multimedia

COVID-19 Saliva Testing Demonstration

This video engages community members from the Tyler/Northeast Texas area showing the process for providing a COVID-19 saliva test.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Take Care, Texas COVID-19 Community Toolkit

This toolkit provides tailored resources to the three Take Care, Texas project regions (Houston/Harris County, seven counties in Northeast Texas, Cameron County in South Texas) for the purpose of increasing COVID-19 testing in these communities.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Flyers/posters/handouts

UAMS Testing and Vaccination Ad Campaigns

These resources promote the availability of vaccines and tests to the Marshallese, Spanish, and English speaking communities that are engaged in the RADx-UP study at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Community Engagement, Children & Safe Schools
Resource Type: Flyers/posters/handouts

The Adventures of the SASEA Robot & Friends

Safer at School Early Alert (SASEA) partnered with their Health Communications Team to develop a comic book/coloring book as a kid-friendly way for children and parents to learn about what SASEA did at their schools over the past two years.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Meetings/Events

CCPH Equitable Partnerships Presentation Summary

On April 12, 2022, the RADx-UP Community Engagement Core participated in a training on Equitable Partnerships delivered by Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH).
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, Community Engagement, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Multimedia

Juntos Virtual Town Hall

Juntos hosted a Spanish-language virtual town hall event through RADx Kansas.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Materials for Border Communities from Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center at ASU

The ASU Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center, with community partner Campesinos sin Fronteras, developed COVID-19 public health education materials in Spanish and English for border and transborder populations in Arizona.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, COVID-19 Health & Treatment, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

El Sol: COVID-19 Comic Toolkit

El Sol's website provides tools, trainings, and other resources to aid CHWs and promotores in serving their communities.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Salud y Bienestar

This website includes COVID-19 information, testing and vaccination resources, and community resources tailored for Latino communities.  
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Health and Treatment
Resource Type: Reference Guides

HHS: Combate COVID

This Spanish-language website, provided by HHS, shares information on treatments available to keep COVID-19 symptoms from getting worse.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Community Engagement, COVID-19 Health and Treatment
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

NRC-RIM Community Engagement Toolkit

The toolkit includes checklists, guides, and example best practices for engaging with refugees, immigrants, and migrants in COVID-19 prevention.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Reference Guides

Urban Institute: Community-Engaged Methods Guidebook

Guidebook that covers different topics in community-engaged work to aid those who are just beginning these efforts or looking to expand or deepen the work they are already doing.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Community Engagement
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Community-Centered Dissemination Toolkit

The Community-Centered Dissemination Toolkit is a resource designed to help research teams incorporate community-engagement principles into dissemination.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Center for Community Health Alignment: Community Health Worker Model Best Practice Toolkit for Designing, Implementing and Showing Impact

A series of toolkits for Community Health Worker model implementation in both community-based and healthcare settings.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Best Practices
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

NIH Science, Health, and Public Trust Toolkit

This toolkit includes guidance and checklists to improve the quality and usefulness of information for the public about science and health.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Community Engagement
Resource Type: Reference Guides

Participatory Community Building Guidebook: Building Community Capacity

The guidebook offers an insight to the range of patterns, practice, processes and principles available to support local community-led efforts. 
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Reports

Data Walks: An Innovative Way to Share Data with Communities

The Urban Institute HOST team developed a tool called a Data Walk as a means of sharing data and research findings with stakeholders.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Recruitment & Participation
Resource Type: Flyers/posters/handouts

Survey and Testing Reminder Magnets

The Maine Health RADx-UP Study Team created survey and testing reminder magnets for participants enrolled in their at home COVID testing cohort.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Reference Guides

Q&A with RADx-UP Community Engagement Leader Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda

Community Engagement Leader Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda responds to questions about her experience with community engagement and relationship building.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, Community Engagement, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Multimedia

#Vax4Community

#Vax4Community is a social marketing campaign to build vaccine confidence and uptake and reduce health disparities in New York City.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Community Engagement, Legal/Policy, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Reports

Addressing COVID-19 Using Community Engaged Approaches in Vulnerable Kansas City, Mo. Communities

In this report, UMKC researchers provide context for why and how COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted people of color in Kansas City and beyond.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Multimedia

Community Immunity

Hip Hop Public Health created a new series of free, engaging, evidence-based music video resources designed to increase vaccine literacy utilizing the transformative power of art, music, and science.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Vaccine Resource Center

Set of resources from the National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants, that support with vaccine planning, roll-out, knowledge, and confidence among Refugee, Immigrant, and Migrant (RIM) communities.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Reference Guides

