Implementation of School-Based COVID-19 Testing Programs in Underserved Populations.

ABSTRACT: Evidence suggests that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing in schools can add a layer of protection to reduce the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 and facilitate a safer return to in-person learning. Despite this evidence, implementation of testing in school settings has been challenging initially because of a lack of funding and limited availability of testing, but, as the pandemic has progressed and more funding and resources have been devoted to testing, other implementation challenges have arisen. We describe key implementation barriers and strategies that have been operationalized across 5 projects working to help schools with predominantly underserved populations who have faced significant COVID-19-related health disparities. We leveraged a key framew

SUBMITTER: Haroz EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9647741 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature