Mobilizing Community-Driven Public Health: Increasing Access to Diagnostic Testing for Underserved Individuals Through Lab-In-A-Van Partnerships
Brittany L. Choate, Ruhani Sardana, Acsah Mathews, Stephanie Weirsman, Katherine Fajardo, Yasmine Ali, Chen Liu, Pei Hui, Kevin Schofield, Anne L. Wyllie, Angelique W. Levi · 2026
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Choate and co-authors describe a mobile lab program that brought COVID-19 testing to underserved towns in Connecticut. Groups with the greatest need often face the steepest barriers to care. A lab in a van offered free saliva-based tests at 123 events from June 2023 to July 2024. About 100 local leaders and groups helped shape how the program ran. The mobile lab held full clinical certification.
After giving a sample, participants filled in a survey about their experience. Testing on site removed travel and cost barriers for many people. The authors report the model raised access for groups often missed by fixed clinics. Local partnership was central to the design.
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| CREATOR | Brittany L. Choate, Ruhani Sardana, Acsah Mathews, Stephanie Weirsman, Katherine Fajardo, Yasmine Ali, Chen Liu, Pei Hui, Kevin Schofield, Anne L. Wyllie, Angelique W. Levi |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |