COVID-19's Impact on Community Resilience Practice: Lessons Learned from an Academic-Community-Government Partnership to Reduce HBV.

IF 0.8 4区医学 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action Pub Date : 2024-01-01

Min Jeong Jeon, Annie Coriolan Ciceron, Y Tony Yang, Hee-Soon Juon, Jane Pan, Daisy Le

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Abstract

Background: Essential to the global elimination of viral hepatitis are insights and guidelines on how to coordinate and sustain community health efforts during times of public health crises. A community-based participatory research-driven academic-community-government (ACG) partnership was formed to improve the hepatitis B virus (HBV) screening and vaccination infrastructure for at-risk communities in the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan region.

Objectives: We describe the challenges and innovative adjustments made by the partnership to provide continued prevention modalities to reduce HBV during the earlier phases of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: Key informant interviews were conducted to assess program implementation facilitators and barriers.

Results: Three thematic categories about the pandemic's impact on the ACG partnership emerged: innovations in hepatitis screening, access and linkage to care, and collaborative leadership. Lessons learned included the need to identify gaps in care, foster a safe environment for patients and staff, and provide technical assistance to enhance health information technology and systems infrastructure.

Conclusions: Despite COVID-19, partnership members remained agile and responsive to community needs. Sustaining an effective ACG partnership requires regular and transparent communication, as well as shared and equal decision-making opportunities.