Promoting inclusion in COVID-19 research for diverse Hispanic/Latino(x) populations: Recommendations from the RADx® Underserved Populations Hispanic/Latino/Latinx working group

Affiliations

¹ Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, NC, USA.
² Medical Science Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan Puerto Rico, USA.
³ Hispanic Services Council, Tampa, FL, USA.
⁴ Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.
⁵ University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
⁶ Department of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
⁷ Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
⁸ New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.

Editorial

Rosa M Gonzalez-Guarda et al. J Clin Transl Sci. 2025.

. 2025 Jan 20;9(1):e31.

doi: 10.1017/cts.2024.600. eCollection 2025.

¹ Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, NC, USA.
² Medical Science Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan Puerto Rico, USA.
³ Hispanic Services Council, Tampa, FL, USA.
⁴ Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.
⁵ University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
⁶ Department of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
⁷ Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
⁸ New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Hispanic/Latino communities; Inclusion; diversity; equity; minority populations.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflict of interest to report.

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