Guillaume Fontaine, Maureen Smith, Tori Langmuir, Karim Mekki, Hanan Ghazal, Elizabeth Estey Noad, Judy Buchan, Vinita Dubey, Andrea M Patey, Nicola McCleary, Emily Gibson, Mackenzie Wilson, Amjad Alghamyan, Kateryna Zmytrovych, Kimberly Thompson, Jacob Crawshaw, Jeremy M Grimshaw, Trevor Arnason, Jamie Brehaut, Susan Michie, Melissa Brouwers, Justin Presseau
BACKGROUND: Promoting the uptake of vaccination for infectious diseases such as COVID-19 remains a global challenge, necessitating collaborative efforts between public health units (PHUs) and communities. Applied behavioural science can play a crucial role in supporting PHUs' response by providing insights into human behaviour and informing tailored strategies to enhance vaccination uptake. Community engagement can help broaden the reach of behavioural science research by involving a more diverse range of populations and ensuring that strategies better represent the needs of specific communities...
March 13, 2024: BMC Public Health