AAPCHO COVID-19 Resource Hub

This page, by the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations, will be updated frequently with tailored resources for community health centers.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

AAMC Center for Health Justice Community Engagement Toolkits

This toolkit of materials is for organizations to download and use to facilitate discussions within their communities, develop relationships with a broad coalition, and track lessons learned.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Community Engagement, Legal/Policy, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Reports

Redressing Systemic Inequities: Five Lessons For Community-Based COVID-19 Testing From The RADx-UP Initiative

This Health Affairs blog post highlights five lessons learned about community-academic partnerships through RADx-UP's work.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Best Practices
Resource Type: Reference Guides

Do No Harm Guide: Applying Equity Awareness in Data Visualization

This guide offers a set of guidelines for presenting data through a DEI lens.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Community Engagement, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Multimedia

Community Testing and SARS-CoV-2 Rates for Latinxs in Baltimore Video Summary

This video provides a brief summary of how RADx-UP researchers implemented free community-based testingto ease access and trust issues affecting COVID-19 testing in Latinx communities.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Fuentes confiables de información sobre la vacuna contra el COVID-19 entre personas que tienen dudas en los Estados Unidos

Este es un resumen de investigación sobre un estudio del Centro Medico de la Universidad de Arkansas (University of Arkansas Medical Center) en colaboración con el Consejo del Noroeste de Arkansas (Northwest Arkansas Council).
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Jikin ak Armij ro me rej Kwalok Melele ko ikijen Wā eo an COVID-19 im Armij ro Rejab Konan Wā ilo Amedka rej Tōmaki

Tukadi in katak in ej kwalok jidik melele kin juon katak jen University of Arkansas Medical Center (Jikin Taktō eo ilo University of Arkansas) ilo aer jerbal ibben Northwest Arkansas Council eo (Koonjel eo an NorthWest Arkansas).
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Trusted Sources of COVID-19 Vaccine Information among Hesitant Adopters in the United States

This is a research brief about a study out of the University of Arkansas Medical Center in collaboration with the Northwest Arkansas Council.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Legal/Policy, COVID-19 Testing, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Reports

Scaling Up Equitable Access to Community-Based COVID-19 Testing: Strategies from the RADx-UP Initiative – Case Studies

Case studies from the policy paper Scaling Up Equitable Access to Community-Based COVID-19 Testing: Strategies from the RADx-UP Initiative.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: Legal/Policy, COVID-19 Testing, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Scaling Up Equitable Access to Community-Based COVID-19 Testing: Strategies from the RADx-UP Initiative – Executive Summary

The executive summary for the policy paper, Scaling Up Equitable Access to Community-Based COVID-19 Testing: Strategies from the RADx-UP Initiative.
Audience: Investigadores, el público en general
Topic: Pruebas de COVID-19, participación de la comunidad, política públicas, resultados de la investigación de RADx-UP
Resource Type: Reports

Pruebas de COVID-19 comunitarias: Barreras, soluciones y próximos pasos

Este resumen le da a la comunidad los resultados de la investigación de RADx-UP que acompaña el informe de política públicas, Scaling Up Equitable Access to Community-Based COVID-19 Testing: Strategies from the RADx-UP Initiative.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Community Engagement, Legal/Policy, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Reports

Community-Based COVID-19 Testing: Barriers, Solutions, and Next Steps

This report provides information about the equity gaps in COVID-19 testing and policy recommendations for closing the gaps based on findings from the RADx-UP initiative.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Community Engagement, Legal/Policy, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Reports

Scaling Up Equitable Access to Community-Based COVID-19 Testing: Strategies from the RADx-UP Initiative

This policy paper offers a timely perspective into the policy strategies necessary to close equity gaps in COVID-19 testing based on experiences from RADx-UP projects.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: Children & Safe Schools, COVID-19 Testing, Legal/Policy
Resource Type: Reports

ABC Science Collaborative Pediatrics Supplement

The RADx-UP CDCC Child Health Working Group in collaboration with the ABC Science Collaborative published a supplement in the journal Pediatrics.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: Children & Safe Schools, COVID-19 Testing
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

ReSET

 The ReSET study page summarizes content created for sharing with community, school, family, and healthcare stakeholders.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Legal/Policy, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Reference Guides

RADx-UP Publications Policy

The RADx-UP Publications Policy directs the development and review of scholarly products derived from aggregated RADx-UP data.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Materiales educativos sobre la vacunación contra el COVID-19 del Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center (Centro de Investigación Interdisciplinaria del Suroeste) de ASU (Universidad Estatal de Arizona, ASU por sus siglas en inglés)

