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Washington Counties, Arkansas, March–June 2020
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December 04 2020
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 69(48):1807-1811
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Alternative Title:MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
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Description:By June 2020, Marshallese and Hispanic or Latino (Hispanic) persons in Benton and Washington counties of Arkansas had received a disproportionately high number of diagnoses of coronaVirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Despite representing approximately 19% of these counties' populations (1), Marshallese and Hispanic persons accounted for 64% of COVID-19 cases and 57% of COVID-19-associated deaths. Analyses of Surveillance data, focus group discussions, and key-informant interviews were conducted to identify challenges and propose strategies for interrupting Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the Virus that causes COVID-19. Challenges included limited native-language health messaging, high household occupancy, high employment rate in the poultry processing industry, mistrust of the medical system, and changing COVID-19 guidance. Reducing the COVID-19 incidence among communities that suffer disproportionately from COVID-19 requires strengthening the coordination of public health, health care, and community stakeholders to provide culturally and linguistically tailored public health education, community-based Prevention activities, case management, care navigation, and service linkage.
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Pubmed ID:33270609
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC7714036
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Volume:69
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Issue:48
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