Table 1.

Focus group format, recruitment, and participants.

Focus group formats	All focus groups were conducted via Zoom, lasting ~90 min, during August 2020
Recruitment	This convenience sample was recruited in partnership with Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS). HANYS sent a broad notification about the study to members involved with community health work. Individuals indicating interest in participating were connected to the project team and provided details and Zoom invites. Some individuals who received the initial notification may have shared with others in their professional network, some of whom may have joined the group. Participants were asked to join groups according to where in NY State they practiced, and sites were selected to reflect multiple regions of the state • Long Island, a downstate largely suburban location, had 4 participants • Brooklyn/Queens, a downstate urban location, had 9 participants • Syracuse, an urban/suburban location in central upstate, had 7 participants • Buffalo, a primarily urban location in western upstate, had 11 participants
Participants' descriptions of their professional roles included:	Community health educator, community health worker, community health worker manager, civil rights organization board member, health care administration and management, health coordinator for early childhood education program, non-profit and/or social service administration, city development planner, non-profit and/or social service administration, nurse practitioner, nurse, nutritionist
Participants' descriptions of communities they work with referenced:	The following racial-ethnic-nativity groups: Caucasian, African American/African descent/Black, Latino/Hispanic (some specifying Spanish-speaking), Native American, Asian (including specific mention of Chinese, Korean, Bangladeshi, and Indian communities), Caribbean (including specific mention of Jamaican communities), Arab/Middle Eastern, immigrants, newly settled refugees Age ranges referenced included young children through seniors