Published on in Vol 6, No 7 (2022): July

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/38781, first published .
Development of a Theory-Based, Culturally Appropriate Message Library for Use in Interventions to Promote COVID-19 Vaccination Among African Americans: Formative Research

Development of a Theory-Based, Culturally Appropriate Message Library for Use in Interventions to Promote COVID-19 Vaccination Among African Americans: Formative Research

Development of a Theory-Based, Culturally Appropriate Message Library for Use in Interventions to Promote COVID-19 Vaccination Among African Americans: Formative Research

Jennifer Cunningham-Erves   1 , MAEd, MS, MPH, PhD ;   Heather M Brandt   2 , PhD ;   Maureen Sanderson   3 , PhD ;   Kristin Clarkson   4 , MHA ;   Omaran Lee   4 , MDiv ;   David Schlundt   5 , PhD ;   Kemberlee Bonnet   5 , MA ;   Jamaine Davis   6 , PhD

1 Department of Internal Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, United States

2 Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, United States

3 Department of Family Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, United States

4 Nashville General Hospital, Nashville, TN, United States

5 Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States

6 Department of Biochemistry and Cancer Biology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Jennifer Cunningham-Erves, MAEd, MS, MPH, PhD
  • Department of Internal Medicine
  • Meharry Medical College
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  • Nashville, TN, 37208
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 251 714 4233
  • Email: jerves@mmc.edu