Active Learning to Improve Vaccine Uptake: Educate, Motivate, and Vaccinate
摘要
Vaccine hesitancy is considered to be one of the leading threats to global health. The issue is complex and influenced by multiple factors, including misinformation, complacency, convenience, and confidence. However, interventions to address vaccine hesitancy have been designed and utilized with mixed results. Studies have shown that the key unmet needs that intervention tools must address include accessibility, addressing multiple disciplines of medical specialties, and being context-specific and problem-specific. This suggests a “one-size-fits-all” approach will not work for a successful intervention tool. This chapter explores how active learning can equip health professionals and communities to boost vaccine uptake. We focus on practical methods like clear communication, meaningful community engagement, and creative uses of technology to tackle the behavioral and social hurdles surrounding vaccination.