Community-Academic Partnerships to Address Disparities Within Rural and Urban Communities
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Summary
This study evaluates the impact of an intervention to increase viral transmission behaviors. The intervention will be developed through a crowdsourcing contest.
Description
NPIs that are community-driven and developed in collaboration with diverse partners, including community members, public health agencies, and researchers may offer an acceptable and effective approach to reducing viral transmission and addressing individual and socio-structural barriers that lead to worse virus-related outcomes. Our study goals are to use a crowdsourcing open call to identify exceptional ideas (e.g., messages, videos, communication and dissemination strategies) that promote disease testing and encourage the public to practice the 3 Ws, referred to as health-promotive behaviors…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
All individuals aged 18+ years are eligible for study participation. Each phase may have additional requirements, including residency in North Carolina, employment at a local health department, etc. Participants must be able to complete study activities independently and have the capacity to consent to study participation.
Interventions
- BehavioralCrowdsourced campaign package
Disease prevention intervention developed using a crowdsourcing process.
- BehavioralRapid Response Teams
Pilot a new hybrid training focused on contact tracing and case investigation.
Location
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston-Salem, North Carolina