Community-Based Organizations Leading Research Efforts: Preliminary Findings from the Chicagoland CEAL Program ’s COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Intention Survey

ConclusionHard to reach populations present two unique challenges in emerging infectious disease events. Reaching populations vulnerable to poor outcomes with vaccines was essential to addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, learning about barriers and hesitancy toward vaccine uptake is difficult in these communities. CCP ’s partnership of five academic institutions, a community research center, and a community-based non-profit health equity-focused organization shows what is possible when traditional models of research and inquiry are reconsidered for community-based participatory research. Results shown here are drawn from a collaboratively designed and implemented survey, collected in person, with over 90% completion.
Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research