The Coalition to Advance Coronavirus Testing is a public-private, non-partisan coalition, managed by National Minority Quality Forum, to serve as a national coordinating body working to:

• Ensure the availability of testing supplies for providers serving minority and rural communities

• Communicate to high-risk communities the importance of being tested, and to be a trusted conveyor of culturally-sensitive information about living safely during the pandemic

• Facilitate in-community testing

• Standardize data collection to support public health and clinical research on vulnerable populations

• Share best practices to reduce exposure to the virus and lower mortality rates in rural and communities of color

• Ensure diversity in coronavirus clinical trials to include representatives from underserved communities