Testing for COVID-19 Using a Mobile Clinic Approach: A Collaborative Approach Focused on Underserved and At-Risk Populations in Louisville Kentucky

Valenchia Brown, Madeline Shipley, Sarah Draud, Salwa Rashid, Dawn Balcom, W. Hayden, Delanor Manson, Mary Romelfanger, R. Carrico
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Testing for COVID-19 is an essential component of pandemic response, but equitable access across the communities has been a challenge due to failure of federally-funded programs to reach areas of greatest need. A partnership between the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, the Kentucky Nurses Association, and community leaders helped enable and facilitate a novel, community-based approach. Using a core of trained nurses and a larger group of volunteers, a mobile testing clinic process was developed and implemented in Louisville, Kentucky. From November 11, 2020 through June 30, 2022, 187 mobile testing clinics were held at 26 unique sites with 9337 tests performed. Sites focused on areas of Louisville where poverty density is the greatest, where recognized outbreaks occurred, and where community partners requested testing access. Fourteen nurse team leaders and more than 750 volunteers supported these efforts which were largely funded by existing resources. Standard Operating Procedures were developed to enable standardized training and activities across all clinics. The result is a process that has continued and has formed the basis for mobile vaccination clinics using many of the same processes.
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使用移动诊所方法检测COVID-19:一种专注于肯塔基州路易斯维尔服务不足和高危人群的协作方法
COVID-19检测是应对大流行的重要组成部分,但由于联邦政府资助的项目未能到达最需要的地区,在社区内公平获得检测一直是一项挑战。路易斯维尔市公共卫生和保健部、肯塔基护士协会和社区领导人之间的伙伴关系帮助实现和促进了一种新的、以社区为基础的方法。在肯塔基州路易斯维尔,通过一批训练有素的护士和更多的志愿者,开发并实施了一个移动测试诊所流程。从2020年11月11日到2022年6月30日,在26个独特的地点举办了187个流动检测诊所,进行了9337次检测。地点集中在路易斯维尔贫困人口密度最大、已知疫情发生的地区以及社区合作伙伴要求获得检测的地区。14名护士组长和750多名志愿者支持这些主要由现有资源资助的工作。制定了标准操作程序,以便在所有诊所进行标准化培训和活动。其结果是,这一进程一直在继续,并已成为使用许多相同进程的流动疫苗接种诊所的基础。
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