The Immokalee Community Health Coalition: Operationalizing Trust

J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2022;33(4S):243-254. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2022.0173.

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected migrant farmworker communities in the United States in case rates and deaths. In rural Immokalee, Florida, human rights, health care, and social support organizations with different strengths joined together to form a coalition that provided health information, tests, vaccines, and social supports. This report offers practical advice on how similar coalitions can overcome barriers to care, improve outcomes, and overall increase trust in the health system.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • COVID-19* / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Pandemics / prevention & control
  • Public Health*
  • Rural Population
  • Trust
  • United States