What is already known on this topic? Chronic diseases disproportionately affect racial/ethnic minority communities. Barber and beauty shops are recognized as viable locations to promote health and screen for chronic diseases. What is added by this report? This report describes screening for chronic health conditions at a barber and beauty shop-based screening program, the effect of a health education promotion campaign, and how medical referrals and participant follow-up can be integrated into screening initiatives that are based in barber and beauty shops. What are the implications for public health practice? Public health programs that seek to target racial/ethnic minority populations should meet people where they are in the community. Communitybased health education and behavior modification are effective ways to decrease rates of chronic conditions among racial/ethnic minority populations.
Minority populations have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and disparities have been noted in vaccine uptake. In the state of Arkansas, health equity strike teams (HESTs) were deployed to address vaccine disparities. A total of 13 470 vaccinations were administered by HESTs to 10 047 eligible people at 45 events. Among these individuals, 5645 (56.2%) were African American, 2547 (25.3%) were White, and 1068 (10.6%) were Hispanic. Vaccination efforts must specifically target populations that have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(1):29–33. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306564 )
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