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Key Points Question Is integrating rapid diabetes screening into a community-based COVID-19 testing site feasible and effective in reaching socioeconomically disadvantaged Latinx persons without health care? Findings In this health… Click to show full abstract
Key Points Question Is integrating rapid diabetes screening into a community-based COVID-19 testing site feasible and effective in reaching socioeconomically disadvantaged Latinx persons without health care? Findings In this health care improvement study of 6631 participants presenting for COVID-19 testing, 923 (13.9%) underwent hemoglobin A1c testing, of which 313 (34%) and 113 (12%) had prediabetes and diabetes, respectively. Persons reached were mostly Latinx (83%), low-income, had not previously been tested for diabetes, and were not engaged in formal health care services. Meaning These results suggest that leveraging community COVID-19 infrastructure and partnerships has the potential to address disparities in diabetes.
Journal Title: JAMA Network Open
Year Published: 2022
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