COVID-19 mitigation for high-risk populations in Springfield Massachusetts USA: a health systems approach
| العنوان: | COVID-19 mitigation for high-risk populations in Springfield Massachusetts USA: a health systems approach |
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| المؤلفون: | Sarah Perez McAdoo, Yemisi Oloruntola-Coates, Jacob M Smith, Paul A. Pirraglia, Jessica Collins, Jane Garb, Abraham Thomas, Cristina Huebner Torres, Marian Kent |
| المصدر: | International Journal for Equity in Health International Journal for Equity in Health, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021) |
| بيانات النشر: | BioMed Central, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | medicine.medical_specialty, Systems Analysis, Populations, vulnerable, Health care, medicine, Humans, Needs Assessment, Healthcare, Workgroup, Health policy, Social policy, Community Health Workers, business.industry, SARS-CoV-2, Health Policy, Public health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health services research, Community Outreach, COVID-19, Public relations, Outreach, Risk factors, Needs assessment, Commentary, Inequalities, health care, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270, business, COVID 19, Delivery of Health Care |
| الوصف: | Background Numerous reports have demonstrated the disproportionate impact that COVID-19 has had on vulnerable populations. Our purpose is to describe our health care system’s response to this impact. Methods We convened a Workgroup with the goal to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the most medically vulnerable people in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, particularly those with significant social needs. We did this through (1) identifying vulnerable patients in high-need geographic areas, (2) developing and implementing a needs assessment/outreach tool tailored to meet cultural, linguistic and religious backgrounds, (3) surveying pharmacies for access to medication delivery, (4) gathering information about sources of food delivery, groceries and/or prepared food, (5) gathering information about means of travel, and (6) assessing need for testing. We then combined these six elements into a patient-oriented branch and a community outreach/engagement branch. Conclusions Our highly intentional and methodical approach to patient and community outreach with a strong geographic component has led to fruitful efforts in COVID-19 mitigation. Our patient-level outreach engages our health centers’ clinical teams, particularly community health workers, and is providing the direct benefit of material and service resources for our at-risk patients and their families. Our community efforts leveraged existing relationships and created new partnerships that continue to inform us—healthcare entities, healthcare employees, and clinical teams—so that we can grow and learn in order to authentically build trust and engagement. |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1475-9276 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::63ced84c48cbb156ce11af88b98ed0a6 http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC8525052 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....63ced84c48cbb156ce11af88b98ed0a6 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
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