Community based participatory research as a promising practice for addressing vaccine hesitancy, rebuilding trust and addressing health disparities among racial and ethnic minority communities

Community based participatory research as a promising practice for addressing vaccine hesitancy, rebuilding trust and addressing health disparities among racial and ethnic minority communities Building on the principles of community based participatory research (CBPR) and with the support of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Project 2VIDA! was born. It is a multidisciplinary collaborative of academic researchers, community members, and clinicians whose aim is to foster sustainable partnerships to reduce the burden of COVID-19 in Hispanic and Black communities across Southern California. This article explores how this CBPR model has been well received by community members. Future health interventions focused on reducing health disparities should prioritize the role of the community, leverage the voices of key community partners, and be grounded in equitable power sharing. Author: Sophie E. O'Bryan, Fatima Muñoz, David Smith, Adriana Bearse, Blanca Melendrez, Biren Kamdar, Cynthia James-Price, Daniel Ramirez, Argentina E. Servin Journal: Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, March 18 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38497273/