Increasing COVID-19, Influenza, and Pneumonia Vaccine Uptake

This proposed study seeks to community knowledge and understand the experience of underserved communities in the exploration of reducing health disparities and increasing vaccine uptake and acceptability COVID-19, influenza, and pneumonia for AA and Latinx populations. Unique in its design, it has the following characteristics: 1) multifaceted, 2) culturally tailored, 3) community-based, and 4) mixed methods in which the outcomes of interest will be measured before and after the intervention with 18-month interval. Furthermore, we seek to enhance our partnerships and collaborations with churches in South Los Angeles by supporting efforts to encourage COVID-19, influenza, and pneumonia vaccination uptake among underserved minorities in one of the most challenged and hard-to-reach population areas in the nation.

This study seeks to augment community knowledge and increase vaccine uptake among under-resourced African American and Latinx communities in South LA via leveraging trusted church leaders, educators and influencers to delivering COVID-19, influenza, and pneumonia education on vaccination. Unique in its design, this study has the following characteristics, beneficial to the acceptability and success of the proposal, it is: 1) multifaceted, 2) culturally tailored, and 3) community-based, in which the outcomes of interest will be compared longitudinally between arms 1-3, including measurement before and after the intervention with 9- and 18-month interval.