A COVID-19 Vaccination Program to Promote Uptake and Equity for People Experiencing Homelessness in Los Angeles County

People experiencing homelessness (PEH) have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19, yet their vaccination coverage is lower than is that of the general population. We implemented a COVID-19 vaccination program that used evidence-based and culturally tailored approaches to promote vaccine uptak...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2023-02, Vol.113 (2), p.170-174
Main Authors: Rosen, Allison D, Senturia, Alexander, Howerton, Isabelle, Kantrim, Emily Uyeda, Evans, Vanessa, Malluche, Tiffany, Miller, Jonni, Gonzalez, Miriam, Robie, Brooke, Shover, Chelsea L, Chang, Alicia H, Behforouz, Heidi, Nguyen, Anh, Thomas, Emily H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinics
Community health care
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 Vaccines
Education
Gift cards & certificates
Health Service Delivery
Health services
Hispanic Americans
Homeless people
Homelessness
Humans
Ill-Housed Persons
Immunization
Immunization/Vaccines
Los Angeles - epidemiology
Notes From the Field
Opinions, Ideas, & Practice
Pandemics
Public health
Quality improvement
Vaccination
Vaccines
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Summary:People experiencing homelessness (PEH) have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19, yet their vaccination coverage is lower than is that of the general population. We implemented a COVID-19 vaccination program that used evidence-based and culturally tailored approaches to promote vaccine uptake and equity for PEH in Los Angeles County, California. From February 2021 through February 2022, 33 977 doses of vaccine were administered at 2658 clinics, and 9275 PEH were fully vaccinated. This program may serve as a model for future service delivery in vulnerable populations. ( . 2023;113(2):170-174. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307147).
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2022.307147