Leveraging mHealth to Mitigate the Impact of COVID-19 in Black American Communities: Qualitative Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 remains an ongoing public health crisis. Black Americans remain underrepresented among those vaccinated and overrepresented in both COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. Medical misinformation, specifically related to COVID-19, has exacerbated the impact of the disease in Black American communities. Communication tools and strategies to build relationships and disseminate credible and trustworthy diagnostic and preventative health information are necessary to improve outcomes and equity for historically oppressed populations.

Objective

As the initial phase of a larger mixed methods project to develop, pilot, and evaluate a mobile health (mHealth) intervention among a population at high risk for COVID-19 and cardiovascular comorbidities, this study sought to e

SUBMITTER: Harris KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10770780 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature