Trust barriers pose challenge for coronavirus testing, tracing among black and Latino Californians [calmatters.org]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 5/28/2012:10 PM

By Ana B. Ibarra, Cal Matters, May 28, 2020

In the city of Oakland, when census workers call residents, they’re on a dual mission. Not only do they ask if the individual has filled out a census card, they also ask whether that person wants to get tested for the coronavirus. If so, do they know where to go?

“It’s extremely creative,” said Dr. Tony Iton, a senior vice president of the California Endowment. “They’re doing census outreach in populations that are the hardest to reach, which are exactly the same populations that are disproportionately impacted by COVID.”

These are neighborhoods like East Oakland and the Fruitvale District, home to predominantly African Americans and Latinos. And, since census workers tend to be local, people are essentially checking in on their neighbors, Iton said.

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