The role of trust in engaging community-based task forces and agencies among minoritized communities during a public health emergency
Community leaders play an instrumental role in establishing and sustaining trust in vaccine promotion among community members. Trust established among community leaders and ambassadors enabled vaccine promotion efforts among minoritized communities. These findings may help to further strengthen community engagement for future public health emergency responses.
Authors
- Anushka Ataullahjan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5261-5523)
- Samiya Abdi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7520-7557)
- Sara Allin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0579-8985)
- Shaza A. Fadel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2336-6254)
- Subrana Rahman
- Kadidiatou Kadio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5841-5979)
- Erica Di Ruggiero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8935-7908)
- Denessia Blake-Hepburn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0606-3799)
- M. Hashim Khan
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-025-01074-w
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.67
Funders
- Canadian Mental Health Association
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada