Trusted sources for COVID-19 testing and vaccination: lessons for future health communication.

Background: Promoting COVID-19 vaccination (both the primary series and boosters) remains a priority among healthcare professionals and requires understanding the various sources people trust for acquiring COVID-19 information.

Method: From October 2021 to May 2022, we interviewed 150 people who called 2-1-1 helplines in Connecticut and North Carolina about their COVID-19 testing and vaccination experiences in order to (1) better understand where people obtain trusted COVID-19 health information and (2) identify how public health professionals can share emergency health information in the future. We used a mixed methods approach in which semi-structured qualitative interviews and survey data were collected in parallel and analyzed separately.

Perceptions of Health Coaching for Behavior Change Among Medicaid and Commercially Insured Adults.

Use of health coaching to help individuals make and sustain changes in health behavior and disease management is increasing, and early evidence about its effects is promising. However, few studies assess participants' preferences and expectations about health coaches, the use of the term health coach, and the coaching relationship. To help inform the design of future health coaching programs, we conducted qualitative interviews with 50 U.