El Centro de Investigación Interdisciplinaria del Suroeste de la Universidad Estatal de Arizona ha creado una colección de materiales sobre vacunación contra el COVID-19.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Materiales educativos sobre las pruebas para COVID-19 del Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center (Centro de Investigación Interdisciplinaria del Suroeste) de ASU (Universidad Estatal de Arizona, ASU por sus siglas en inglés)

El Centro de Investigación Interdisciplinaria del Suroeste de la Universidad Estatal de Arizona ha desarrollado una creciente colección de materiales educativos que abarcan los aspectos básicos de las pruebas para COVID-19.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Health and Treatment, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Surveys

Herramienta de evaluación de necesidades sociales del Consejo de Servicios Hispanos

La herramienta de evaluación le hace a los participantes del estudio 10 preguntas relacionadas con sus necesidades actuales no cubiertas con respeto a vivienda, alimentos, servicios públicos y más.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: Community Engagement, COVID-19 Testing, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Flyers/posters/handouts

Nov. 2021 COVID-19 Equity Evidence Academy Customizable Takeaways Powerpoint

Download these customizable slides about the Nov. 2021 COVID-19 Equity Evidence Academy and share the most relevant information with your audience.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Multimedia

Mitos de la vacuna – Myths on Vaccines

Así reacciona una doctora en fisiología y biofísica a tres de los mitos más repetidos: alteración del ADN, control cibernético y envenenamiento, en un video de TikTok.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing
Resource Type: Multimedia

Cómo se hacen las pruebas rápidas de COVID-19 en ÓRALE

En este video, un coordinador de investigación clínica de ÓRALE explica cómo se hacen las pruebas de detección de COVID-19, mostrando cómo se la hace a un paciente, y los pasos para establecer el diagnóstico en 15-20 minutos.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Health and Treatment, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Reference Guides

Why Rapid Access to Anti-viral Treatment Matters for ÓRALE

This blog post describes current challenges to focus areas and communities from COVID-19 and suggest ways in which monoclonal antibodies could be prioritized and integrated into projects like ÓRALE. 
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Reference Guides

¿Por qué necesito una prueba de COVID-19 si estoy vacunado?

Estas son las razones para hacerse una prueba de COVID-19, a pesar de estar vacunado.
Audience: Public
Topic: Travel, Best Practices
Resource Type: Reference Guides

COVID-19 Travel Advice, Mayo Clinic

On this page, Mayo Clinic provides guidance for safety practices while traveling during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Audience: Public
Topic: Travel, Best Practices
Resource Type: Reference Guides

Domestic Travel During COVID-19

On this page, the CDC provides guidance for safety practices while traveling domestically during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Audience: Public
Topic: Travel, Best Practices
Resource Type: Reference Guides

U.S. Citizens, U.S. Nationals, U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents, and Immigrants: Travel to and from the United States

On this page, the CDC provides guidance for those traveling to and from the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, Best Practices
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Employer Toolkit, Minnesota COVID-19 Response

This toolkit directs employers to the resources they need to help their workforce get vaccinated safely and efficiently and to provide materials to educate employees about COVID-19 vaccines.
Audience: Public
Topic: Legal/Policy
Resource Type: Reference Guides

“What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws,” U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Page of frequently asked questions related to employment rights and issues in the COVID-19 pandemic. Created by the EEOC.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Assessment of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to COVID-19 Vaccination Sites in Brooklyn, New York

This research brief summarizes an article from researchers from the New York University Grossman School of Medicine.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Evaluación de las disparidades raciales y étnicas en el acceso a los centros de vacunación contra el COVID-19 en Brooklyn, Nueva York

Esta reseña de investigación resume un artículo de investigadores de La Escuela de Medicina de Grossman de la Universidad de Nueva York (New York University Grossman School of Medicine).
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Infección incidental por SARS-CoV-2 entre residentes de hogares de ancianos vacunados con ARNm y no vacunados

Descargue los hallazgos de investigación más recientes del consorcio RADx-UP.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Incident SARS-CoV-2 Infection among mRNA-Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Nursing Home Residents

Download the recent findings coming out of the RADx-UP program.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

The Vaccine Equity Cooperative

The Vaccine Equity Cooperative resource page provides community-specific toolkits aimed at providing accurate and relevant information to reduce vaccination disparities.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: Community Engagement, COVID-19 Health and Treatment
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

National COVID-19 Resiliency Network (NCRN) Community Health Worker Tool Kit

National COVID-19 Resiliency Network has created this digital toolkit to support community health worker efforts in communicating about COVID-19.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Reports

