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First Nations health-care teams work with NSHA for local COVID-19 assessment
COVID-19 response.Deploying staff who are community members to do the testing could alleviate any fears or concerns of other community members, according to an NSHA press release.“My sense is that people just really wanted to ensure members of First Nations communities had access to testing as close to home as they desired,” said Cindy MacQuarrie, NSHA’s senior director of interprofessional practice and learning, in the release.