The Council of Health Science (CHS) COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Research Springboard Funding aims to fund new or emerging research that has the potential to achieve national and international attention in areas related to COVID-19 vaccination delivery and uptake, including the role of health care providers in supporting and leading population health outcomes regarding vaccinations, particularly research carried out across the University of Toronto partner clinic initiatives.
Read more about new research grants support research to improve COVID-19 vaccination efforts.
Funded Projects:
- Monica Aggarwal - The Role of Primary Care in the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout-Understanding the Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Primary Care Led Vaccine Clinics in Eight Jurisdictions
- Sandra Bjelajac-Meija - Building and Evaluating an Interprofessional Student-Led Vaccination Program in the UHN/UofT COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic using the Cognitive Apprenticeship Model of Situated Learning
- Daniel Buchman - Understanding attitudes and beliefs toward the COVID-19 vaccines among youth with early psychosis
- Linda Dresser - Assessing and Developing Best Practices for Pharmacists Role in Covid 19 Pop-Up Vaccine Clinics
- Neil Seeman - Discovering Pro-Vaccine Taboo Motivators, a Clue to Effective Public Health Messaging
Knowledge Mobilization Activities:
- Daniel Buchman – Understanding attitudes and beliefs toward the COVID-19 vaccines among youth with early psychosis
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Publications:
- Artna, E.*, Abi-Jaoudé, A., Sockalingam, S., Perry, C., Johnson, A., Wun, C.*, Kozloff, N., Henderson, J., Levinson, A., Buchman, D.Z. (2024). Understanding attitudes and beliefs regarding COVID-19 vaccines among transitional-aged youth with mental health concerns: A youth-led qualitative study. BMJ Open, 14, e080707.
Infographics:
- CAMH. Youth and Vaccine Hesitancy. Available at: https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-health-and-covid-19/youth-and-vaccine-hesitancy
Media
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CAMH. News and Stories: Understanding vaccine hesitancy among transitional-aged youth with mental health. July 3, 2024. Available at: https://www.camh.ca/en/camh-news-and-stories/understanding-vaccine-hesitancy-among-transitional-aged-youth-with-mental-health-concerns#:~:text=A%20recent%20CAMH%20youth%2Dled,get%20a%20COVID%2D19%20vaccine.
Presentations:
- Abi-Jaoudé, A. Artna, E.*, Perry, C., Narajos A., Johnson, A., Wun, C.*, Sockalingam, S., Buchman, D.Z. (2024, May). Understanding attitudes and beliefs toward the COVID-19 vaccines among transition-aged youth with mental illness. Poster presentation at the Canadian Bioethics Society-International Conference on Clinical Ethics Consultation Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- Abi-Jaoudé, A. Artna, E.*, Perry, C., Narajos A., Johnson, A., Wun, C.*, Sockalingam, S., Buchman, D.Z. (2023, October). Understanding attitudes and beliefs toward the COVID-19 vaccines among transition-aged youth with mental illness. Poster presentation at the McMaster University Global Health, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
- Abi-Jaoudé, A. Artna, E.*, Perry, C., Narajos A., Johnson, A., Wun, C.*, Sockalingam, S., Buchman, D.Z. (2023, May). Understanding attitudes and beliefs toward the COVID-19 vaccines among transition-aged youth with mental illness. Poster presentation at the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- Buchman, D.Z., and Narajos, A. (2023, March). Understanding Attitudes and Beliefs toward the COVID-19 Vaccines among Transition-Aged Youth with Mental Health Challenges. Sick Kids Bioethics Grand Rounds, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Buchman, D.Z., and Perry, C. (2023, February). Understanding Attitudes and Beliefs toward the COVID-19 Vaccines among Transition-Aged Youth with Mental Health Challenges. Invited seminar for the Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Neil Seeman - Discovering Pro-Vaccine Taboo Motivators, a Clue to Effective Public Health Messaging
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Publications:
- Stein, O., and Seeman, N. "A Plan-Do-Study-Act Framework for Adaptive Vaccine Messaging Using Artificial Intelligence". Healthcare Quarterly 28(2) July 2025 : 73-80.doi:10.12927/hcq.2025.27675
(Available at: https://www.longwoods.com/content/27675/healthcare-quarterly/a-plan-do-study-act-framework-for-adaptive-vaccine-messaging-using-artificial-intelligence) - Seeman, N., Luscombe, A., and Jamie Duncan. “Practice Paper: Using Reddit Data to Refine Vaccine Messaging for a Plan-Do-Study-Act Communications Approach.” Healthcare Quarterly 26(4): 48-52. doi:10.12927/hcq.2024.27253 (Available at: https://www.longwoods.com/content/27253/using-reddit-data-to-refine-vaccine-messaging-for-a-plan-do-study-act-communications-approach). GitHub data repository for project code. Available at: https://github.com/alexlusco/seeman-etal-hq-2023
- Expansion of project dataset using AI software is underway, with aim of producing a journalistic story through the Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB)
Other:
- Distribution of findings from paper in the Longwoods.com e-letter, sent to healthcare decision-makers across Canada, showing preliminary social media distribution of the findings via Longwoods Publishing social media
- Stein, O., and Seeman, N. "A Plan-Do-Study-Act Framework for Adaptive Vaccine Messaging Using Artificial Intelligence". Healthcare Quarterly 28(2) July 2025 : 73-80.doi:10.12927/hcq.2025.27675