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Dear RADx-UP Partners,

Native American Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the traditions, languages, and stories of Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and affiliated Island communities. Join with us as we pay tribute to the rich and diverse cultures and heritage of these communities.

The 2023 theme at the U.S. Department of Interior is Celebrating Tribal Sovereignty and Identity. RADx-UP projects centered on Tribal communities continue to work collaboratively to honor Tribal Sovereignty and to conduct studies that both reflect the governance of the Tribes and benefit their communities. These important collaborations have created pathways to better understand the impacts of COVID-19 on Tribal communities.

Thank you to these RADx-UP projects as well as the RADx-UP American Indian and Alaska Native Working Group for their hard work to promote health equity.

Source: National Institutes of Health Native American Heritage Month poster

RADx-UP projects have submitted CDEs for

446k COVID-19 tests to date

RADx-UP project teams have distributed and conducted millions of COVID-19 tests. This new graphic represents the timeline of COVID-19 tests performed based on projects that have submitted Common Data Elements (CDEs) related to COVID-19 tests.

New Long-COVID research summaries

available to RADx-UP projects

New research summaries about the long-term effects of COVID-19 are available through RECOVER. The RECOVER initiative supports research focused on how to better predict, treat, and prevent PASC (post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2), including Long COVID. These short and long-form Research Summaries share key findings in accessible, plain language. RADx-UP partners are encouraged to access these research summaries and share them widely within their communities.

RADx-UP Operational Lead Crystal Cannon visits RADx-UP partners Angela Sy and Chelsea Nicholas at their poster presentation "Puipuia le Ola: Impact of Education on COVID-19 Testing Knowledge, Attitudes & Behavioral Intentions among Pacific Islanders in Hawai'i" at the APHA 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo.

RADx-UP research featured at

APHA 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo

Several RADx-UP projects teams presented their work at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo in Atlanta Nov.12-15.

"RADx-UP projects from across the nation were well-represented through posters and oral presentations in many sessions of the 2023 APHA," said Dorothy Castille, NIH Program Officer. "Presentations and publications are crucial to informing both the local and scientific communities."

RADx-UP partners presented community-engaged research results focused on an array of populations and communities, including Black communities, Hispanic/Latino/Latinx communities, American Indian and Alaska Native communities, and Pacific Islander communities.

“The impact and influence of RADx-UP continues to reverberate across the nation as we move forward from the pandemic,” said CCPH executive director Al Richmond. “This year's APHA is an opportunity for us to continue emphasizing the historic work of RADx-UP and the many academic and community partners who have contributed to its success.” Learn more.

New resource: Recruitment materials to increase representation of Black communities in COVID-19 home testing and surveillance data

RADx-UP project Represent ATL created a new recruitment resource with messaging tailored to the Black community about importance of COVID-19 testing for individual and public health.

New reference guide: Best Practices for the Design of Accessible COVID-19 Home Tests

This comprehensive Best Practices reference guide details recommendations for test designers and manufacturers to create user-friendly and accessible COVID-19 home tests.

New research tool: Primary Care CATCH-UP

Practice Assessment

This new research tool is a mechanism for identifying which strategies are in place in a primary care practice when it comes to improving COVID-19 care.

New video highlights RADx-UP findings about testing patterns among Hispanic populations

A new video summarizes key findings from the research article "Examining COVID-19 testing and vaccination behaviors by heritage and linguistic preferences among Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish RADx-UP participants” and the associated research summary. RADx-UP partners and are encouraged to share the video among your communities and colleagues.

NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory Launches

Enhanced Training Resources 

The NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory has launched an enhanced training section of rethinkingclinicialtrials.org that includes a new series of video learning modules and reorganized and refreshed pragmatic clinical trials training resources. The new training section features a series of 8 self-paced, guided video modules on topics that cover every phase of a pragmatic clinical trial. These new webpages allow learners to more easily find resources that match their interests through the addition of new filters, categories, and improved search functions. Learn more.

World’s oldest dog ever dies in Portugal, aged 31 

A 31-year-old dog in Portugal that had been ranked as the world's oldest dog has died.

Bobi was born on May 11, 1992, when his owner Leonel Costa was 8 years old. He was a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, a Portuguese dog breed with a life expectancy between 10 and 14 years.

The secret to his longevity was “good food, fresh air and lots of love,” according to his owner. 

Photo: Associated Press/Jorge Jeronimo