Mirando al futuro: Conectado Infraestructuras para Pruebas y Vacunación de COVID-19 Equitativas Reporte Resumido

The Looking Forward: Bridging Infrastructures for Equitable COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination Summary Report provides more details, a summary, and takeaways from the event. This is the Spanish version.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Reports

Principios de vinculación comunitaria

Principios de vinculación comunitaria (Segunda edición) brinda una base científica y orientación práctica a profesionales de la salud pública, proveedores de atención médica, investigadores y organizaciones y líderes comunitarios para lograr vincular a los socios en proyectos que pueden afectarlos.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Reports

Principles of Community Engagement

Provides public health professionals, health care providers, researchers, and community-based leaders and organizations with both a science base and practical guidance for engaging partners in projects that may affect them.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

A Communicator’s Tip Sheet for COVID-19 Vaccination

A checklist from the Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research (OBSSR) with do’s and don’ts for communication about COVID-19 vaccination.
Audience: Public
Topic: Children & Safe Schools
Resource Type: Dashboards/Data Visualizations

ABC Science Collaborative Masking and Mitigation Considerations Calculator (MC2)

MC2 is an online tool created to aid schools in decision-making about COVID-19 mitigation strategies.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: Children & Safe Schools, COVID-19 Testing
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Pruebas de Detección del SARS-CoV-2 en las Escuelas para Niños con Discapacidades Intelectuales y del Desarrollo

Descargue los hallazgos de investigación más recientes del consorcio RADx-UP.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: Children & Safe Schools, COVID-19 Testing
Resource Type: Research Briefs

SARS-CoV-2 Screening Testing in Schools for Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Download the most recent research findings about COVID-19 testing in schools coming out of the RADx-UP consortium.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing
Resource Type: Reference Guides

COVID-19 Testing Quick Reference Guide: Saliva Molecular Tests

This Quick Reference Guide provides information about COVID-19 saliva tests that are authorized for emergency use.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing
Resource Type: Reference Guides

COVID-19 Testing Quick Reference Guide: Point of Care Testing

This Quick Reference Guide provides information about point of care COVID-19 tests that are authorized for emergency use.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing
Resource Type: Reference Guides

COVID-19 Testing Quick Reference Guide: At-Home Testing

This Quick Reference Guide provides information about at-home COVID-19 tests that are authorized for emergency use.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing
Resource Type: Reference Guides

COVID-19 Testing Quick Reference Guide: Antibody Tests

This Quick Reference Guide provides information about COVID-19 antibody tests that are authorized for emergency use.
Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Communications Toolkit

The Communications Toolkit includes assets for RADx-UP projects to use, such as logos and sample flyers and presentations.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Flyers/posters/handouts

CoNNECT to Achieve Equality: COVID-19 Vaccination Barriers Focus Group

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) conducted community focus groups to implement several changes to help improve COVID-19 vaccine uptake. They have developed this flyer to report the results of these focus groups.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Flyers/posters/handouts

Graphic Medicine Artwork by Charmaine Wheatley

Charmaine Wheatley, The University of Rochester Medical Center Artist in Residence, created these two graphic medicine pieces addressing vaccine hesitancy.
Audience: Public
Topic: Children & Safe Schools, Best Practices
Resource Type: Reference Guides

Keeping it REAL: Reducing COVID-19 In Schools

ABC Science Collaborative created a decision-making map to help schools determine next steps in their COVID-19 mitigation strategies.
Audience: Public
Topic: Children & Safe Schools, Best Practices
Resource Type: Reference Guides

12 Principles for Safer Schools During COVID-19

The ABC Science Collaborative shared these 12 actions to take while reopening schools based on what was learned over the 2020-2021 school year.
Audience: Public
Topic: Children & Safe Schools, Best Practices
Resource Type: Reference Guides

10 Ideas for Investing Resources to Help Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in School Environments

The ABC Science Collaborative created a list of 10 suggestions for ways that K-12 schools can use their resources to reduce the spread of COVID-19 within schools.
Audience: Public
Topic: Children & Safe Schools, COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Reference Guides

FAQ on COVID-19 Testing for Students Before Returning to School

The ABC Science Collaborative FAQ page answers questions from schools and community members about testing, vaccines, sanitation, and more.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: Children & Safe Schools, COVID-19 Testing, Legal/Policy
Resource Type: Research Tools

ABC Science Collaborative Pandemic Management Platform

In Fall 2020, The ABC Science Collaborative launched the ABC Pandemic Management Platform to help schools identify students and staff with COVID-19 symptoms and infections and isolate infected individuals to slow the spread of the virus.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: Children & Safe Schools, COVID-19 Testing, Legal/Policy
Resource Type: Dashboards/Data Visualizations

