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Establishing a SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Drive-Through Collection Site: A Community-Based Participatory Research Partnership With a Federally Qualified Health Center
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LaPrincess C. Brewer , MD, MPH
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Cynthia Woods , DO,
Aarti Patel , MA,
Jennifer Weis , MHS,
Clarence Jones , MEd,
Adeline Abbenyi , MS,
Tabetha A. Brockman , MA,
Irene G. Sia , MD, MSc,
Elie Berbari , MD,
Sarah Crane , MD,
Chyke A. Doubeni , MBBS, MPH,
for the FAITH! Community Steering Committee COVID-19 Task Force
April 2021
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected underserved and minority populations in the United States. This is partially attributable to limited access to diagnostic testing from deeply rooted structural inequities precipitating higher infection and mortality rates. We describe the process of establishing a drive-through collection site by leveraging an academic–community partnership between a medical institution and a federally qualified health center in Minnesota. Over 10 weeks, 2006 COVID-19 tests were provided to a socioeconomically disadvantaged population of racial/ethnic minorities and low-income essential workers.