Nurturing Innovation at the Roots: The Success of COVID-19 Vaccination in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
Emily E. Haroz, Christopher G. Kemp, Victoria M. O’Keefe, Katherine Pocock, David R. Wilson, Loretta Christensen, Melissa L. Walls, Allison Barlow, Laura L. Hammitt
Abstract
Nurturing Innovation at the Roots: The Success of COVID-19 Vaccination in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities Emily E. HarozPhD, MA, MHS, Christopher G. KempPhD, MPH, Victoria M. O'KeefePhD, MS, Katherine PocockPA-C, David R. WilsonPhD, Loretta ChristensenMD, MBA, MSJ, FACS, Melissa WallsMA, PhD, Allison BarlowPhD, and Laura HammittMD Affiliation Emily E. Haroz, Christopher G. Kemp, Victoria M. O'Keefe, Melissa Walls, Allison Barlow, and Laura Hammitt are with the Center for American Indian Health, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore MD. Katherine Pocock is with the Whiteriver Indian Hospital, Whiteriver, AZ. David R. Wilson is with the Tribal Health Research Office, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Loretta Christensen is with the Indian Health Service, Rockville, MD. CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to Emily E. Haroz, 415 N. Washington St, Baltimore, MD 21231 (e-mail: [email protected]). Reprints can be ordered at http://www.ajph.org by clicking the "Reprints" link. CONTRIBUTORS E. E. Haroz contributed to conceptualization, data curation, formal analysis, and writing (original draft preparation). C. G. Kemp contributed to data curation, formal analysis, visualization, and writing (original draft preparation, reviewing, and editing). V. M. O'Keefe, K. Pocock, M. Walls, A. Barlow, and L. Hammitt contributed to conceptualization and writing (original draft preparation, reviewing, and editing). D. R. Wilson and L. Christensen contributed to writing (reviewing and editing). https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306635 Accepted: November 17, 2021 Published Online: February 23, 2022