JPHMP Direct June 2, 2023
Health Departments share experiences on community engagement and relationships during implementation of a free, at-home, COVID-19 self-testing program.
State and local health departments, serving on the front lines of their communities, provide a unique and important perspective to public health response activities. In our article, “Experiences of Health Departments on Community Engagement and Implementation of a COVID-19 Self-testing Program,” we captured important insights from health departments on community engagement and outreach during a public health program. Say Yes! COVID Test (SYCT), a federally funded collaboration where nine health departments were selected and distributed 5.8 million COVID-19 self-tests to communities with high COVID-19 transmission, high social vulnerability, and low vaccination rates between March 31 and November 30, 2021. We gathered lessons...