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ADVANCE COVID-19 Vaccines Study

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ADVANCE COVID-19 Vaccines Study

What is it?

The “Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine concerns among people who are incarcerated” (ADVANCE) study involved COVID-19 vaccine research among people in Provincial Correctional Centres in British Columbia (BC), Canada.

The main objectives were:

  1. To better understand the concerns that people incarcerated in BC Provincial Correctional Centres had with respect to COVID-19 vaccines.
  2. To determine the drivers of concerns that people incarcerated in BC Provincial Correctional Centres had with respect to COVID-19 vaccines.
  3. To determine if structural barriers may limit people incarcerated in BC Provincial Correctional Centres from being vaccinated against COVID-19 infection.
  4. Co-design COVID-19 vaccine educational resources with people with lived and living experience of incarceration.
  5. Determine how effective education on COVID-19 vaccines that is co-designed by people with lived and living experience of incarceration is at addressing these concerns, when deployed BC Provincial Correctional Centres.

The ADVANCE Study was an integrated knowledge translation project using participatory health research approaches of emergent design. Through this iterative and collaborative process, we co-created strategies to enhance education on and confidence in COVID-19 vaccines specifically for people who experience incarceration.

What did we learn?

We conducted a focus group at the very beginning of the study with People Who Have Lived Experience of Incarceration who worked as Peer Health Mentors, supporting people in prison or recently released from prison in BC during the COVID-19 pandemic, to refine the study objectives, methodology and approach. Below is a graphical summary of that focus group, which explains what people in prison were coping with during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how educational approaches should be tailored to the needs and preferences of people who are incarcerated.

Want to get copies of the resources created by the ADVANCE Study team?

Visit the COVID-19 section on the Education Resources  page to view or download any of the resources co-developed with people who have lived/living experience of incarceration through the ADVANCE Study.

Contact STBBI_Pathways@bccdc.ca if you work in a BC Provincial Correctional Centre and would like to order printed copies of any of the resources to be sent to the centre.

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NEWS & STORIES

The News & Stories page include blogs written by team members, news, project updates and past and upcoming events.

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Blogs

  • Supporting Access to HIV and Hepatitis Care: How Cell Phones and Peer Support Are Changing Lives for People Who Experience Criminalization

    By Admin | Comments are Closed

    SEPTEMBER 5, 2024. By Amrit Tiwana, Nicola Gale, and Sofia Bartlett. People who experience criminalization, such as those who have been incarcerated,Read more

  • Prescribing cellphones and peer support to improve access to STBBI care

    By Admin | Comments are Closed

    AUGUST 2024. By Nicola Gale, RPh (APA), MPH. More about Nicola Gale. Nicola Gale is a clinical pharmacist with an out-patient liverRead more

Media / Press

  • Test, Link, Call Project brings vital care within easier reach for underserved populations

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    By Pacific Public Health Foundation NOVEMBER 8, 2023, Pacific Public Health Foundation Test, Link, Call: a simple premise with a powerful purposeRead more

  • Province takes action to eliminate hepatitis C

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    By BC Ministry of Health JULY 30, 2023, BC Ministry of Health Communications People in B.C. will be better protected against theRead more

Project Updates

STBBI Policy and Guideline
Development for BC Corrections

The You Matter Pathways to STBBI Care project is funded through the Public Health Agency of Canada …

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Test, Link,
Call Project

We recently received funding for the Test, Link, Call (TLC) Project which will be launched in Fall 2021 …

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Upcoming Events

American Association for the Study of
Liver Diseases (Digital Conference)

Date: Nov 12-15, 2021

Link to conference
https://www.aasld.org/the-liver-meeting/program/digital-experience

  • Benefits of DAA treatment on mortality related to extrahepatic manifestations among people who inject drugs: a population-based study in British Columbia, Canada
  • Hepatitis C virus reinfection after successful treatment with direct acting antiviral therapy in Canada
  • Hepatitis C screening



In partnership with the BCCDC, BCMHSUS, UBC and other
stakeholders, we created a group that has been working on
transformative projects to improve health outcomes for
people in prison related to STBBIs.

PROJECTS

  • PROJECTS
    • ADVANCE COVID-19 Vaccines Study
    • ASSESS-DBS Study
    • STBBI Policy and Guideline Development for BC Corrections
    • Test, Link, Call Project

EDUCATION RESOURCES

  • Education Resources
    • Healthcare Staff
    • Corrections Staff
    • Clients & Community
    • COVID-19

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  • GUIDELINES & TOOLS
    • Guidelines
    • Test, Link, Call Project Tools and Guidelines
      • Downloadable Resources for Test, Link, Call Project
      • Medicine Bundles – Frequently Asked Questions
    • Tools for Engagement
    • Tools for Healthcare Staff in BC Corrections
    • Tools for Release Planning
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  • ABOUT
    • Our Team
    • Our Supporters
    • Our Collaborators
    • Abbreviations
  • PROJECTS
    • ADVANCE COVID-19 Vaccines Study
    • ASSESS-DBS Study
    • STBBI Policy and Guideline Development for BC Corrections
    • Test, Link, Call Project
  • EDUCATION RESOURCES
    • For Healthcare Staff in BC Corrections
    • For Staff in BC Corrections
    • For Clients in BC Corrections
    • COVID-19
  • GUIDELINES & TOOLS
    • Guidelines
    • Test, Link, Call Project Tools and Guidelines
      • Downloadable Resources for Test, Link, Call Project
      • Medicine Bundles – Frequently Asked Questions
    • Tools for Engagement
    • Tools for Healthcare Staff in BC Corrections
    • Tools for Release Planning
  • OUTPUTS & UPDATES
    • Blog
    • Graphic Summaries
    • Media Stories
    • Publications & Reports
    • Presentations
  • CONTACT
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