CIT & Community Health Interventions 1 Implementing Communication Infrastructure Theory-Based Strategies in Community Health Access Interventions: Lessons Learned from Two Projects in Two Cities Holley Wilkin (Georgia State University) Matthew Matsaganis (University at Albany, State University of New York) Annis Golden (University at Albany, State University of New York) ABSTRACT In this chapter we discuss the lessons learned from applying communication infrastructure theory (CIT) based strategies in two multiyear and multimethod intervention projects that explored factors contributing to disparities in healthcare access and utilization; one in a large Southeastern U.S. city and the other in a small Northeastern U.S. city. The first intervention aimed to redirect non-emergency patients to a primary healthcare clinic in their community. The second intervention was designed to increase utilization of reproductive healthcare services among African American women. We briefly describe each of the two projects, the methods used to diagnose the communication infrastructure in each of the two cities, and the different communication strategies employed in each community to accomplish health intervention goals. We highlight similarities and differences between the two communities’ communication infrastructures and the implications of their particularities for the respective interventions. We conclude by highlighting lessons learned about the applicability of communication infrastructure theory to health interventions in different contexts (e.g., different sized cities/communities).