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ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2026

Implementing a Covid-19 Testing Intervention in African American Testing Deserts in Chicago: an Academic-Community Partnership to Promote Covid-19 Health Equity.

Yolanda Cartwright, Latania K Logan, Lelia H Chaisson, Sumihiro Suzuki, Steve M Epting, Elizabeth Davis, Angela Moss, Elizabeth Avery, Tami Olinger, LaDawne Jenkins and 4 more

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Article in Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Yolanda CartwrightDepartment of Family and Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, 1645 W. Jackson Blvd and 1700 W Van Buren, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA. Yolanda_Cartwright@rush.edu.ORCID 0009-0003-1727-3929
Latania K LoganDepartment of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center, 1725 W Harrison, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
Lelia H ChaissonDivision of Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1853 W Polk St, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
Sumihiro SuzukiDepartment of Family and Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, 1645 W. Jackson Blvd and 1700 W Van Buren, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
Steve M EptingDepartment of Family and Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, 1645 W. Jackson Blvd and 1700 W Van Buren, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
Elizabeth DavisGeneral Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, 1700 W Van Buren, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
Angela MossCommunity, Systems and Mental Health Nursing, Rush University Medical Center, 600 S. Pauline Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
Elizabeth AveryDepartment of Family and Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, 1645 W. Jackson Blvd and 1700 W Van Buren, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
Tami OlingerDepartment of Family and Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, 1645 W. Jackson Blvd and 1700 W Van Buren, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
LaDawne JenkinsDepartment of Family and Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, 1645 W. Jackson Blvd and 1700 W Van Buren, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
C Scott SmithChaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, Depaul University, 14 E. Jackson, Chicago, IL, 60604, USA.
Jamillia DeLaughter-YoungDepartment of Family and Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, 1645 W. Jackson Blvd and 1700 W Van Buren, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
Cassaundra JacksonDepartment of Family and Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, 1645 W. Jackson Blvd and 1700 W Van Buren, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
Elizabeth LynchDepartment of Family and Preventive Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, 1645 W. Jackson Blvd and 1700 W Van Buren, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.

Funding

Alive Church Network: Increasing COVID-19 Testing in Chicago's African American Testing DesertsR01NR018463 · NINR · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI LYNCH, ELIZABETH B · 2020 to 2025
$5.0M
NIH HHS 3R01NR018463-01A1S1NINR NIH HHS R01 NR018463
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo design, implement, and evaluate a church-based community intervention to provide access to COVID-19 testing in African American neighborhoods in Chicago identified as testing deserts.

methodsIn collaboration with the Alive Faith Network (AFN), we created a network of church-based COVID-19 testing sites in underserved African American Chicago neighborhoods identified as testing deserts. Sites offered free SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction-based testing, culturally tailored education, and linkage to care and social resources. Over time, we transitioned to community sites due to low turnout at churches.

resultsWe administered a total of 4005 COVID-19 tests across 27 community sites (11 churches and 16 non-church sites) at 397 testing events over 321 testing days. We tested 1847 unique participants, 535 (29.0%) of whom were tested more than once. In summary, 1483 of the 4005 tests (37.0%) were performed in churches and 2522 (63.0%) in community sites such as food pantries, community-based organizations, children and family sporting events, and community celebrations.

conclusionsBecause of our established relationship with the AFN, we were able to provide an important resource of COVID-19 education and testing for high-risk African American community members in Chicago. The changing nature of the pandemic necessitated real-time changes in our intervention strategy. Our study underscores the importance of robust collaborations between healthcare providers and community organizations to ensure a flexible, seamless and equitable response to future public health emergencies.

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Black or African AmericanCommunity-Institutional RelationsCOVID-19COVID-19 TestingHealth PromotionAcademiaChicagoFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMaleAfrican AmericansCommunity engagementCovid-19 testingHealth inequitiesSARS-CoV-2

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PMID42340644

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