Mobilizing COVID-19 vaccine information for black Canadian communities

This knowledge mobilization project aims to share and engage Black communities, policymakers, and other researchers around the results of a study the lab previously conducted on the health impact of COVID-19 among Black Communities in Canada. The findings of this study underscore the need for targeted interventions and tailored public health strategies to mitigate the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black communities in Canada and pave the way for equitable health outcomes and access to care.

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Overview

This knowledge mobilization project aims to share and engage Black communities, policymakers, and other researchers around the results of a study the lab previously conducted on the health impact of COVID-19 among Black Communities in Canada. The findings of this study underscore the need for targeted interventions and tailored public health strategies to mitigate the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black communities in Canada and pave the way for equitable health outcomes and access to care. Research and video infographics will be developed on the study findings. These infographics will be uploaded alongside interactive displays of the results on specially designed web pages, such as the SDG Storyline Project that the lab recently launched. The completed web pages and infographics will be sent to Black-led community organizations, including the national task forces on immunization and equity, health networks and research institutions, immunization advisory committees, funders, and health representatives.

Objectives

The core objectives are to create infographics and web pages on the barriers, facilitators, and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccine and public health measures for black communities in Canada organize the data findings according to the project’s four areas: experience with Covid-19, impact, vaccines, and public health measures and design infographics and web pages, respectively.

Implications

There are several knowledge mobilization outcomes from this project. First, the value of uncovering and sharing the factors for Covid-19 vaccines provides evidence-based data that is more likely to successfully lead to a change in specific communities because the action following such research and mobilization is based on the outputs and involvements of participants with lived experiences of the issue. Secondly, sharing the study results will inform policymakers on the best approaches to engaging Black communities around Covid-19. Finally, new research idea directions can be generated through engaging community-based organizations that can serve as a foundation for a SSHRC insight or a partnership engagement grant.

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Team

Funders: Public Health Agency of Canada, Western Research

Partners: Federation of Black Canadians