| Responder |
Eric Chan |
| Project Title |
Vaccine Attitudes and Availability in Eagle Pass |
| Start Date |
11/17/22 |
| End Date |
2/28/23 |
| Project Location: City |
Eagle Pass |
| Project Location: County |
Maverick |
| Other Student Leaders |
Bethanne, Bradshaw MS2 |
| Community Partner Organization |
Methodist Healthcare Ministries |
| CSL Mentor – Name |
Fred Campbell |
| Other Mentors |
|
| Is this project interprofessional? |
Yes |
| Professions Represented |
Medical Laboratory Science,Medicine |
| Project Category |
Clinical Service |
| Project Activities |
Health Screenings |
| Is this project conducted as part of a student organization? |
Yes |
| Student Organization Name |
Frontera de Salud |
| Is this project done as part of an academic course (required OR elective)? |
Yes |
| Course Name |
Leadership in CSL Enrichment Elective – ELEC 5044 |
| Community Partner Name |
Juliet Martinez |
| Community Partner Job Title |
Registered Nurse |
| Total Number of Students on Project Team |
15 |
| Number of Community Beneficiaries |
25 |
| Total Number of Other Faculty/Staff |
0 |
| Number of Other Community Volunteers |
20 |
| Mentor Hours |
25 |
| Student Leader Hours |
25 |
| Total Number of Student Hours |
200 |
| Semester Service Hours |
50 |
| What type of funding did you use to conduct this project? |
I did not use any funding for the project. |
| Mini/Midi Grant Amount Awarded |
|
| Did you do this project as part of Federal Work Study from the Office for Financial Aid? |
No |
| Did you receive In-Kind Donations for this project? |
No |
| Amount of In-Kind Donation $ |
N/A |
| CSL Abstract |
CSL Abstract_ due Jan 10th (1).pdf |
| CSL Poster |
Vertical-Display-24wide-For-2023-CSL-Conference_aligned.pdf |
| Challenges |
Out of 40 participants who completed the survey, 17 of them either received the Influenza vaccine at the event or had received it prior to the event. The vaccination rate of those who participated in the survey was 42.5% which is significantly higher than Maverick County’s vaccination rate in 2021, which was 20.67%, but still lower than Texas vaccination rate of 43.2% and the national vaccination rate of 50.2%. Results could have been affected by factors such as non-response bias as not all who attended the event wanted to complete a survey. |
| Lessons Learned |
In the future, we would like to host education seminars that address vaccine safety, efficacy, and dispel prevalent myths that still circulate amongst the general public. |
| Success Story |
40 Respondents participated in the survey given out, and 12 of those individuals consented to receiving the flu vaccine, while 5 had already received the vaccine prior to the event. 51.2% of respondents get vaccinated on a yearly basis, 19.5% of respondents sometimes get vaccinated, and 29.3% never get vaccinated. From survey results, access to vaccination sources does not seem to be an issue. 85.4% of participants said they knew of a place to get vaccinated, and only 9.8% said they did not know of a place to get vaccinated. Vaccine hesitancy myths, specifically fear of getting the flu from the vaccine itself, was prevalent amongst respondents. 57.5% of participants agreed with the statement that an individual who receives the flu vaccine could possibly get the flu from the vaccine itself. |
| Conferences Where You Presented Project |
UT Health SA CSL Conference |
| Publications of your Project |
None |
