Developing an Equitable Covid-19 Pandemic Response

Lessons Learned From a Multisectoral Public Health Partnership in Guadalupe, Arizona

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ID9022237
AuthorsJasmine M Truong (0000-0003-1494-8786, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA, corresponding author), Laura G Meyer (Arizona State University, Tempe, USA), Gloria Karirirwe (Arizona State University, Tempe, USA), Clare Cory (Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Guadalupe, AZ, USA), Timothy J Dennehy (Arizona State University, Tempe, USA), Reginald Williams (Maricopa County Department of Public Health), Julia Jackman (0000-0001-7978-9443, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA), Wayne Clement (Town of Guadalupe, Guadalupe, AZ, USA), Jennifer Collins (0009-0000-1968-7517, Maricopa County Department of Public Health), Aaron Gettel (0009-0000-8405-0774, Maricopa County Department of Public Health), Gracie Holguin (Town of Guadalupe, Guadalupe, AZ, USA), Jeff Kulaga (Town of Guadalupe, Guadalupe, AZ, USA), Daniela Ledesma (0000-0002-9672-7495, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA), Levy (0000-0001-6556-5043, Native Health, Phoenix, AZ, USA), Susan Levy (Native Health, Phoenix, AZ, USA), Susan E Levy (0000-0001-5204-5655, Native Health), Hanna Maroofi (Arizona State University, Tempe, USA), Verónica Pérez (0000-0002-0476-4193, Town of Guadalupe, Guadalupe, AZ, USA), Kimberly Prete (Arizona State University, Tempe, USA), Kip Schlum (Maricopa County Department of Public Health), Camila Tompkins (Arizona State University, Tempe, USA), Ricky Vital (Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Guadalupe, AZ, USA), Stephanie Zamora (Town of Guadalupe, Guadalupe, AZ, USA), Megan Jehn (0000-0002-6742-417X, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA)
Year2023
Publication date2023-01-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Humanistic Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-1678 • E-ISSN: 1552-650X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00221678221144954
OpenAlexW4318480789
LanguageEN
References cited33

The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted communities that are medically underserved across the United States, including the 6,700 Hispanic and Pascua Yaqui residents of Guadalupe, Arizona. In May 2020, Guadalupe experienced new COVID-19 cases at a rate 13.9 times as high as its surrounding county, urging town leadership to establish the Guadalupe Community Response Team (GCRT), a multisectoral network of community, academic, and public health partners. The objectives of the GCRT were to: (a) increase access to health and support services; (b) develop novel and intensive outreach efforts; and (c) build partnerships to strengthen public health capacity. From June 2020 to December 2021, the GCRT provided door-to-door case investigation and resource provision, coordinated testing and vaccination events, created public health communications, and developed COVID-19 guidance for cultural gatherings. These interventions were implemented in an effort to reduce community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and increase equitable access to testing, vaccination, and social support resources. Cultural leaders, such as promotores de salud and Yaqui Cultural Specialists, were integral in building trust among community members. The GCRT provides valuable lessons learned on the importance of implementing a culturally grounded approach to COVID-19 mitigation to increase equitable access to health services during a public health emergency

Community engagement · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Economic growth · Environmental health · General partnership · Health equity · Outreach · Pandemic · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public health · Public relations · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Nursing · Public Health Policies and Education · Service-Learning and Community Engagement

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