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  • LATIN-19: A Grassroots Coal...
    Maradiaga Panayotti, Gabriela M; Martinez-Bianchi, Viviana; Corsino, Leonor; Silberberg, Mina; Zullig, Leah L; Felsman, Irene C; Gonzalez-Guarda, Rosa; Nagy, Gabriela A; Rocha, Pilar; Vergara, Edgar; Smith, Luke; Peña, Alejandro; Granados, Isa; Kennedy, Danielle; Pollak, Kathryn I

    Progress in community health partnerships, 2022, 2022-00-00, 20220101, Letnik: 16, Številka: 2
    Journal Article

    BACKGROUNDSocial inequity is a primary driver of health disparities, creating multiple barriers to good health. These inequities were exacerbated during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, with Latinx communities suffering more than others. Grassroots collaborations have long existed to address disparities. OBJECTIVEWe describe the creation and work of the Latinx Advocacy Team and Interdisciplinary Network for COVID-19 (LATIN-19; http://latin19.org/), a multisector coalition in North Carolina created to address the unique challenges of COVID-19 in the Latinx community. METHODSWe discuss challenges and solutions that LATIN-19 addressed and the impact of LATIN-19 on community partners and members. RESULTSLATIN-19 learned of challenges including, lack of awareness, need for data systems to track disparities, the need to increase access to resources, the need for policy changes, and the need to coordinate services by community organizations. CONCLUSIONSLATIN-19 represents a grassroots organization that has had an impact on community and community organizations that spans beyond COVID-19.