Bilheimer Alicia, Biru Blen Mengesha, Idiagbonya Enomen, Fox Cassidy, Leverty Renee, Brown-Lowery Camille, Carter-Edwards Lori
North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
Center for Health Equity Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
J Clin Transl Sci. 2025 Jun 13;9(1):e142. doi: 10.1017/cts.2025.10075. eCollection 2025.
The Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics-Underserved Populations' COVID-19 Equity Evidence Academy (RADx-UP EA) was a series of virtual conferences hosted between 2021 and 2023 that assembled community members, researchers, and governmental leaders from across the US to discuss and devise ways to promote equity in COVID-19 testing and vaccination. Using community-engaged methodologies in its design and implementation, this series provided a framework and forum for community and academic partners to engage in collaborative idea generation and consensus building during a public health emergency. The ideas and strategies gained during the EAs were disseminated to inform future research and action related to COVID-19. This conference paper highlights the specific engagement approaches used and the themes and recommendations generated. This model and its findings have broad utility beyond RADx-UP and can be used by researchers and practitioners to inform and advance community-engaged research and practice in diverse public health settings.
诊断服务不足人群的COVID-19公平证据学会快速加速计划（RADx-UP EA）是2021年至2023年期间举办的一系列虚拟会议，召集了来自美国各地的社区成员、研究人员和政府领导人，讨论并设计促进COVID-19检测和疫苗接种公平性的方法。该系列在设计和实施过程中采用了社区参与方法，为社区和学术伙伴提供了一个框架和论坛，以便在公共卫生紧急情况期间开展合作，产生想法并达成共识。在学会期间获得的想法和策略被传播出去，为与COVID-19相关的未来研究和行动提供参考。本会议论文重点介绍了所采用的具体参与方法以及产生的主题和建议。该模式及其研究结果的效用远远超出了RADx-UP计划，研究人员和从业者可以利用它为不同公共卫生环境中的社区参与研究和实践提供信息并推动其发展。
