Building trust and awareness to increase AZ Native Nation participation in the COVID-19 vaccine trials

Despite major efforts to prevent and manage the COVID-19 pandemic, Native nations in Arizona have experienced some of the highest rates of COVID-19 infection per capita in the United States. This research project focuses on building trust and awareness about COVID-19 and the ongoing and future Phase III clinical trials among American Indian communities in Arizona.

We have mobilized a network of Community Health Representatives (CHRs) across three tribes to culturally adapt and provide COVID-19 education materials to Native communities in Arizona and to increase awareness about COVID-19 clinical trials and vaccines.

In doing so, we hope to prevent the spread of COVID-19, lessen the impact on Native nations, and better reflect American Indian populations in COVID-19 vaccine uptake and clinical trial research.

Study title: Building Trust and Awareness to Increase AZ Native Nation Participation in COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Specific Aims
Funding: The study is funded by NIMHD/NIH 3U54MD012388-04S5
IRB project number: 1680592

About the investigators

The Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative is a grant-funded initiative of the Center for Health Equity Research at Northern Arizona University. SHERC is supported by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number 3U54MD012388-04S5.

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