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Using Rapid-Cycle Change to Improve COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy in Primary Care
During the COVID-19 pandemic, misinformation and distrust exacerbated disparities in vaccination rates by race and ethnicity throughout the United States. Primary care, public health systems, and community health centers have shifted their vaccination outreach strategies toward these disparate, unva...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9957472/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36833600 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20042902 |
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author | Hunt, Lindsay S. Sullivan, Erin E. Susa, Jordan Chaufournier, Roger Joseph, Claudine Phillips, Russell S. Meisinger, Kirsten |
author_facet | Hunt, Lindsay S. Sullivan, Erin E. Susa, Jordan Chaufournier, Roger Joseph, Claudine Phillips, Russell S. Meisinger, Kirsten |
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description | During the COVID-19 pandemic, misinformation and distrust exacerbated disparities in vaccination rates by race and ethnicity throughout the United States. Primary care, public health systems, and community health centers have shifted their vaccination outreach strategies toward these disparate, unvaccinated populations. To support primary care, we developed the SAVE Sprint model for implementing rapid-cycle change to improve vaccination rates by overcoming community outreach barriers and workforce limitations. Participants were recruited for the 10-week SAVE Sprint program through partnerships with the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) and the Resilient American Communities (RAC) Initiative. The majority of the participants were from community health centers. Data were evaluated during the program through progress reports and surveys, and interviews conducted three months post-intervention were recorded, coded, and analyzed. The SAVE Sprint model of rapid-cycle change exceeded participants’ expectations and led to improvements in patient education and vaccination among their vulnerable populations. Participants reported building new skills and identifying strategies for targeting specific populations during a public health emergency. However, participants reported that planning for rapid-pace change and trust-building with community partners prior to a health care crisis is preferable and would make navigating an emergency easier. |
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spelling | pubmed-99574722023-02-25 Using Rapid-Cycle Change to Improve COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy in Primary Care Hunt, Lindsay S. Sullivan, Erin E. Susa, Jordan Chaufournier, Roger Joseph, Claudine Phillips, Russell S. Meisinger, Kirsten Int J Environ Res Public Health Article During the COVID-19 pandemic, misinformation and distrust exacerbated disparities in vaccination rates by race and ethnicity throughout the United States. Primary care, public health systems, and community health centers have shifted their vaccination outreach strategies toward these disparate, unvaccinated populations. To support primary care, we developed the SAVE Sprint model for implementing rapid-cycle change to improve vaccination rates by overcoming community outreach barriers and workforce limitations. Participants were recruited for the 10-week SAVE Sprint program through partnerships with the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) and the Resilient American Communities (RAC) Initiative. The majority of the participants were from community health centers. Data were evaluated during the program through progress reports and surveys, and interviews conducted three months post-intervention were recorded, coded, and analyzed. The SAVE Sprint model of rapid-cycle change exceeded participants’ expectations and led to improvements in patient education and vaccination among their vulnerable populations. Participants reported building new skills and identifying strategies for targeting specific populations during a public health emergency. However, participants reported that planning for rapid-pace change and trust-building with community partners prior to a health care crisis is preferable and would make navigating an emergency easier. MDPI 2023-02-07 /pmc/articles/PMC9957472/ /pubmed/36833600 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20042902 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Hunt, Lindsay S. Sullivan, Erin E. Susa, Jordan Chaufournier, Roger Joseph, Claudine Phillips, Russell S. Meisinger, Kirsten Using Rapid-Cycle Change to Improve COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy in Primary Care |
title | Using Rapid-Cycle Change to Improve COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy in Primary Care |
title_full | Using Rapid-Cycle Change to Improve COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy in Primary Care |
title_fullStr | Using Rapid-Cycle Change to Improve COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy in Primary Care |
title_full_unstemmed | Using Rapid-Cycle Change to Improve COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy in Primary Care |
title_short | Using Rapid-Cycle Change to Improve COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy in Primary Care |
title_sort | using rapid-cycle change to improve covid-19 vaccination strategy in primary care |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9957472/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36833600 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20042902 |
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