Protecting Native Families From COVID-19

A culturally-tailored brief motivational interviewing (MI) intervention to promote preventive behaviors and COVID-19 testing when experiencing symptoms, and isolation and care-seeking when positive among two important high-risk groups in American Indian and Alaska Native communities-ages 18-34 and elders (ages ≥65 years).

A daily COVID-19 symptoms (CS) monitoring system with alerts, ways for participants to request home testing after first symptoms, and Geographic Information System (GIS) routing for those responding to alerts.

A combination of: 1) a culturally-tailored brief motivational interviewing (MI) intervention to promote preventive behaviors and COVID-19 testing when experiencing symptoms, and isolation and care-seeking when positive among two important high-risk groups in American Indian and Alaska Native communities-ages 18-34 and elders (ages ≥65 years); 2) a daily COVID-19 symptoms (CS) monitoring system with alerts, ways for participants to request home testing after first symptoms, and Geographic Information System (GIS) routing for those responding to alerts

Provision of supportive services such as referrals to needed medical, mental or behavioral health care and delivery of a hygiene kit containing basic hygiene supplies. Participants will also be provided information on COVID-19 and nearby testing locations and basic information about COVID-19, mask wearing, how to prevent the spread in the home and managing stress during COVID-19.