Improving health literacy, health disparities and access to health care, which were negatively impacted due the COVID-19 pandemic. This project focused on improving health outcomes for Wichita communities.
Facts Not Fear ICT aimed to improve health literacy among adult men and women, 18 years of age or older, within priority populations (Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, Asian, and American Indian and Alaska Native) in Wichita. These racial and ethnic groups are at the highest risk for health disparities and low health literacy.
Facts Not Fear ICT aimed to incorporate priority populations into the development, implementation and evaluation of project efforts.
Facts Not Fear ICT aimed to empower health care providers to effectively communicate with patients, check their understanding and involve them in decision-making as much as they want.
Facts Not Fear ICT aimed to increase access to COVID-19 testing and vaccination resources in priority populations in Wichita.
Facts Not Fear ICT was a grant project funded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – The Office of Minority Health. The City of Wichita served as the grant recipient and contracted with the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita to conduct the work. This opportunity was supported by 1 CPIMP211300‐01‐00 issued by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $4,000,000 with 100 percent funded by the Office of Minority Health/OASH/HHS. The contents are solely the responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by the Office of Minority Health/OASH/HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov.