Cowger Tori L, Sharp Madeline T, Hart Justin D, Ojikutu Bisola O, Nair Shoba, Hall Kathryn T
All authors are with the Boston Public Health Commission, Boston, MA. Tori L. Cowger is also with the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Bisola O. Ojikutu and Kathryn T. Hall are also with Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Am J Public Health. 2024 Nov;114(11):1217-1221. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307749. Epub 2024 Aug 8.
Starting October 2022, the Boston Public Health Commission implemented a neighborhood-level wastewater-based epidemiology program to inform strategies to reduce COVID-19 inequities. We collected samples twice weekly at 11 neighborhood sites, covering approximately 18% of Boston, Massachusetts's population. Results from the program's first year revealed inequities unobservable in regional wastewater data both between the City of Boston and the greater Boston area and between Boston neighborhoods. We report program results and neighborhood-specific recommendations and resources to help residents interpret and use our findings. (. 2024;114(11):1217-1221. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307749).
从2022年10月开始,波士顿公共卫生委员会实施了一项基于社区层面的污水流行病学项目,以指导减少新冠疫情不平等现象的策略。我们每周在11个社区地点采集两次样本,覆盖了马萨诸塞州波士顿约18%的人口。该项目第一年的结果揭示了波士顿市与大波士顿地区之间以及波士顿各社区之间在区域污水数据中无法观察到的不平等现象。我们报告了项目结果以及针对各社区的建议和资源,以帮助居民解读和利用我们的研究结果。(《美国公共卫生杂志》. 2024;114(11):1217 - 1221. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307749)