# Reaching Communities through the Design of Information Visualizations (ReDIVis) Toolbox for Return of COVID-19 Results

> **NIH NIH P30** · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · 2022 · $613,015

## Abstract

The overall goal of Reaching Communities through the Design of Information Visualizations (ReDIVis) Toolbox
for Return of COVID-19 Results (RCR) is to decrease health disparities related to COVID-19 by enabling
widespread use of culturally congruent and health literate infographics to return the results of SARS-CoV-2
diagnostic and antibody testing in a manner that supports comprehension of the results, informs decision
making, and motivates appropriate behaviors. In collaboration with our community partner, the Association to
Benefit Children, we will use a mixed-methods research design to achieve the following specific aims:
1. Advance understanding of the factors that influence comprehension and use of the results of SARS-
CoV-2 diagnostic and antibody testing in underserved and vulnerable populations.
2. Collaborate with underserved and vulnerable populations to design infographics for returning the results
of SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic and antibody testing in a format that maximizes comprehension, informs
decision making, and motivates action.
3. Develop, implement, evaluate, and disseminate the ReDIVis Toolbox for returning the results of SARS-
CoV-2 diagnostic and antibody testing.
ReDIVis Toolbox-RCR builds upon substantial preliminary work in community engagement, lay-person
science, system development and evaluation, and information visualization as well as existing infrastructure:
(a) a research cohort of Latino adults, (b) the Visualization Design Studio of the Precision in Symptom Self-
Management Center, and (c) the novel COVIDWATCHER lay-person science platform. Informed by seven public
health ethics principles, ReDIVis Toolbox-RCR research activities (focus groups, interviews, surveys,
participatory design sessions, usability testing) will result in the web-based ReDIVis Toolbox that includes: (a)
infographics in English and Spanish for returning SARS-CoV-2 test results; (b) documents to support design,
implementation, and evaluation of infographics; and (c) software to enable the creation of tailored culturally
congruent and health literate infographics. Within the defined areas of research interests in NOT-OD-20-119,
ReDIVis Toolbox-RCR directly responds to the need for SARS-CoV-2 test results templates and toolkits
designed in collaboration with communities and strategies and resources to increase use and utility of test
results. In addition, ReDIVis Toolbox-RCR research activities will advance understanding of the social, ethical,
and behavioral implications of how test results are interpreted and used; specifically, how the results influence
decision making and COVID-19 mitigation behaviors (e.g., social distancing, self-isolation, mask wearing, and
vaccination, when available). Moreover, we will interact with other RADx-UP grantees to enhance the
generalizability of the ReDIVis Toolbox.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10528548
- **Project number:** 3P30NR016587-05S3
- **Recipient organization:** COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
- **Principal Investigator:** SUZANNE BAKKEN
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $613,015
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2016-08-16 → 2023-11-15

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10528548

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10528548, Reaching Communities through the Design of Information Visualizations (ReDIVis) Toolbox for Return of COVID-19 Results (3P30NR016587-05S3). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10528548. Licensed CC0.

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