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Project

Culturally competent approach to vaccine hesitancy among individuals with Intellectual and / or Developmental Disabilities and their caregivers

Center:

CA-USC, Childrens Hospital, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2022

Contact Information:

Olga Solomon
[email protected]
323-361-4112

Project Description:

This project is a community-academic partnership between the USC UCEDD at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and South Central Prevention Coalition (SCPC), a community-based non-profit agency with a recognized record of health promotion and disease prevention programs in South Los Angeles and greater Los Angeles County. The goals of the project are 1) to increase access to COVID-19 vaccination among caregivers of persons with I/DD, and persons with I/DD themselves ages 12 and older, through accessible community vaccination events; and 2) to address vaccine hesitancy in the population of caregivers of persons with I/DD, and persons with I/DD themselves, through educational pre-recorded workshops in English and in Spanish, and real-time Q & A zoom meetings with healthcare professionals. The project addresses an inequity in vaccination rates among caregivers of individuals with I/DD many of whom are members of marginalized racial and ethnic groups.

Keyword(s):

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees

Area of Emphasis

Health-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Professionals and Para-Professionals

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Geographic Areas

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Single-County

Funding Source: