Evaluating a peer-to-peer health education program in Australian public housing communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The cohealth Health Concierge program operated in Melbourne, Australia from July 2020 to 30 June 2022. It provided peer-to-peer support to culturally and linguistically diverse residents of high-rise public housing. During this time, the COVID-19 public health response changed frequently and included movement restriction, testing and vaccination. We conducted a mixed-methods evaluation to determine the Health Concierge program's impact on residents' engagement with health services and public health activities.

Methods

The evaluation, informed by a Project Reference Group, used the RE-AIM framework. We analysed data from 20,901 routinely collected forms describing interactions between Concierges and residents from August 2021 to May 2022. Additional evaluation-spec

SUBMITTER: Oliver J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10900559 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature