The Chelsea Project

Turning Research and Wastewater Surveillance on Covid-19 Into Health Equity Action, Massachusetts, 2020–2021

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ID11034209
AuthorsCristina Alonso (0000-0002-6845-416X, Cristina Alonso is with the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA; La Colaborativa, Chelsea, MA; and the Center of Complex Interventions, Wellesley, MA. Barry Keppard is with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, Boston. Samantha Bates is with the Center of Complex Interventions, Boston. Dan Cortez is with the Chelsea Police Department, Chelsea. Flor Amaya is with the Chelsea Department of Public Health, Chelsea. Karthik Dinakar is with Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston;...), Barry Keppard (Cristina Alonso is with the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA; La Colaborativa, Chelsea, MA; and the Center of Complex Interventions, Wellesley, MA. Barry Keppard is with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, Boston. Samantha Bates is with the Center of Complex Interventions, Boston. Dan Cortez is with the Chelsea Police Department, Chelsea. Flor Amaya is with the Chelsea Department of Public Health, Chelsea. Karthik Dinakar is with Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston;...), Samantha Bates (0000-0002-0915-5709, Cristina Alonso is with the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA; La Colaborativa, Chelsea, MA; and the Center of Complex Interventions, Wellesley, MA. Barry Keppard is with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, Boston. Samantha Bates is with the Center of Complex Interventions, Boston. Dan Cortez is with the Chelsea Police Department, Chelsea. Flor Amaya is with the Chelsea Department of Public Health, Chelsea. Karthik Dinakar is with Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston;...), Dan Cortez (Cristina Alonso is with the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA; La Colaborativa, Chelsea, MA; and the Center of Complex Interventions, Wellesley, MA. Barry Keppard is with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, Boston. Samantha Bates is with the Center of Complex Interventions, Boston. Dan Cortez is with the Chelsea Police Department, Chelsea. Flor Amaya is with the Chelsea Department of Public Health, Chelsea. Karthik Dinakar is with Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston;...), Flor Amaya (Cristina Alonso is with the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA; La Colaborativa, Chelsea, MA; and the Center of Complex Interventions, Wellesley, MA. Barry Keppard is with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, Boston. Samantha Bates is with the Center of Complex Interventions, Boston. Dan Cortez is with the Chelsea Police Department, Chelsea. Flor Amaya is with the Chelsea Department of Public Health, Chelsea. Karthik Dinakar is with Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston;...), Karthik Dinakar (0000-0001-7482-0237, Cristina Alonso is with the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA; La Colaborativa, Chelsea, MA; and the Center of Complex Interventions, Wellesley, MA. Barry Keppard is with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, Boston. Samantha Bates is with the Center of Complex Interventions, Boston. Dan Cortez is with the Chelsea Police Department, Chelsea. Flor Amaya is with the Chelsea Department of Public Health, Chelsea. Karthik Dinakar is with Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston;...)
Year2023
Volume113
Issue6
Pages627-630
Publication date2023-06-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2023.307253
PMID37023385
OpenAlexW4362677453
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited3

Chelsea, Massachusetts, had one of the highest COVID-19 transmission rates in New England in the summer of 2020. The Chelsea Project was a collaborative effort in which government entities, local nonprofit organizations, and startups partnered to deploy wastewater analysis, targeted polymerase chain reaction testing and vaccine outreach, and a community-led communications strategy. The strategy helped increase both testing rates and vaccination rates in Chelsea. Today Chelsea has one of the highest vaccination rates among US cities with comparable demographics. (Am J Public Health. 2023;113(6):627–630. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307253 )

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