Engaging a community health ambassador model to promote COVID-19 vaccine in three Massachusetts communities
July 14, 2025
Jessica Collins and Liv Anna Homstead published in Vaccine
Jessica Collins and Liv Anna Homstead co-authored a paper with staff from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Massachusetts Association of Community Health Workers, Essex County Community Organization, and Brockton Workers Alliance in the journal, Vaccine, called "Engaging a community health ambassador model to promote COVID-19 vaccine in three Massachusetts communities".
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