The Power of Partnership: NYCEAL Collaborations With Health Agencies and Mobile Vaccination Vans

Am J Public Health. 2024 Jan;114(S1):S92-S95. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2023.307455.

Abstract

New York City experienced a high COVID-19 burden and striking disparities among racial and ethnic minoritized groups. The New York Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19 Disparities (NYCEAL) collaborated with health agencies and clinical providers to increase and facilitate COVID-19 vaccinations across New York City. NYCEAL partners and their network of hundreds of community health workers delivered vaccine education, fostered community trust, and supported vaccine uptake among low-income, limited‒English-proficient, and racial and ethnic minoritized communities. With funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the objective of NYCEAL was to reduce COVID-19 disparities by increasing vaccine uptake and promoting trust in science. (Am J Public Health. 2024;114(S1):S92-S95. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307455).

MeSH terms

  • Altruism
  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • COVID-19* / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • New York City
  • Vaccination
  • Vaccines*

Substances

  • Vaccines