The ABCs of COVID-19 Within Schools Data Visualization Tool

The ABCs of COVID-19 Within Schools provides the data necessary to help inform local and national guidance and decisions for COVID-19 prevention in schools.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Community Engagement, RADx-UP Research Findings, Legal/Policy
Resource Type: Multimedia

Community Engagement / Health Disparities – Duke Research Week 2022

Recording of a panel from Duke Research Week 2022 about findings of recent research on Community Engagement and Health Disparities.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Reports

Looking Forward: Bridging Infrastructures for Equitable COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination Summary Report

The Looking Forward: Bridging Infrastructures for Equitable COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination Summary Report provides more details, a summary, and takeaways from the event.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Mirando al Futuro: Conectando Infraestructuras para Pruebas y Vacunación de COVID-19 Equitativas (Lay Summary)

El resumen de los detalles adjunto proporciona una descripción general de los temas principales del Perfil de Datos. Esta página es para la versión en español.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Looking Forward: Bridging Infrastructures for Equitable COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination Lay Summary

The accompanying lay summary provides an overview of the major themes of the Data Profile.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Reports

Mirando al Futuro: Conectando Infraestructuras para Pruebas y Vacunación de COVID-19 Equitativas Perfil de Datos

En la preparación del evento, el equipo de planificación de la Academia de Evidencia redactó un Perfil de Datos.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Reports

Looking Forward: Bridging Infrastructures for Equitable COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination Data Profile

The Evidence Academy is accompanied by a Data Profile, which provides an overview of the different RADx-UP projects across the nation.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Reports

Academia de Evidencia de Equidad en la COVID-19 2021 desarrollo de innovaciones en las pruebas—Informe De Resume

Más detalles, un resumen y conclusiones del evento.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Reports

COVID-19 Equity Evidence Academy: Translating Innovations in Testing Summary Report

The COVID-19 Equity Evidence Academy: Translating Innovations in Testing Summary Report provides more details, a summary, and takeaways from the event.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Reports

Academia De Evidencia De Equidad En La COVID-19 2021 Desarrollo De Innovaciones En Las Pruebas Perfil de Datos

En la preparación del evento, el equipo de planificación de la Academia de Evidencia redactó un Perfil de Datos.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Reports

COVID-19 Equity Evidence Academy: Translating Innovations in Testing Data Profile

The Data Profile provides a brief overview of the different RADx-UP and CEAL projects across the nation, as well as an overview of the latest literature around six cross-cutting themes.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing
Resource Type: Reports

Sensitive and Specific: the Testing Newsletter

A weekly newsletter by COVID-19 Response Advisors and Health Catalysts that tracks COVID-19 testing capacity across the U.S. and provides advice and information for increasing equitable access to COVID-19 testing.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Multimedia

Video in Spanish about COVID-19 Vaccines

The Women’s Health Education Center (WHEC) at UNC Medical Center recently released a COVID vaccine video in Spanish about vaccination for women. Video en Español sobre las vacunas contra el COVID-19: Preguntas y Respuestas que incluyen información sobre las vacunas y el embarazo/lactancia; posibles síntomas; y recomendaciones sobre cuándo contactar un proveedor de salud.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Multimedia

The Conversation: Between Us, About Us

These videos talk with health care workers about the COVID-19 vaccines, answering common questions and addressing common myths and uncertainties.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

COVID-19 Vaccination Educational Materials from Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center at ASU

The Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center at Arizona State University has created a collection of COVID-19 Vaccination Materials that is continually added to and amended with the latest public health guidelines.
Audience: Public
Topic: Community Engagement, COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Multimedia

Pacific Alliance Against COVID-19 Module 4: COVID-19 Testing, Vaccines, and Variants

The Pacific Alliance Against COVID-19 (PAAC) created several culturally specific learning modules for educators and students.
Audience: Public
Topic: Community Engagement, COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Multimedia

Pacific Alliance Against COVID-19 Module 3: COVID-19 Protection and Prevention

The Pacific Alliance Against COVID-19 (PAAC) created several culturally specific learning modules for educators and students.
Audience: Public
Topic: Community Engagement, COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Multimedia

Pacific Alliance Against COVID-19 Module 2: Moʻokūʻauhau: My Genealogy & Beloved ‘Ohana Bubble

The Pacific Alliance Against COVID-19 (PAAC) created several culturally specific learning modules for educators and students.
Audience: Public
Topic: Community Engagement, COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Multimedia

