The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is partnering with entities at all levels to improve vaccine confidence and uptake among racial and ethnic groups that experience vaccine hesitancy and in doing so awarded Michigan State University funding to launch a national network of academic, philanthropic, public health, community-based organizations, and media partners to implement strategies to improve adult vaccine equity.
Donor Name: Baltimore Community Foundation
State: Michigan
City: Baltimore
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): Ongoing
Details:
The primary purpose of the project is to build the evidence base of effective interventions to improve vaccination coverage and to identify and implement strategies to reduce racial and/or ethnic disparities in adult COVID-19 vaccination coverage for Black and Latinx individuals in five US regions, including Baltimore, Maryland.
Project Eligibility Criteria
- Focus on addressing distribution, administration, and/or uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in Black and Hispanic/Latinx individuals in Baltimore city and/or county.
- Include at least 3 multi-level interventions that focus on:
- Environmental: interventions addressing social and cultural norms or health, economic, educational, and social conditions related to immunization
- Community and clinical: interventions addressing settings in which social relationships occur, such as a school or a neighborhood or settings where healthcare is provided
- Interpersonal: interventions addressing social and personal relationships with neighbors, colleagues, healthcare providers, friends, loved ones, or others
- Individual: interventions addressing attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors
- Implement multiple promising practices from the list below:
- Community-level immunization champions (e.g., pharmacists, community health workers, outreach coordinators/navigators, church health ministers, etc.)
- Electronic health record vaccine reminder system to prompt medical providers to recommend vaccines to patients and may be most effective when paired with vaccine recommendation scripts.
- Increased vaccine access through community-based distribution sites through non-traditional settings (e.g., churches, malls, airports, workplaces, hair and barber salons, casinos, senior centers, etc.) or at childcare or child-oriented settings (e.g., children’s doctor appointments, schools, daycares, parks, carnival/fairs).
- Mass public health/education campaigns through mass media outlets (e.g., television, radio, billboard, and newspaper ads) serve as a daily reminder of key public health messages.
- Medical-system immunization champions (e.g., local or county health department staff, medical/hospital system publicists, etc.)
- Social media diffusion of knowledge through social media platforms, such as Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Reddit, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.
- Community-specific or Subgroup-Specific Public Health/ Education Campaigns by sharing adult vaccine information through community-specific methods (e.g., door drops, webinars).
- Patient Vaccine Navigators provide care coordination to support patient access and reduce barriers to obtain flu and/or COVID vaccines.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations can be state, tribal, local, and/or community organizations.
- This funding opportunity does not grant to individuals.
- Funds cannot be used for partisan efforts.
- Funds cannot be sub-awarded.
For more information, visit Baltimore Community Foundation.
