# Tailored Behavioral Intervention to Prevent Household and Community Spread of COVID-19 among Latinos

> **NIH NIH R01** · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $659,622

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
The United States currently has the highest COVID-19 infection and related mortality rates in the world. In
California, Latinos account for the highest percent of COVID-19 cases (58.9%) and deaths (47.3%) and are
disproportionately represented in occupations deemed as ‘essential’. Latinos also suffer from higher rates of
poverty and chronic disease which places them at greater risk of COVID-19 infection and related complications.
In collaboration with Family Health Centers of SD (FHCSD) and working with Community Health Workers (aka,
promotores/as), we will implement a tailored intervention to reduce household- and community- spread of
COVID-19 among Latinos. Households of recently diagnosed Latino adults (n=256 households) will be
randomized to one of two groups: 1) Standard-of-Care comparison group, 2) COVID-19 promotor/a Intervention,
who will receive standard of care plus tailored counseling delivered by promotores/as. This project will test the
immediate, mid-term, and long-term efficacy of the promotor/a intervention to prevent household and community
spread of COVID-19. In addition, we will test the efficacy of the proposed intervention on short- and long-term
behavioral, mental, and physical health outcomes. This study aims to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in a
population that has exceptionally high rates of morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19. We will harness our
research team’s extensive experience in developing multi-level interventions working with promotores/as to
promote behavior change among Latinos, and leverage a strong community-academic collaboration that
maximizes community impact and sustainability. This research will lead to the development of sustainable and
scalable community-academic models designed to respond quickly, efficiently, and effectively to both this
existing and future public health threats.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10249797
- **Project number:** 1R01MD016324-01
- **Recipient organization:** SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Noe Cuauhtemoc Crespo
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $659,622
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2021-06-10 → 2026-02-28

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10249797

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10249797, Tailored Behavioral Intervention to Prevent Household and Community Spread of COVID-19 among Latinos (1R01MD016324-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10249797. Licensed CC0.

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