Pacific Alliance Against COVID-19 Module 1: History of Infectious Diseases in Hawai’i

The Pacific Alliance Against COVID-19 (PAAC) created several culturally specific learning modules for educators and students.
Audience: Public
Topic: Community Engagement, COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Multimedia

Community Health Workers Beat the Virus

Community health workers and health equity teams across Kansas partnered with the University of Kansas Medical Center to launch a multimedia campaign "Community Health Workers Beat the Virus." Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Nepali, Hindi, Dzongkha, and Swahili.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: Community Engagement, COVID-19 Testing
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Kansas University RADx-UP Materials

A collection of participant-facing materials about COVID-19 testing, mask wearing, prevention in English, Spanish and Vietnamese.
Audience: Public
Topic: Community Engagement, COVID-19 Health and Treatment
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Urban Indian Health Institute – COVID-19 Clinical Trial Participant Resources

The Urban Indian Health Institute created resources that provide culturally relevant and up-to-date information for those interested in learning more about clinical trials and COVID-19 treatments.
Audience: Public
Topic: Children & Safe Schools, COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Center for Indigenous Health: Project Safe Schools Toolkit

This updated toolkit from Project Safe Schools serves as a guide to help assist schools in choosing and implementing a COVID-19 testing strategy as one mitigation effort that can help students, faculty, and staff can remain safe and healthy during in-person education.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Health and Treatment, Best Practices
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Advice for the Public: Mythbusters

Tailored information to download and share (on social media or elsewhere) to combat COVID-19 misinformation and rumors.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Health and Treatment, Best Practices
Resource Type: Reference Guides

Caring for Someone Sick at Home

If you are caring for someone with COVID-19 at home or in a non-healthcare setting, follow this CDC guidance to protect yourself and others.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

COVID-19 Testing Educational Materials from Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center at ASU

The Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center at Arizona State University has a growing collection of educational materials covering COVID-19 Testing Basics.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Health and Treatment, COVID-19 Testing
Resource Type: Flyers/posters/handouts

What to do if You Test Negative for COVID-19

This flyer outlines how you can take steps to protect yourself, even after a negative COVID-19 test result.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Health and Treatment, COVID-19 Testing
Resource Type: Flyers/posters/handouts

What to do if You Test Positive for COVID-19

This flyer outlines steps to take to care for yourself and help protect others.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Flyers/posters/handouts

Las Pruebas de COVID-19 Siguen Siendo Importantes (FOLLETO)

Este folleto habla sobre el papel de las pruebas de COVID-19 como una medida continua de salud pública para mantener saludables a nuestras comunidades.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Flyers/posters/handouts

Why Does COVID-19 Testing Still Matter? Powerpoint (English)

This flyer speaks to the role of COVID-19 testing as a continued public health measure to keep our communities healthy. Powerpoint format allows editing or the addition of branding/logos.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing
Resource Type: Flyers/posters/handouts

Why Does COVID-19 Testing Still Matter?

This flyer speaks to the role of COVID-19 testing as a continued public health measure to keep our communities healthy.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Multimedia

Las Pruebas de COVID-19 Siguen Siendo Importantes (VIDEO)

Un breve video animado que proporciona información sobre por qué las pruebas de detección de COVID-19 siguen siendo importantes.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Multimedia

COVID-19 Testing Still Matters

Brief animated video providing information about when to get tested for COVID-19 for vaccinated people.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Flyers/posters/handouts

Estoy vacunado. ¿Cuándo debo hacerme la prueba para COVID-19? Powerpoint en español

El formato de PowerPoint permite editar o agregar marcas/logotipos.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Flyers/posters/handouts

I’m Vaccinated – When do I Need to Get Tested for COVID-19? Powerpoint (English)

This flyer, based on CDC guidance, addresses specific reasons to get tested for COVID-19. Powerpoint format allows for editing or the addition of branding/logos.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Flyers/posters/handouts

Estoy Vacunado. ¿Cuándo Debo Hacerme La Prueba De COVID-19?

