Community health worker support to help adults with chronic conditions prevent respiratory infections
Official title: Impact of a Community Care Intervention to Increase the Uptake of Respiratory Illness Prevention Behaviors Among Adults Suffering from Chronic Illness
Funded at Rand Corporation · NIH-11289386 · Data updated 2026-11-12
Trained community health workers will help adults with chronic illnesses learn and adopt everyday actions to lower their risk of respiratory infections.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Rand Corporation NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Santa Monica, United States) |
| Project start | June 18, 2022 |
| Project end | February 28, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $719,328 |
| NIH project number | 5R01MD017232-05 |
| Project ID | NIH-11289386 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Adults (21 years and older) with chronic health conditions who receive primary care at participating Federally Qualified Health Centers are ideal candidates.
✕Less likely to help
People without chronic conditions, those not served by participating FQHCs, or individuals unable or unwilling to engage with a community health worker may not benefit from this program.
What this research studies
If you join, community health workers will work with you and your Federally Qualified Health Center to provide clear, literacy-friendly information and regular follow-up to support protective behaviors. The intervention is tailored using the COM-B behavior model and advice from a community advisory board made up of patients and local leaders. Participants at some clinics will receive the CHW support while others get usual care, and the team will compare how many people adopt prevention behaviors over time. The study measures things like behavior uptake, access to care, and respiratory illness occurrences.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could help more people with chronic conditions adopt preventive actions and reduce their chance of getting respiratory infections.
How similar studies have gone: Community health worker programs have improved preventive care and behavior change in other settings, although this specific COM-B–tailored approach for respiratory prevention in adults with chronic illness is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
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Rand Corporation
Santa Monica, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Meredith, Lisa Seidel — Rand Corporation
- Study coordinator: Meredith, Lisa Seidel
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.