Access through Community Health Worker Engagement: Summary of a Vaccine Ambassador Program to Address Vaccine Hesitancy

COVID-19 does not affect all populations equally. From November 2021 to June 2024, the Vaccine Ambassador Program (VAP) employed peer workers across 15 cities to engage three focus populations. The VAP model has changed the way these organizations' structure care teams, leveraging peer relationships to provide more than 50,000 immunizations.

Authors

Alaina Boyer
Lauryn Berner-Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8991-1227)
Naomi Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6509-1199)
Theresa Henson
Sarah N. Price (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1622-1700)
Craig P. Hensley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4488-1332)
Kimberly Chiaramonte

Publication Details

Journal: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
Published: 2025-08-01
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2025.a967349
Primary Topic: Health Policy Implementation Science
Type: article
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Access through Community Health Worker Engagement: Summary of a Vaccine Ambassador Program to Address Vaccine Hesitancy

Alaina Boyer, Lauryn Berner-Davis, Naomi Smith, Theresa Henson et al.

Aug 1, 2025

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Health Policy Implementation Science

article

Access through Community Health Worker Engagement: Summary of a Vaccine Ambassador Program to Address Vaccine Hesitancy

Alaina Boyer, Lauryn Berner-Davis, Naomi Smith, Theresa Henson, Sarah N. Price, Craig P. Hensley, Kimberly Chiaramonte

August 1, 2025article en

Abstract

COVID-19 does not affect all populations equally. From November 2021 to June 2024, the Vaccine Ambassador Program (VAP) employed peer workers across 15 cities to engage three focus populations. The VAP model has changed the way these organizations' structure care teams, leveraging peer relationships to provide more than 50,000 immunizations.

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and UnderservedVol. 36(3)

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