Promoting Confidence

Vaccine hesitancy is an ongoing challenge that has evolved rapidly in the pandemic era. There are mounting concerns that hesitancy to COVID-19 vaccines is bleeding over to other immunizations, accelerating already worrying trends. With these immunity gaps, endemic pathogens threaten to re-emerge with waves of higher incidence. Our projects focus on understanding sources of vaccine hesitancy and developing interventions to promote vaccine confidence.

Keywords:
Vaccine hesitancy, vaccine equity, vaccine promotion, vaccine confidence, vaccine uptake

Core faculty:
Robert Bednarczyk, Allison Chamberlain, Jodie Guest 

 

SAMPLE PROJECTS

To explore ways to effectively utilize obstetric care practice websites for patient education, especially on topics like maternal vaccination and emerging infectious diseases.

Funder:
Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Affiliated Faculty:
Allison Chamberlain, PhD

Collaborators:
Emory Public Health Preparedness Translation and Dissemination Initiative

Selected Publications:

Website

ReadyVax Mobile App contains information regarding vaccines, vaccine-preventable diseases, and vaccine safety for healthcare providers and patients. The goal is to create a user-friendly mobile app to readily provide evidence-based answers to vaccine-related questions.

Funder:
Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Affiliated Faculty:
Robert Bednarczyk, PhD

Collaborators:
Emory Public Health Preparedness Translation and Dissemination Initiative

Selected Publications: 

WEBSITE

      An evaluation of the epidemiology of adolescent vaccine uptake (HPV, Tdap, MCV4) in the state of Georgia, as part of an administrative supplement to the Winship Cancer Center. Projects include an assessment of the state HPV Prevention Working Group; focus group discussions with diverse stakeholders to understand adolescent vaccine uptake; a knowledge, attitudes, and practices survey of 700 parents of adolescents (in progress); and analysis of over 2 million GRITS records to understand sub-state level patterns in adolescent vaccine uptake (in progress).

      Funder:
      National Cancer Institute 

      Affiliated Faculty:
      Robert Bednarczyk, PhD

      Collaborators:
      Winship Cancer Institute Cancer Prevention and Control Program

      Selected Publications:

      Website