Este folleto, basado en las pautas de los CDC, aborda motivos específicos para realizar pruebas para COVID-19.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Flyers/posters/handouts

I’m Vaccinated – When do I Need to Get Tested for COVID-19? (English)

This flyer, based on CDC guidance, addresses specific reasons to get tested for COVID-19.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Flyers/posters/handouts

Embarazo y COVID-19 Pruebas & Vacunas

El CDCC de RADx-UP creó un folleto de doble cara, en inglés y en español, para abordar las preguntas e inquietudes de las personas embarazadas sobre las pruebas y la vacunación contra el COVID-19.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination
Resource Type: Flyers/posters/handouts

Pregnancy and COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination (English)

The RADx-UP CDCC created a two-sided flyer in English and Spanish to address the questions and concerns of pregnant people about COVID-19 testing and vaccination.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Health and Treatment, Community Engagement, Legal/Policy
Resource Type: Dashboards/Data Visualizations

2-1-1 Counts

2-1-1 Counts is the first tool to provide real-time, searchable and visual presentations of data from 2-1-1 call centers across the nation.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Health & Treatment, Legal/Policy
Resource Type: Dashboards/Data Visualizations

Focus-19

Focus-19 reports on the social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Health and Treatment, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Surveys

Hispanic Services Council Social Needs Screening Tool

Created by the Hispanic Services Council in Tampa, Florida (a RADx-UP project community partner).
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Best Practices
Resource Type: Research Tools

Health Leads Social Needs Screening Toolkit

Provides guidance and best practices for creating a social needs screening tool to be used in research.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Health and Treatment
Resource Type: Dashboards/Data Visualizations

Fight COVID Milwaukee (MKE) Group Risk Estimator

This risk assessment tool provides information about a person's group risk of mortality as a result of contracting COVID-19.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Health and Treatment
Resource Type: Dashboards/Data Visualizations

Fight COVID Milwaukee (MKE) Individual Risk Estimator

This risk assessment tool provides information about a person's individual risk of mortality as a result of contracting COVID-19.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Reports

COVID-19 Testing in Underserved Communities Rapid Evidence Review

The RADx-UP project Co-CREATE Increasing COVID-19 Testing for Pregnant Women and Children conducted a rapid evidence review to summarize relevant literature on COVID-19 testing barriers and strategies.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Community Engagement, Legal/Policy, RADx-UP Research Findings
Resource Type: Reports

NYC Housing Authority Resident COVID Response (RCR) Project – Focus Group and Analysis Summary

A report summarizing focus group findings and implications for increasing COVID-19 testing among New York City Housing Authority residents.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, Community Engagement, Legal/Policy
Resource Type: Reference Guides

Driving Racial Equity Outcomes in COVID-19 Vaccine Administration

A guidebook to aid government officials, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, retail pharmacies, and health institutions in driving racial equity outcomes in vaccine administration process.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Legal/Policy
Resource Type: Research Tools

COVID-19 Testing Commons

The ASU Testing Commons is a dashboard of COVID-19 tests that the RADx-UP Coordination and Data Collection Center (CDCC) COVID-19 supports. The dashboard contains search filters based on categories such as company and regulatory status.
Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, Community Engagement, Legal/Policy
Resource Type: Reference Guide

Resources & Style Guides for Framing Health Equity & Avoiding Stigmatizing Language

This CDC repository brings together a variety of resources aimed at providing guidance for using accurate and destigmatizing language when discussing health equity and communities served in health equity work.
Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

A Community Toolkit for Addressing Health Misinformation

This toolkit provides a comprehensive guide to community members for identifying and countering health misinformation.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Community engagement, best practices
Resource Type: Reference guides

A Checklist for Communicating Science and Health Research to the Public

An article from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on best practices for communicating health research to the public.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Community engagement, recruitment and participation
Resource Type: Reference guides

Tips and Tools for Stakeholder Engagement During COVID-19

A guide to staying true to the principles of community and stakeholder engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: Community Engagement
Resource Type: Flyers/posters/handouts

NJ ACTS 4 Us! CONNECT

The first edition of the magazine CONNECT: Empowering our Community Through Research, Scholarship and Engagement features the RADx-UP project NJ HEROES TOO.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 testing, Children & safe schools, Legal/policy
Resource Type: Reports

ABC Science Collaborative: Year in Review and Path Forward

This report reviews the latest science coming out of North Carolina and around the world. The report provides a set of key takeaways to help school leaders and policymakers plan a path forward for safely resuming in-person instruction during the 2021-2022 school year.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVId-19 Testing, RADx-UP Research Findings, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Pruebas comunitarias y tasas de SARS-CoV-2 para Latinxs en Baltimore

Los investigadores implementaron pruebas comunitarias gratuitas en asociación con líderes religiosos y trabajadores de la salud comunitarios para facilitar el acceso y resolver los problemas de confianza que afectan las pruebas de COVID-19 en las comunidades latinas.
Audience: Researcher, Public
Topic: COVId-19 Testing, RADx-UP Research Findings, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Research Briefs

