STOP COVID-19 CA: Community engagement to address the disparate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in California.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the early activities and lessons of the Share, Trust, Organize, Partner COVID-19 California Alliance (STOP COVID-19 CA), the California awardee of the NIH-funded multi-state Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) against COVID-19. The Alliance was established to ensure equity in Coronavirus-19 disease (COVID-19) research, clinical practice, and public health for communities most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Study setting

The STOP COVID-19 CA Alliance network of 11 universities and affiliated partner community-based organizations (CBOs) across California.

Study design

Mixed methods evaluation consisting of an analysis of activity (August 2020 to December 2021) detailed in reports submitted by community-academic teams and a survey (Augus

SUBMITTER: Casillas A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10012632 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature