COVID-19's Impact on the African American Community: A Stakeholder Engagement Approach to Increase Public Awareness Through Virtual Town Halls

Fletcher, Faith E.; Allen, Shauntice; Vickers, Selwyn M.; Beavers, Thomas; Hamlin, Christopher M; Young-Foster, Dontrelle; Harris-Turner, Sherea; Erwin, Paul Campbell

doi:10.1089/heq.2020.0029

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“…( Chaudhry et al, 2011 ) Therefore, efforts to mitigate racial disparities in vaccination rates - which will be critical in combatting COVID-19 - will likely requiring engaging at-risk populations to build understanding and trust in the government’s assurances of vaccine safety and public health messages. ( Fletcher et al, 2020 , Dubé et al, 2015 )…”

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Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine trust and hesitancy among adults with chronic conditions

Arvanitis¹,

Opsasnick²,

O’Conor³

et al. 2021

Preventive Medicine Reports

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In a survey of older adults at higher risk for COVID-19 complications, we sought to describe expectations of trust in the safety and efficacy of a future COVID-19 vaccine, and level of hesitancy about receiving it. We also assessed whether these expectations were associated with known or suspected contributors to vaccine hesitancy, disparities in vaccine receipt, and potential targets for public health outreach. From May 1-22, 2020, we performed telephone surveys of 601 older adults with chronic conditions in metro Chicago about their COVID-19 experiences and levels of vaccine trust and hesitancy. All participants previously completed assessments of demographics, health status, health literacy and activation. Bivariate associations were performed using t-tests or one-way ANOVA, and multivariate analyses using least square means. Younger age (<60), Black race, greater complacency about contracting COVID-19, and lower confidence in state or local government were associated with significantly lower trust in a vaccine’s safety and efficacy. Black race and greater complacency about contracting COVID-19 were associated with a significantly greater vaccine hesitancy. Amongst Black participants, vaccine hesitancy varied significantly by confidence in the federal government. Trust and hesitancy regarding a future COVID-19 vaccine were associated with age, race, complacency regarding contracting COVID-19, and confidence in government response to the pandemic, but not education, health literacy or activation. Therefore, efforts to vaccinate higher risk older adults must aim not only to educate and provide vaccine access, but engender trust in the vaccine development process and vaccination strategies at both the federal and the local level.

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Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine trust and hesitancy among adults with chronic conditions

Arvanitis¹,

Opsasnick²,

O’Conor³

et al. 2021

Preventive Medicine Reports

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“…Close-knit communities often rely on ‘word of mouth’, where information is passed verbally, in-person to members of the community who do not have access to technology. 30 This approach should not be encouraged in pandemic situations and is prone to perpetuating inaccuracies through onward translation.…”

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Challenges and solutions: surveying researchers on what type of community engagement and involvement activities are feasible in low and middle income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic

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ObjectivesMeasures to limit the spread of infection during the COVID-19 global pandemic have made engaging and involving members of the community in global health research more challenging. This research aimed to explore how global health researchers adapted to the imposed pandemic measures in low and middle income countries (LMICs) and how they overcame challenges to effective community engagement and involvement (CEI).DesignA qualitative two-stage mixed-methods study involving an online survey and a virtual round table.SettingThe survey and round table were completed online.ParticipantsOf 53 participants, 43 were LMIC-based or UK-based global health researchers and/or CEI professionals, and 10 worked for the National Institute for Health Research or UK Government’s Department of Health and Social Care.Outcome measuresThis study aimed to capture data on: the number of CEI activities halted and adapted because of the COVID-19 pandemic; where CEI is possible; how it has been adapted; what the challenges and successes were; and the potential impact of adapted or halted CEI on global health research.ResultsPandemic control measures forced the majority of researchers to stop or amend their planned CEI activities. Most face-to-face CEI activities were replaced with remote methods, such as online communication. Virtual engagement enabled researchers to maintain already established relationships with community members, but was less effective when developing new relationships or addressing challenges around the inclusion of marginalised community groups.ConclusionsCOVID-19 has highlighted the need for contingency planning and flexibility in CEI. The redesigning and adopting of remote methods has come with both advantages and disadvantages, and required new skills, access to technology, funding, reliable services and enthusiasm from stakeholders. The methods suggested have the potential to augment or substitute previously preferred CEI activities. The effectiveness and impact of these remote CEI activities need to be assessed.

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“…Similar COVID-19 awareness programs, including webinars ( 32 ), teleconference calls ( 33 ), and virtual town halls ( 34 ), within established academic–community coalitions have also demonstrated success in outreach via electronic communication platforms to under-resourced communities. Central to the success of these partnerships is the embedded value of placing a priority on transforming academic institutions into trustworthy vehicles of change ( 35 ).…”

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Emergency Preparedness and Risk Communication Among African American Churches: Leveraging a Community-Based Participatory Research Partnership COVID-19 Initiative

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COVID-19's Impact on the African American Community: A Stakeholder Engagement Approach to Increase Public Awareness Through Virtual Town Halls

Cited by 19 publications

References 4 publications

Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine trust and hesitancy among adults with chronic conditions

Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine trust and hesitancy among adults with chronic conditions

Challenges and solutions: surveying researchers on what type of community engagement and involvement activities are feasible in low and middle income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic

Emergency Preparedness and Risk Communication Among African American Churches: Leveraging a Community-Based Participatory Research Partnership COVID-19 Initiative

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