Reach and Engagement With Population Health Management Interventions to Address COVID-19 Among Safety-Net Health Care Systems.

Schlechter, Chelsey R; Kuzmenko, Tatyana V; Orleans, Brian; Wirth, Jennifer; Kaphingst, Kimberly A; Gibson, Bryan; Kawamoto, Kensaku; Siaperas, Tracey et al. · Am J Public Health · 2024

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Abstract

Interventions designed to address COVID-19 needed to be rapidly scaled up to the population level, and to address health equity by reaching historically marginalized populations most affected by the pandemic (e.g., racial/ethnic minorities and rural and low socioeconomic status populations). From February 2021 to June 2022, SCALE-UP Utah used text messaging interventions to reach 107 846 patients from 28 clinics within seven safety-net health care systems. Interventions provided informational and motivational messaging regarding COVID-19 testing and vaccination, and were developed using extensive community partner input. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. 2024;114(11):1207-1211. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307770).

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