What is it?

The “Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine concerns among people who are incarcerated” (ADVANCE) study involves COVID-19 vaccine research among people in prison in BC. The main focus is to better understand: (a) the concerns that people incarcerated in BC provincial prisons have with respect to COVID-19 vaccines, (b) the drivers underlying these concerns, and (c) how effective education on COVID-19 vaccines that is deployed by peers within prisons, is at addressing these concerns.

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

Want to get more info about ADVANCE Study?

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

Project Contact: Julia Santana Parrilla, Research Coordinator Julia.SantanaParrilla@bccdc.ca