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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.

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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  • You Matter: Pathways to care for STBBIs for people who have been incarcerated

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    By Hannah Branch & Sofia Bartlett SEPTEMBER 26, 2022, CATIE Blog People who have experienced incarceration are disproportionately affected by sexually transmittedRead more

  • World Hepatitis Day 2022

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    By Hannah Branch July 28 is World Hepatitis Day. This year’s campaign theme is ‘I can’t wait,’ highlighting the need to accelerateRead more

Media / Press

  • Making a real difference: People who are incarcerated help peers get immunized for COVID-19

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    “The beginning of the pandemic was really challenging for everyone, including people in corrections,” says Pam Young, manager with Unlocking the GatesRead more

  • Megaphone magazine September 2022 issue features article on Test Link Call Project!

    By Sofia Bartlett PhD | Comments are Closed

    By Sofia Bartlett Megaphone magazine ran an article in their September 2022 issue on Test Link Call (TLC) Project. Check the articleRead 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



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transformative projects to improve health outcomes for
people in prison related to STBBIs.

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