Evaluate effectiveness of a Health Literacy intervention being conducted in Albany, Georgia by City of Albany and Albany State University
Objective
The objective of this project is to increase Covid –19 vaccine uptake in the community.
Funded By
- Albany State University
Collaborators
Involved Team Members
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Tiwari BB, Woldman T, Resma SS, Matta J, Padilla H, Rajbhandari-Thapa J. Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccination and Perceptions Around Vaccination Uptake Strategies Among African Americans Living in the US South: Opportunities for Public Health Program Intervention. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2025; doi:10.1007/s40615-025-02433-6. (IF 3.4)
Conference Presentations
*Tiwari, B., T. Woldman, S. Resma, J. Matta and J. Rajbhandari-Thapa. (2024). Barriers to vaccination and perceptions around vaccination uptake strategies among African Americans (AAs) living in the US south: Opportunities for public health intervention. In APHA 2024 Annual Meeting and Expo. APHA (poster)
Woldman T, Matta J, Tiwari BB, Resma SS, Allen W, Rajbhandari-Thapa J. Program Reach, Satisfaction, and Lessons Learned from a Community-based COVID-19 Health Literacy Program. 94th Georgia Public Health Association (GPHA) Annual Meeting and Conference, May 1-3 2024, Jekyll Island, GA (oral)
Thapa, J., W. Tatiana, J. Matta, H. Padilla. Mixed Methods Approach to Evaluating Community Based Interventions, Georgia Public Health Association, Jekyll Island, 2023 (oral)
