Publications by authors named "Mary Davis Hamlin"
Article Synopsis
- Trust is crucial for effective public health; during the COVID-19 pandemic, distrust led to vaccine hesitancy and challenges in immunization.
- Community health workers (CHWs) are essential in addressing these issues, as they can serve as trusted messengers and support vaccine decision-making in their communities.
- The Be REAL framework trains CHWs to prioritize relationship building over simply promoting vaccination, aiming to foster genuine partnerships that can enhance trust in the public health system overall.*
Limited studies are available on how decisions and perceptions on SARS-CoV-2 vaccination have changed since the start of vaccination availability. We performed a qualitative study to identify factors critical to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination decision making and how perspectives evolved among African American/Black, Native American, and Hispanic communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19 and social and economic disadvantage. We conducted 16 virtual meetings, with 232 participants in wave 1 meetings (December 2020) and with 206 returning participants in wave 2 meetings (January and February 2021).
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