Cobourg's COVID-19 Vaccination Effort: A model of community engagement for crisis response

Authors

Sayra Cristancho, Centre for Education Research and Innovation, Dept of Surgery and Dept of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western UniversityFollow
Emily Field
Crystal Gaudet, The University of Western OntarioFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

9-20-2023

Abstract

For many community members, emergency planning occurs in the background. Community members are not usually engaged in the planning activities. But people see the effects of planning when an emergency strikes. And when responses don’t appear to be happening or appear slow, empowered communities take charge. That’s what happened in Cobourg, Ontario between 2021 and 2022 when the community drove the implementation of the Covid-19 mass vaccination clinic at the Cobourg Community Centre, known as the CCC initiative. In this report, we synthesize the results of a qualitative assessment of the CCC clinic, including lessons and recommendations that other communities can borrow to guide their efforts in developing community-driven emergency response initiatives.

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