Lessons From an Implementation Evaluation of a Real-World Multi-City Initiative to Address COVID-19 Vaccination Inequities.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic shed light on stark racial and ethnic inequities in access to care and accurate health information in the U.S. When COVID-19 vaccines became available, communities of color faced multiple barriers that contributed to low vaccine rates. To address this gap, the Equit...

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Publicado en:Community Health Equity Research & Policy Vol. 44; no. 3; pp. 331 - 339
Autores principales: Perez, Lilian G., Williams, Malcolm V., Dopp, Alex R., Ringel, Jeanne S., Faherty, Laura J.
Formato: tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. Apr2024
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          Perez, Lilian G.
          Williams, Malcolm V.
          Dopp, Alex R.
          Ringel, Jeanne S.
          Faherty, Laura J.
        affil: Department of Behavioral and Policy Sciences, 1312 RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA
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          Program Implementation
          Program Evaluation
          COVID-19 Vaccines United States
          Immunization
          Healthcare Disparities
          Health Services Accessibility
          Race Factors
          Community Programs
          Implementation Science
          Conceptual Framework
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          Resource-Limited Settings
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      ab: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic shed light on stark racial and ethnic inequities in access to care and accurate health information in the U.S. When COVID-19 vaccines became available, communities of color faced multiple barriers that contributed to low vaccine rates. To address this gap, the Equity-First Vaccination Initiative supported community organizations in five demonstration cities to plan and implement hyper-local strategies to increase COVID-19 vaccine access and uptake among communities of color. Purpose: To draw learnings from the experiences of the participating organizations, we applied a framework that integrated implementation science and health equity principles. Design and sample: In this commentary, we describe how we used this framework to guide qualitative interviews with community organizations, focusing on insights across five implementation elements (reach, design, implementation, adaptation, implementation outcomes). Conclusions: Learnings from this evaluation may help guide future implementation of similarly complex initiatives involving multiple organizations and sites to advance health equity during a public health crisis.
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