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Promoting Latinx health equity through community-engaged policy and practice reforms in North Carolina
- Source :
- Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 11 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Frontiers Media S.A., 2023.
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Abstract
- IntroductionThe Latinx Advocacy Team & Interdisciplinary Network for COVID-19 (LATIN-19) is a unique multi-sector coalition formed early in the COVID-19 pandemic to address the multi-level health inequities faced by Latinx communities in North Carolina.MethodsWe utilized the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Research Framework to conduct a directed content analysis of 58 LATIN-19 meeting minutes from April 2020 through October 2021. Application of the NIMHD Research Framework facilitated a comprehensive assessment of complex and multidimensional barriers and interventions contributing to Latinx health while centering on community voices and perspectives.ResultsCommunity interventions focused on reducing language barriers and increasing community-level access to social supports while policy interventions focused on increasing services to slow the spread of COVID-19.DiscussionOur study adds to the literature by identifying community-based strategies to ensure the power of communities is accounted for in policy reforms that affect Latinx health outcomes across the U.S. Multisector coalitions, such as LATIN-19, can enable the improved understanding of underlying barriers and embed community priorities into policy solutions to address health inequities.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22962565
- Volume :
- 11
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.5c1d61109b3d4887bebb9ebb17ad7214
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1227853