Implementing the COVID-19 Rapid Community Assessment on Vaccine Confidence: Lessons Learned From Alabama and Georgia

Engaging communities is a key strategy to increase COVID-19 vaccination. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Rapid Community Assessment Guide was developed for community partners to obtain insights about barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake and to engage c...

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Published in:Public health reports (1974) 2022-09, Vol.137 (5), p.832-840
Main Authors: Kobau, Rosemarie, Carry, Monique, Rubenstein, Beth L., Denson, Damian, Uribe, Carolina, Zajac, Julie, Kidder, Daniel P., Peacock, Georgina, Abad, Neetu
Format: Article
Language:English
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Case Study
Community
Community involvement
Community participation
Confidence
Coordination
COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccines
Data collection
Disease control
Immunization
Intervention
Prevention
Public health
Vaccination
Vaccines
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Summary:Engaging communities is a key strategy to increase COVID-19 vaccination. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Rapid Community Assessment Guide was developed for community partners to obtain insights about barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake and to engage community partners in designing interventions to build vaccine confidence. In spring 2021, 3 CDC teams were deployed to Alabama and Georgia to conduct a rapid community assessment in selected jurisdictions. Data collection included interviews, listening sessions, observations, and street intercept surveys. We identified 3 facilitators and barriers to vaccine uptake: (1) planning and coordination, (2) capacity and implementation, and (3) attitudes and beliefs. We found that the use of the rapid community assessment in Alabama and Georgia was feasible to implement, useful in eliciting unique community concerns and dispelling assumptions, and useful in informing intervention strategies. Our results underscore the importance of community engagement in COVID-19 mitigation strategies.
ISSN:0033-3549
1468-2877
DOI:10.1177/00333549221112610