TY - JOUR
T1 - Promoting COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence and Access among Youth Experiencing Homelessness
T2 - Community-Engaged Public Health Practice
AU - Osman, Ingie
AU - Sieving, Renee
AU - Vasilakos, Lauren
AU - Pierson, Katie
AU - Elgonda, Asha
AU - Bartlett, Trenton
AU - Gewirtz O’Brien, Janna R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Johns Hopkins University Press.
PY - 2024/3/1
Y1 - 2024/3/1
N2 - Background: Youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) face a wide range of complex barriers to COVID-19 vaccine confidence and access. Objectives: Describe our process for engaging a cross-sector team centering equity and youth voice; outline our intervention strategies to enhance COVID-19 vaccine confidence and access among YEH; and discuss lessons learned through this community-engaged process. Methods: We engaged partners from across sectors, includ-ing youth-serving agencies, healthcare organizations, public health organizations, and YEH. We used focus groups, key informant interviews, and other community engagement strategies to develop and implement a series of interventions aimed to increase COVID-19 vaccine confidence and access among YEH. Results: We identified youths’ key concerns about vaccine confidence and access. To address these concerns, we implemented four community-driven interventions: youth-friendly messaging, health events, vaccine aftercare kits, and staff training. Conclusions: This community-engaged project highlighted the value of cross-sector partnership and consistent youth engagement in addressing vaccine confidence among YEH.
AB - Background: Youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) face a wide range of complex barriers to COVID-19 vaccine confidence and access. Objectives: Describe our process for engaging a cross-sector team centering equity and youth voice; outline our intervention strategies to enhance COVID-19 vaccine confidence and access among YEH; and discuss lessons learned through this community-engaged process. Methods: We engaged partners from across sectors, includ-ing youth-serving agencies, healthcare organizations, public health organizations, and YEH. We used focus groups, key informant interviews, and other community engagement strategies to develop and implement a series of interventions aimed to increase COVID-19 vaccine confidence and access among YEH. Results: We identified youths’ key concerns about vaccine confidence and access. To address these concerns, we implemented four community-driven interventions: youth-friendly messaging, health events, vaccine aftercare kits, and staff training. Conclusions: This community-engaged project highlighted the value of cross-sector partnership and consistent youth engagement in addressing vaccine confidence among YEH.
KW - Adolescent Health Services
KW - Community Health Partnerships
KW - COVID-19
KW - Homeless Persons
KW - Public Health
KW - Vaccines
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U2 - 10.1353/cpr.2024.a922332
DO - 10.1353/cpr.2024.a922332
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85188297580
SN - 1557-0541
VL - 18
SP - 79
EP - 89
JO - Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action
JF - Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action
IS - 1
ER -