WSU project targets COVID-19 in high-risk communities | WSU Insider
January 27, 2021 Marshallese Pacific Islanders living in the United States are a community that has been hit hard by COVID-19. Like other high-risk groups, Marshallese often serve as frontline workers and suffer from widespread disparities in health care contributing to an increased prevalence in conditions such as type 2 diabetes that escalate COVID-19 risk. By Susan McLaughlin, WSU iREACH Washington State University wants to find ways to better identify and reduce COVID‑19 infection in vulnerable minority and rural groups. Marshallese Pacific Islanders living in the United States are one ...