How have Ontario Public Health units engaged with faith-based organizations to build confidence in COVID-19 vaccines among ethno-racial communities.

ABSTRACT: In Ontario, collaborations between Public Health Units (PHUs) and faith-based organizations (FBOs) and other community organizations were implemented to deliver interventions aimed at building trust in vaccines among ethnoracial communities. This research sought to explore the processes of PHU engagement with FBOs, and challenges encountered. A qualitative research study based on in-depth interviews was conducted with 18 of the 34 Ontario PHUs who expressed an interest. Braun and Clarke's "experiential" approach was used to explore the realities of PHUs' contextual experiences and perspectives. PHUs developed a two-phased process for engaging with FBOs and ethnoracial communities. First, PHUs created internal frameworks for dialogue to use available data to better understand the diverse ne

SUBMITTER: Kadio K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11687800 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature