Equity-informed strategies to promote COVID-19 vaccination uptake undertaken by public health units in Ontario, Canada.

ABSTRACT: This paper examined local public health strategies to promote COVID-19 vaccination equity in Ontario, Canada between 2020 and 2023. Our descriptive mixed-methods study gathered data from local public health units (PHUs) in Ontario on public health's COVID-19 equity-driven vaccination efforts. PHUs are responsible for delivering local public health services in the province and are provincially mandated to address health equity in their geographic boundaries. Data was collected through a seven-item questionnaire. Open-ended questions were analyzed through an inductive content analysis. From all 34 PHUs, 25 agreed to participate. Eighty-percent of the participating PHUs reported provision of information, community engagement, and improved physical accessibility to COVID-19 vaccines were high/

SUBMITTER: Belon AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12756253 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature