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Create a testing program that prioritizes equity

Widespread testing for COVID-19 can help stop the spread, because it allows people who are infected to isolate sooner and start treatment earlier. Effective communication and planning is essential to ensure your testing program reaches refugee, immigrant and migrant communities in your area. 

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Conversation Guide: COVID-19 Testing

Even if you are vaccinated, you can get infected with COVID-19 and may not know it because you may not feel sick at all. By getting tested and staying away from others until you know the results, you can help stop the spread of COVID-19 and protect your community. 

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Get the Facts: COVID-19 Tests

People are getting tested regardless of whether they are vaccinated and regardless of whether they feel sick because it makes our communities safer. Anyone can get tested, including adults, children and babies. Learn more in our fact sheet, currently in English with translations on the way. 

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English

As winter arrives, the White House is again offering free rapid COVID-19 tests by mail to each residential household in the United States. A total of four tests can be ordered at no cost and with free shipping. Order tests by visiting https://special.usps.com/testkits or by calling 1-800- 232-0233 from 8 a.m. to midnight Eastern Standard Time. Interpretation is available in over 150 languages.

Arabic

ﻣﻊ ﺣﻠول ﻓﺻل اﻟﺷﺗﺎء. ﯾﻘدم اﻟﺑﯾت اﻻﺑﯾض ﻣرة اﺧرى اﺧﺗﺑﺎرات ﻛوﻓﯾد 19 اﻟﻣﺟﺎﻧﯾﺔ اﻟﺳرﯾﻌﺔ ﻋﺑر اﻟﺑرﯾد ﻟﻛل اﺳرة ﻣﻘﯾﻣﺔ ﻓﻲ 

اﻟوﻻﯾﺎت اﻟﻣﺗﺣدة. ﯾﻣﻛن طﻠب ﻣﺎ ﻣﺟﻣوﻋﮫ ارﺑﻊ ﻋﯾﻧﺎت ﻣن دون اي ﺗﻛﻠﻔﺔ واﻟﺗوﺻﯾل ﻣﺟﺎﻧﻲ. اطﻠب اﻻﺧﺗﺑﺎرات ﻣن ﺧﻼل 

ﺎرة اﻟﻣوﻗﻊ
 https://special.usps.com//testkits
 او ﻋﺑر اﻻﺗﺻﺎل ﺑﮭذا اﻟرﻗم:   ۰۲۳۳-۲۳۲-۸۰۰-۱ﻣن اﻟﺳﺎﻋﮫ اﻟﺛﺎﻣﻧﮫ ﺻﺑﺎﺣﺎ وﺣﺗﻰ ﻣﻧﺗﺻف اﻟﻠﯾل ﺑﺎﻟﺗوﻗﯾت اﻟﺷرﻗﻲ.

 اﻟﺗرﺟﻣﮫ ﻣﺗوﻓرة ﺑﺎﻛﺛر ﻣن ۱٥۰ ﻟﻐﺔ.

Dari

با توجه به اینکه فصل زمستان در حال فرا رسیدن است، قصر سفید یک بار دیگر تست های سریع کووید-۱۹ را بصورت مجانی از طریق اداره پست به هر خانواده درایالات متحده ارسال می کند. شما میتوانید جمعأ چهار تست رایگان را بدون هزینه ارسال همین اکنون فرمایش دهید. به این لینک رفته https://special.usps.com/testkits یا با تماس گرفتن به شماره ۰۲۳۳-۲۳۲-۸۰۰-۱  از ساعت 8 صبح الی دوازه شب به وقت واشینگتن درخواست دهید. خدمات ترجمانی به ۱۵۰ زبان در دسترس می باشد. 

Nepali

हिउँद मौसमको आगमनसँगै, व्हाइट हाउसले संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकामा प्रत्येक आवासीय घरपरिवारलाई हुलाक मार्फत नि:शुल्क तीब्र COVID-19 परीक्षण सामग्रीहरू प्रदान गर्दैछ । जम्मा चार परीक्षण सामग्रीहरू कुनै पनि खर्च र निःशुल्क ढुवानी सहित मगाउन सकिनेछ । परीक्षण सामग्रीहरू https://special.usps.com/testkits मा गएर वा 1-800-232-0233 मा फोन गरेर बिहान ८ बजे देखि मध्यरातको पूर्वीय स्तरीय समय सम्म मगाउनु होस् । अनुबाद १५० भन्दा बढी भाषाहरूमा उपलब्ध छ ।

Pashto

لکه څرنګه چی ژمی را رسیدلی، سپینه ماڼئ یو ځل بیا په متحده ایالاتو کې هرې کورنۍ ته په وړیا ډول د کوویډ-۱۹ وایرس ټیسټ کولو اله د پوست له لارې لیږي. تاسې کولای شئ چي په وړیا ډول مجموعأ څلور ټیسټونه وغواړئ چي د لاندې لینک له لارې یې تر لاسه کولای شئ: https://special.usps.com/testkits همدارنګه کولای شئ چی د واشنګټن پر وخت له سهار ۸ بجو تر نیمې شپې ۰۲۳۳-۲۳۲-۸۰۰-۱ شمیرې ته زنګ ووهئ. له ۱۵۰ څخه زیاتو ژبو ته ژباړه هم شتون لري. 

Spanish

Con la llegada del invierno, La Casa Blanca otra vez está ofreciendo pruebas rápidas de COVID-19 por medio del servicio postal a cada hogar en los Estados Unidos. Se puede pedir un total de cuatro pruebas sin costo con envío gratis. Para pedir sus pruebas visite el sitio https://special.usps.com/testkits o llame 1-800-232-0233 de 8:00 am a 12:00 de la mañana, la hora estándar Oriental. La interpretación está disponible en 150 idiomas.

Ukrainian

З настанням зими Білий дім знову пропонує безплатні експрес-тести на COVID-19, які надсилаються поштою кожному домогосподарству в Сполучених Штатах. Всього можна замовити чотири безплатні тести та отримати їх з безплатною доставкою. Замовити тести можна на сайті https://special.usps.com/testkits або за телефоном 1-800-232-0233 з 8 ранку до опівночі за східним стандартним часом (EST). Переклад доступний більш ніж 150 мовами. 

Russian

С наступлением зимы Белый дом вновь предлагает бесплатные экспресс-тесты на COVID-19, которые отправляются почтой каждому домохозяйству в США. Всего можно заказать четыре бесплатных теста и получить их с бесплатной доставкой. Заказать тесты можно на сайте https://special.usps.com/testkits или по телефону 1-800-232-0233 с 8 утра до полуночи по восточному стандартному времени (EST). Перевод доступен на более чем 150 языках.

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Community-Based Testing Sites and CLIA Waiver

Refugee, immigrant, and migrant (RIM) community members have experienced significant obstacles to accessing consistent and free COVID-testing. Testing is a critical tool in the mitigation of COVID-19, particularly during surges. Having free testing sites that are readily accessible to RIM communities and that feature bilingual/bicultural information and staff allows the community to feel at ease and addresses barriers faced by those disproportionately impacted by COVID.

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Embedding Equity throughout the COVID-19 Response Organizational Structure

It is essential to integrate considerations for refugee, immigrant, and migrant communities into all aspects of public health response efforts. Read more about the Minnesota Department of Health’s work to embed equity throughout the COVID-19 response organizational structure. 

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Community Health Workers

Community health workers are deeply rooted in their communities, often members of the community themselves, and are uniquely positioned to partner with health departments and other organizations in COVID-19 response.

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Partnership with Federally Qualified Health Centers Serving RIM Communities

FQHCs are often deeply rooted in their communities and are uniquely positioned as a partner for local health departments to reach refugee, immigrant, and migrant communities.

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Bringing COVID-19 Testing Services Directly to Communities

Bringing testing services to RIM communities is a promising practice to ensure culturally and linguistically appropriate access to COVID-19 testing services, reduce stigma surrounding testing, and build trust between RIM community members and their local healthcare and medical systems.

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Guidance for Health Departments about COVID-19 Testing in the Community (CDC)
This guidance from the CDC reviews consideration and current CDC recommendations regarding COVID-19 testing strategies including expanded screening testing and broad-based testing.

Guide for Equitable COVID Testing (Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment)
The purpose of these guidelines from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment  is to ensure communities most impacted by this pandemic receive the testing resources needed to stay safe and save lives. In addition to the moral imperative, these testing strategies help prevent COVID-19 from spreading, thus keeping all of us safer.