A multi-component, community-based strategy to facilitate COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Latinx populations: From theory to practice

This article evaluates the effectiveness of a “Motivate, Vaccinate, and Activate” strategy to increase the vaccination of Hispanic/Latinx San Francisco Mission residents. The strategy relied on community mobilization and ambassadors to motivate others to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Following the implementation of this strategy, vaccination rates among Hispanic/Latinx community members exceeded the overall vaccination rate of Hispanic/Latinx residents across San Francisco.

Resource Details

• Population: Hispanic, Latino, or Latinx
• Setting/Context of Implementation: Community
• Topics of Practice: Outreach/ Education/ Communications|Vaccination
• Outcomes of Interest: Advancing Racial Equity|Reduction of Health Disparities
• Level of Evidence: Best
• Tools or Materials Included in Resource: No
• Social Determinants of Health: Healthcare Access and Quality
• Outside of US: No