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Mobile Testing Sites. LHA will continue to support neighborhood testing sites at strategic locations within the most affected Zip Codes in partnership with school districts to facilitate testing for students, teachers, and school personnel as youth return to school for the end of the 2020-2021 school year, during summer school, and in the fall. Additional partners will be considered on an as -needed basis to increase testing among essential workers or other populations. Once the model for testing changes to in -home kits, LHA will shift its efforts to helping individuals navigating access through local pharmacies, the County of Orange, community health centers, and elsewhere where tests are provided. Vaccine Mobile PODS Support. LHA's Mobile PODS in collaboration with OCHCA, the Orange County Coalition of Community Health Centers, and vaccine site partners have the benefit of addressing these and other strategies because they are located within a familiar setting for the communities that are least likely to be otherwise vaccinated. The purpose of the Mobile PODS is to serve those individuals who would otherwise not be vaccinated due to a myriad of barriers that range from access to transportation to lack of support to navigate electronic appointment systems to a need for support and accompaniment throughout the entire process. LHA Promotores supports mobile PODs by: • Serving as cultural and linguistic brokers for the entire vaccine process. • Provide an overview of vaccine process and respond to questions related to eligibility, immigration, insurance, identification requirements, among others. • Assessing barriers to making or arriving to an appointment. • Coordinating solutions to barriers (e.g. arranging transportation) with staff and/or partners. • Pre -registering individuals for an appointment.