High-Risk Outreach for COVID-19 Mortality Reduction in an Indigenous Community

Am J Public Health. 2021 Nov;111(11):1939-1941. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2021.306472. Epub 2021 Oct 14.

Abstract

Indigenous populations have been disproportionally affected by COVID-19, particularly those in rural and remote locations. Their unique environments and risk factors demand an equally unique public health response. Our rural Native American community experienced one of the highest prevalence outbreaks in the world, and we developed an aggressive management strategy that appears to have had a considerable effect on mortality reduction. The results have implications far beyond pandemic response, and have reframed how our community addresses several complicated health challenges. (Am J Public Health. 2021;111(11):1939-1941. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306472).

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Arizona / epidemiology
  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • COVID-19* / mortality
  • Contact Tracing*
  • Female
  • House Calls
  • Humans
  • Indigenous Peoples*
  • Interdisciplinary Communication
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Public Health
  • Rural Population*
  • United States
  • United States Indian Health Service