Community Testing and SARS-CoV-2 Rates for Latinxs in Baltimore

RADx-UP researchers implemented free community-based testing in partnership with religious leaders and community health workers to ease access and trust issues affecting COVID-19 testing in Latinx communities.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Children & Safe Schools
Resource Type: Reports

ABC Science Collaborative: What Science Says About Preventing COVID-19 in North Carolina’s K-12 Schools

A new report issued June 30, 2021 by the ABC Science Collaborative, a program supported by RADx-UP, shows that North Carolina schools were highly successful in preventing the transmission of COVID-19 within school buildings and offers science-based learnings for the nation’s schools to limit COVID-19 spread.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices
Resource Type: Multimedia

Communities in Partnership: Ensuring Equity in the Time of COVID-19

Community-Campus Partnerships for Health and the UNC Center for Health Equity Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have partnered to launch the COVID-19 Webinar series. The importance of partnerships in crisis is front and center as we confront the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, COVID-19 Health & Treatment
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Juntos, We Can Stop COVID-19!

Juntos, We Can Stop COVID-19 is a digital communication campaign in English and Spanish to help Latino families take action to slow the spread of coronavirus.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices, COVID-19 Testing
Resource Type: Reference Guides

Community Health Workers and other Lay Health Communicators – an Overview for Researchers

A tip sheet  to provide researchers and clinical trialist with information on the purpose and work performed by community health workers (CHWs) along with information on the benefits that CHWs bring to COVID-19 research. Created by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Vaccination, Legal/Policy
Resource Type: Dashboards/Data Visualizations

Addressing Racial Equity in Vaccine Distribution

The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor is an ongoing research project tracking the public’s attitudes and experiences with COVID-19 vaccinations.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Recruitment & Participation, Best Practices, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Reference Guides

RIC Covid-19 Recruitment & Retention Toolkit

Resources and community informed advice for clinical trial recruitment during the pandemic from the Recruitment Innovation Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Recruitment & Participation, Best Practices, Community Engagement
Resource Type: Reference Guides

Tips and Tools for Remote Qualitative Data Collection 

A guide on best practices for remote qualitative data collection, produces by the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS).
Audience: Researcher
Topic: Community Engagement, Best Practices, Recruitment & Participation
Resource Type: Surveys

Research Engagement Survey Tool (REST)

SEE ALL RESOURCES Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin DATE: 1/17/2022 AUDIENCE: TOPIC(S): REST is a survey measure to assess the level of partner engagement in research studies, assessing on two scales: quantity (how...

Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing
Resource Type: Reference Guides

FDA Coronavirus Disease 2019 Testing Basics

A guide from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the basics of testing for COVID-19, the types of tests, and the way they are best collected.
Audience: Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Health and Treatment
Resource Type: Dashboards/Data Visualizations

COVID-19 Health Equity Dashboard

An interactive dashboard and data visualization for comparing the impact of COVID-19 in counties across the nation. Created by Emory University with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Emory University’s Woodruff Health Sciences Center.
Audience: Public
Resource Type: Flyers/Posters/Handouts

CDC COVID-19 Print Resources

Print-only materials are developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support COVID-19 recommendations.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing
Resource Type: Multimedia

El Hispado Nasal Para COVID-19

This video from shows how to obtain a nasopharyngeal swap specimen for COVID-19 suspected patients in Spanish
Audience: Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Best Practices
Resource Type: Reference Guides

In Vitro Diagnostics Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA)

SEE ALL RESOURCES Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin DATE: 1/21/2022 AUDIENCE: TOPIC(S): Food and Drug Administration (FDA) list of Emergency Use Approved (EUA) tests for SARS-CoV-2. For more information about testing...

Audience: Public, Researcher
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, Best Practices, Legal/Policy, Children & Safe Schools
Resource Type: Reference Guides

When To Test

When to Test is National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded calculator computes costs of testing and offers strategies for preventing infections in schools and businesses.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, COVID-19 Health and Treatment
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

COVID-19 Materials Developed for Tribal Use

The Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health has developed materials related to COVID-19 for tribes to distribute in partnership with Indian Health Service and with support from the Walmart Foundation.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 testing, COVID-19 vaccination, COVID-19 health and treatment
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

COVID-19 Public Health Toolkit

This website from the CDC Foundation includes free resources available for download, distribution and use on communications channels.
Audience: Public
Topic: COVID-19 testing, COVID-19 vaccination, COVID-19 health and treatment
Resource Type: Communications & Social Media Toolkits

Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Communications Resources

Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiative that has a number of COVID-19 communication resources on ensuring inclusion, vaccines, and clinical trials. Their website hosts social media messages, infographics, videos and more.