High-Risk Outreach for COVID-19 Mortality Reduction in an Indigenous Community
A rural Native American community created a High-Risk COVID Outreach Program pairing hospital staff with community health workers for repeated home visits to elders and other high-risk individuals. The program integrated public health outreach with direct medical care, enabling early detection and intervention. This approach was linked to lower COVID-19 fatality rates compared to state and national averages.
Evidence At A Glance
Intervention Area:
Biosurveillance:
- Medical countermeasure monitoring & tracking
Community resilience:
- Assessment & monitoring
- Community-level public health infrastructure & administration of PHEPR