The Nepali-speaking Bhutanese (NSB) community living in Central Pennsylvania has been significantly affected by COVID-19 due to various biopsychosocial determinants of health. In this paper, we discuss interventions developed by a tertiary care health system in Central Pennsylvania to provide immediate support to the NSB community.
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