Hyperlocal lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic: Toward an equity-centered implementation science approach

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• Alternative Title:
  Soc Sci Humanit Open
• Personal Author:
  Manns, Brian J. ; Thomas, Stephen ; Farinu, Oluyemi ; Woolfork, Makhabele ; Walker, Chastity L.
• Description:
  COVID-19 vaccination campaigns across the US were implemented to mitigate the disproportionate hospitalizations and unnecessary deaths across many communities that experienced unequal gaps in initial vaccine distribution rollout and uptake. In parallel, the COVID-19 pandemic created declines in routine vaccination coverage for adults, adolescents, and children; particularly, in communities experiencing overlapping social disadvantage. Community-based efforts offer a solution to narrow immunization gaps but have not been replicated consistently nor demonstrated widespread success during the pandemic as evidenced by prevailing disparities in immunization uptake. We offer an equity centered implementation science approach that involves co-designing, co-implementing, and co-evaluating solutions with the community and all partners investing in the shared goal of sustainable improvement in health outcomes.
• Keywords:
  Community-based Participatory Research COVID-19 Health Equity Hyperlocal Approaches Implementation Science
• Source:
  Soc Sci Humanit Open. 9
• Pubmed ID:
  38463244
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10922000
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  9
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7443c514fbc6d49f65385345b0b77c272f63591652e51d4cc922983bc50e8c4e2ca7039a943058ef237ba0cf8970012c0cef8a675be35c87f65d5dab1cfad74e
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