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id: "coronavirus-smarter-crowdsourcing:strategies/Develop-and-use-culturally-and-contextually-releva"
type: "GovLab policy strategy"
title: "Develop and use culturally and contextually relevant communication materials for testing resources."
url: "https://coronavirus.smartercrowdsourcing.org/strategies/develop-and-use-culturally-and-contextually-releva"
summary: "Develop and use culturally and contextually relevant communication materials for testing resources. Governments and public health officials should make all communication materials targeted at high-risk or vulnerable populations accessible and culturally-relevant."
source: "The GovLab (coronavirus.smartercrowdsourcing.org)"
licence: "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)"
---

# Develop and use culturally and contextually relevant communication materials for testing resources.

Develop and use culturally and contextually relevant communication materials for testing resources. Governments and public health officials should make all communication materials targeted at high-risk or vulnerable populations accessible and culturally-relevant.

- Timeframe: 1-3 Months (immediate)
- Audience: Civil Society, Vulnerable Populations, Healthcare Providers, Government Workers, Organized Civil Society, Nonprofits
- Type: Communications, Partnerships, Vulnerable Populations
- Recommendation: [High-risk populations](https://coronavirus.smartercrowdsourcing.org/recommendations/high-risk-populations)
- Part of: [Smarter Crowdsourcing in the Age of Coronavirus](https://coronavirus.smartercrowdsourcing.org/)

## Actions governments should take

1. [Publish a mythbusters pamphlet dispelling common rumors or misinformation about testing](https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters)
2. Translate all testing materials into relevant languages and ensure materials are at the appropriate literacy level to ensure accessibility
3. Provide testing information materials at testing locations in various languages, including specific information on what steps to take after receiving a specific result and how to get test results.