Partnering With Churches to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Uptake in Trustworthy Contexts

The Black church has long been seen as a crucial partner in addressing public health issues. This paper describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of a community-engaged church intervention addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in underserved Black communities in Jefferson County, Ala...

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Published inAmerican journal of public health (1971) Vol. 114; no. S5; pp. S392 - S395
Main Authors Bateman, Lori B, Hall, Allyson, Hannon, Lonnie, Ryan, Melissa, Osborne, Tiffany, Whitfield, Samantha, Okoro, Grace, Stager, Catanya, Driggers, Susan, Jones, Valerie, Rhinehart, Jessica, Fouad, Mona N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Public Health Association 01.05.2024
Subjects
African Americans/Blacks
Alabama
Apathy
At risk populations
Black churches
Black or African American - psychology
Churches
Clergy
Community
Community Health
Correspondence
COVID-19
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 diagnostic tests
COVID-19 vaccines
COVID-19 Vaccines - administration & dosage
Design
Focus groups
Humans
Immunization
Intervention
Opinions, Ideas, & Practice
Public health
Qualitative research
Religious organizations
SARS-CoV-2
Social networks
Trust
Vaccination Hesitancy - psychology
Vaccines
Alabama
United States > US
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Summary:The Black church has long been seen as a crucial partner in addressing public health issues. This paper describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of a community-engaged church intervention addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in underserved Black communities in Jefferson County, Alabama. We partnered with churches to implement and evaluate the intervention between March and June of 2022 and found that our church partners were capable of significant messaging reach, particularly through electronic means. ( . 2024;114(S5):S392-S395. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307683).
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CONTRIBUTORS
L. Bateman, A. Hall, L. Hannon, and M. Fouad conceptualized the project. L. Bateman, C. Stager, and M. Ryan contributed to the writing of the article. All contributors participated in revising the article. T. Osborne, G. Okoro, M. Ryan, and V. Jones coordinated the implementation of the interventions. A. Hall, L. Hannon, L. Bateman, G. Okoro and S. Whitfield contributed to data gathering and analysis. S. Driggers and J. Rhinehart designed the data visualization.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2024.307683