The public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic has depended on public support to improve efficient uptake of interventions and adherence to public health guidance (e.g., masking, stay-at-home orders, vaccination). The mixed response to these efforts calls into question how public health strategies influence health behaviors overall and among communities of focus, such as rural or under-served populations.
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Funded Projects
To describe and learn from strategies implemented across diverse communities, CPR³ has funded 7 projects focused on behavior change strategies and public health communication.
Stephanie Zonszein
UC Berkeley, Department of Political Science
Qing Zhou
UC Berkeley, Department of Psychology
Leigh Ann Simmons
UC Davis, Department of Human Ecology
Martin Hagger
UC Merced, Department of Psychological Sciences
Amy Lerman
UC Berkeley, School of Public Policy
Denise Herd
UC Berkeley, School of Public Health
Understanding changes in vaccine hesitancy and uptake in California Black and Latinx communities
Alison Comfort
UCSF, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences
Connect: Social networks and social media for health among Californians
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