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Community Health Worker Perspectives on Engaging Unhoused Peer Ambassadors for COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach in Homeless Encampments and Shelters

Choi, K., Romero, R., Guha, P., Sixx, G., Rosen, A. D., Frederes, A., Beltran, J., Alvarado, J., Robie, B., Richard, L., Coleman, A., Rice, A., Rosales, M., Baez, A., Thomas, E., Shover, C. L.

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Case Study, Peer Review Study

Outreach/ Education/ Communications
Vaccination
Healthcare Access and Quality
Social and Community Context
Tools Included
Outside U.S.
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Mitigation and Prevention

Practice strategy involves including unhoused peer ambassadors in outreach plans to encourage vaccination against Covid-19 in homeless encampments/shelters. Peer ambassadors were found to be effective in promoting vaccination among their peers. However, some concerns existed around the ethics of exploiting the trust unhoused PAs had with their communities, as well as apathy and frustration towards the academic and bureaucratic nature of the research study.

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Outcomes of Interest

Partnership Building, Reduction of Health Disparities

Priority Population(s)

People Experiencing Homelessness

Setting(s) of Implementation

Community

Geographic Area of Implementation

Urban

Implementation Period

2021