October 26, 2020 - Harrisburg, PA
Commonwealth Director of Testing and Contact Tracing of Health Michael Huff announced that COVID-19 testing sites have been launched in Dauphin county communities in faith-based settings."Research shows that geographically, low-income areas, including Pennsylvanian communities of Black or African American, Hispanic and/or Spanish-speaking minorities, have been disproportionately affected with higher rates of COVID-19," Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said. "We know that appropriate testing, along with other public health interventions such as social distancing, wearing face masks, avoiding group gatherings and practicing hand washing can help communities mitigate transmission of COVID-19. In seeking to address the racial disparities of COVID-19 transmission, the department is looking to partner with important community-based organizations, such as faith-based organizations, to support and provide testing. We encourage health providers to follow our lead in partnering with faith-based organizations to create testing sites at faith-based settings in impacted communities."
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