• Prev Chronic Dis · Jul 2020

    Engaging With Communities - Lessons (Re)Learned From COVID-19.

    • Lloyd Michener, Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, Philip M Alberti, Manuel J Castaneda, Brian C Castrucci, Lisa Macon Harrison, Lauren S Hughes, Al Richmond, and Nina Wallerstein.
    • Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.
    • Prev Chronic Dis. 2020 Jul 16; 17: E65.

    AbstractCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has underscored longstanding societal differences in the drivers of health and demonstrated the value of applying a health equity lens to engage at-risk communities, communicate with them effectively, share data, and partner with them for program implementation, dissemination, and evaluation. Examples of engagement - across diverse communities and with community organizations; tribes; state and local health departments; hospitals; and universities - highlight the opportunity to apply lessons from COVID-19 for sustained changes in how public health and its partners work collectively to prevent disease and promote health, especially with our most vulnerable communities.

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