Qualitative Evaluation of RADx-UP Projects Addressing COVID-19 Testing Disparities Among Underserved Populations.

In this article, we present findings from a May 2022 to March 2023 qualitative evaluation of Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics-Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) projects addressing COVID-19 testing disparities among underserved populations. Interviews with academic and community partners from 13 RADx-UP projects revealed that despite the pandemic, projects were able to build trust and relationships with underserved populations. By prioritizing community voices during a public health emergency, RADx-UP projects improved health equity and pandemic preparedness in these communities, successfully conducted community-engaged research, and built long-lasting community partnerships.

"You just want to feel safe when you go to a healthcare professional:" Intimate partner violence and patient safety.

Since the early 1990s, researchers and policymakers in the United States have addressed the concept of patient safety in healthcare systems. Traditionally, scholars have conceptualized patient safety as health care that is free from medical error and harm. However, sociologists have called for a more complex understanding of patient safety that includes relational aspects of safety.

Examining the relationship between physical activity and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic across five U.S. States.

The objectives of this paper are to investigate: 1) how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced both physical activity practices and mental health status, and 2) to assess the relationship between the two. Our mixed-methods study draws on 4,026 online survey responses collected between April - September 2020 across five states (Louisiana, Montana, North Carolina, Oregon and West Virginia). Logistic regression models were run for two outcome variables (physical activity and mental health status (measured using the Kessler Psychological Distress scale)).