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Texas COVID-19 Information and Resource Hub
This site is part of the Texas Community Engagement Research Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 in Disproportionately Affected Communities Consortium, funded by the National Institutes of Health.
CEAL Alliance
The NIH Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities Alliance is an NIH-wide effort to provide trustworthy information through active community engagement and outreach to the people hardest-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, including African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, and American Indians/Alaska Natives, with the goal of building long-lasting partnerships as well as improving diversity and inclusion in the research response to COVID-19.
For more information on our CEAL Alliance, please visit:
Texas CEAL Consortium
CEAL research teams have been established in 11 states, including Texas, with the shared goal of quickly launching outreach efforts to help reduce the impact of COVID-19 on the most vulnerable populations and to evaluate these efforts through community-engaged research.
For more information on Texas CEAL community-engaged research efforts, please visit:
Texas CEAL Projects
The goal of the Texas COVID CEAL teams is to use community-engaged strategies to reduce the burden of COVID-19 among disproportionately affected communities across Texas. This includes seven projects in Bexar, Dallas, Harris, Hidalgo, and Tarrant counties.
Bexar County
Unidos Contra COVID/United Against COVID
Harris County
Deliberative and Participatory Approaches to Addressing COVID-19 in African American and Hispanic/Latino Communities in Texas
Harris County
Engaging Black and Hispanics/Latinos in COVID-19 Clinical Trials, Vaccine Uptake and Educational Campaigns
Harris County
Identifying Community Impacts and Attitudes of COVID-19 on Health Inequity
Hidalgo County
Community Engagement Strategies for COVID-19 Prevention and Response in Underserved Communities in Hidalgo County
Tarrant County
Promoting Knowledge to Action in COVID-19 Prevention and Engagement Among Underserved Communities