Impact of a Community Care Intervention to Address Inequities in COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccination Among Adults Suffering From Disproportionate Chronic Disease
Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (4) locations...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The purpose of this study is to find out if a community health workers (CHW) intervention conducted in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) can increase the number of adults with chronic illnesses who are up-to-date with their COVID-19 and influenza vaccines.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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Locations
United States
New York
Bedford-Stuyvesant Family Health Center
RECRUITING
Brooklyn
Brownsville Multi-Service Health Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Brooklyn
Community Healthcare Network
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
New York
Morris Heights Health Center
RECRUITING
The Bronx
Contact Information
Primary
Andrea Cassells, MPH
acass@cdnetwork.org
212-382-0699
Backup
Jackie Cortez, MPH
CDNresearch5@cdnetwork.org
212-382-0699 ext. 244
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-09-21
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-06-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 800
Treatments
Experimental: Community Health Worker (CHW) Intervention to Enhance Vaccination Behavior
Patients randomized to the CHW intervention will receive up to 3 psychoeducational sessions in English or Spanish targeting the specific reason(s) why a patient is not up to date with their COVID-19 vaccine. CHWs will use motivational interviewing techniques to promote vaccination behaviors.
No_intervention: Usual Care
Patients will receive the care that they would usually receive independent of the study but won't have access to the intervention.
Sponsors
Collaborators: Clinical Directors Network, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Leads: RAND