Use of Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships to Reduce COVID-19 Disparities Among Marshallese Pacific Islander and Latino Communities – Benton and Washington Counties, Arkansas, April–December 2020
PROGRAM EVALUATION BRIEF — Volume 18 — October 7, 2021
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Figure 1.
New weekly COVID-19 cases per 1,000 residents, by race or ethnicity, Benton and Washington counties, Arkansas, April–December 2020. The intervention was implemented on July 22, 2020, received state funding through the CARES Act (12) on August 13, 2020, and by September 1, 2020, the serial testing, contact tracing center, and care navigation for supported quarantine components were fully operational and integrated.
| Date | Marshallese | Latino | All Other Races or Ethnicities |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| April 13 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| April 20 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| April 27 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| May 4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| May 11 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| May 18 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| May 25 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 |
| June 1 | 8.7 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| June 8 | 14.9 | 5.7 | 0.6 |
| June 15 | 16.1 | 6.2 | 1.4 |
| June 22 | 22.4 | 6.1 | 1.0 |
| June 29 | 29.5 | 8.2 | 1.0 |
| July 6 | 14.3 | 6.1 | 0.9 |
| July 13 | 10.9 | 5.1 | 0.8 |
| July 20 | 7.4 | 5.0 | 1.2 |
| July 27 | 11.6 | 5.0 | 0.7 |
| August 3 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 0.6 |
| August 10 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 0.4 |
| August 17 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.2 |
| August 24 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| August 31 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| September 7 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2.2 |
| September 14 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| September 21 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| September 28 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| October 5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| October 12 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| October 19 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 1.0 |
| October 26 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| November 2 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1.3 |
| November 9 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| November 16 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 1.9 |
| November 23 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| November 30 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 2.2 |
| December 7 | 8.9 | 4.4 | 3.0 |
| December 14 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 2.8 |
| December 21 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| December 28 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
Figure 2.
Percentages of new weekly COVID-19 cases among Marshallese and Latino residents, by race or ethnicity, Benton and Washington counties, Arkansas, April–December 2020. The intervention was implemented on July 22, 2020, received state funding through the CARES Act (12) on August 13, 2020, and by September 1, 2020, the serial testing, contact tracing center, and care navigation for supported quarantine components were fully operational and integrated.
| Date | Marshallese | Latino | All Other Races or Ethnicities |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 13 | 9.5 | 19.0 | 71.4 |
| April 20 | 9.5 | 14.3 | 76.2 |
| April 27 | 36.8 | 19.3 | 43.9 |
| May 4 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 25.0 |
| May 11 | 45.7 | 45.7 | 8.6 |
| May 18 | 43.5 | 19.4 | 37.1 |
| May 25 | 12.6 | 42.8 | 44.6 |
| June 1 | 17.4 | 47.1 | 35.4 |
| June 8 | 19.1 | 52.8 | 28.1 |
| June 15 | 14.9 | 41.5 | 43.6 |
| June 22 | 22.2 | 43.4 | 34.4 |
| June 29 | 24.0 | 47.9 | 28.1 |
| July 6 | 15.8 | 48.8 | 35.4 |
| July 13 | 14.4 | 48.5 | 37.1 |
| July 20 | 8.7 | 42.5 | 48.8 |
| July 27 | 16.0 | 50.2 | 33.8 |
| August 3 | 9.9 | 50.8 | 39.3 |
| August 10 | 4.9 | 60.5 | 34.6 |
| August 17 | 6.1 | 60.5 | 33.4 |
| August 24 | 20.5 | 70.3 | 9.2 |
| August 31 | 2.9 | 25.2 | 71.9 |
| September 7 | 0.2 | 13.5 | 86.3 |
| September 14 | 2.7 | 19.1 | 78.2 |
| September 21 | 6.5 | 17.0 | 76.5 |
| September 28 | 4.1 | 19.1 | 76.8 |
| October 5 | 4.1 | 21.6 | 74.3 |
| October 12 | 1.1 | 27.9 | 71.0 |
| October 19 | 1.5 | 30.2 | 68.3 |
| October 26 | 3.9 | 25.3 | 70.9 |
| November 2 | 2.1 | 28.0 | 69.9 |
| November 9 | 1.9 | 19.7 | 78.4 |
| November 16 | 3.3 | 25.1 | 71.6 |
| November 23 | 3.0 | 20.2 | 76.8 |
| November 30 | 3.8 | 27.3 | 68.9 |
| December 7 | 6.2 | 22.3 | 71.5 |
| December 14 | 4.1 | 24.5 | 71.4 |
| December 21 | 1.5 | 18.5 | 80.0 |
| December 28 | 1.4 | 18.4 | 80.2 |
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