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In this episode we journey to Kenya, and Tanzania to meet the Nairobi-based internationally renowned Shujaaz network, which uses a range of social media and graphic novels to reach young people in Kenya and Tanzania and provide accessible, enjoyable health-related content. A grantee of the Vaccine Confidence Fund, the Shuzaaj team in this project teamed up with Bay Area Global Health Alliance member Upswell to use the latest techniques in evaluating social media campaigns - and the results are impressive. Shujaaz Inc. COVID-19 vaccination campaign #LindaFam https://youtu.be/7DyJsSXcI-M Panelists: Bridget Deacon, Managing Director, Shujaaz Inc.Farida Nzilani, Digital Manager, Shujaaz Inc.Drew Bernard, Founding Partner, UpswellGreen Sadru, Technical Adviser, Jhpeigo & Sabin Boost CommunityOur host is Ben Plumley. Linked In Bay Area Global Health Alliance: @GlobalHealthAll Sabin Vaccine Institute @sabinvaccine www.vaxuppodcast.com www.sabin.org www.shujaazinc.com www.teamupswell.com #VaxUpPodcast #vaxup #BayAreaGlobalHealthAlliance #SabinVaccineInstitute #Vaccine #VaccineTrust #VaccineConfidence #AllianceForAdvancingHealthOnline #shujaaz #lindafam #Waichanjo See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, we meet ImmUNITY Chicago, a public-private partnership that combines the social media communications expertise of the private sector, proven advocacy from a national vaccine confidence non-profit, and grassroots community outreach, to promote vaccine confidence in communities of color in Chicago. Join a fascinating and lively conversation as we explore the amazing reach and impact the partnership has had, to be shared with vaccine implementers working with other communities in the US and beyond.  Panelists Elyse Galloway, Vice President of Health, Edelman Erica DeWald, Director of Strategic Communications and Partnerships, Vaccinate Your Family Ava Skolnik, Executive Director, Health Equity Merck Kristen Hobbs, Senior Project Manager for Quality Improvement and Equity, National Minority Quality Forum Host Ben Plumley https://bayareaglobalhealth.org/vaxup https://bayareaglobalhealth.org/ https://www.sabin.org/ https://www.edelman.com/ https://www.merck.com/ https://vaccinateyourfamily.org/ https://www.nmqf.org/ #VaxUpPodcast #vaxup #BayAreaGlobalHealthAlliance #SabinVaccineInstitute #vaccines #vaccinetrust #vaccineconfidence #AllianceForAdvancingHealthOnline #Merck #Edelman #VaccinateYourFamily #NationalMinorityQualityForum #ImmUNITYChicago  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, we head to Guatemala, where an innovative partnership between Wuqu’ Kawoq (the Maya Health Alliance), UCSF and Stanford University, are developing digital and social media messaging for indigenous rural communities in local Mayan languages. The project - funded by the Vaccine Confidence Fund, part of the Alliance for Advancing Health Online - provides some useful lessons learned for vaccine implementers looking to find ways of reaching marginalized communities with messaging that is appropriate to their needs - and that can be communicated in different local languages. Panelists: Nadia Diamond-Smith, UCSF Monica Berger Gonzales, University of the Valley of Guatemala Emily Lopez, Maya Health Alliance Anne Kraemer, Maya Health Alliance Lucia Abascal, UCSF Jaime Johnston, Digital Medic Stanford University Ben Plumley, Hunuvat LinkedIn: Bay Area Global Health Alliance: @GlobalHealthAll Sabin Vaccine Institute @sabinvaccine www.vaxuppodcast.com www.sabin.org www.ucsf.edu www.digitalmedic.stanford.edu www.wukukawoq.org #VaxUpPodcast #vaxup #BayAreaGlobalHealthAlliance #SabinVaccineInstitute #Vaccine #VaccineTrust #VaccineConfidence #AllianceForAdvancingHealthOnline #WuquKawoq #UCSF #DigitalMedic #StanfordUniversity See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of the Vax Up Podcast, we head to India, a country that prides itself on access to vaccines, where a drop in families seeking routine vaccinations for children during the COVID-19 pandemic sparked a need for stronger messaging campaigns on routine childhood immunizations. We look at how Girl Effect, an international nonprofit dedicated to empowering young women and girls through media, answered that call to action with a first-of-its-kind campaign aimed at reaching an elusive target audience: young mothers living across India’s Hindi Belt. Panelists:    Sohini Sanyal, Sabin Boost Community Leezel Tanglao, Journalist and Media Consultant Featured in Profile: Sneha Chatruvedi, Content Lead, Girl Effect Sandhya Ramakrishnan, Global Marketing Lead, Girl Effect Sreejoni Nag, Writer and Director, Girl Effect Social Media Handles: Girl Effect: @GirlEffect Sohini Sanyal: @Sohini28 Leezel Tanglao: @leezeltanglao Sneha Chatruvedi: LinkedIn  Sandhya Ramakrishnan: LinkedIn Sabin Vaccine Institute: @sabinvaccine Ben Plumley: @benplumley @shotarmpodcast Bay Area Global Health Alliance: @GlobalHealthAll  www.vaxuppodcast.com www.girleffect.org www.bayareaglobalhealth.org www.sabin.org www.who.int www.vaccineconfidence.org #VaxUpPodcast #vaxup #GirlEffect #GirlEffectIndia #GirlEffectTEGA #BayAreaGlobalHealthAlliance #SabinVaccineInstitute #Vaccine #VaccineTrust #VaccineConfidence #AllianceForAdvancingHealthOnline See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In our first episode, we meet Oakland California based, CALPEP, a grass-roots HIV community organization serving the area's most marginalized populations. During the COVID pandemic, they turned their in-person counseling into social technology-based outreach and care. We also talk with partners of the Alliance for Advancing Health Online, a new initiative to advance public understanding of how social media and behavioral sciences can be leveraged to improve the health of communities around the world. Hosted by Ben Plumley, of A Shot In The Arm Podcast, the panelists are;  Professor Heidi Larson, Founding Director of Vaccine Confidence Project, AAHO partner,  and author of the recently published book “Stuck: How Vaccine Rumors Start and Why They Don’t Go Away.”Jennifer Siler, Vice President of Global Community Engagement at Sabin Vaccine Institute, AAHO partner. Dr. George Woods, practicing neuropsychiatrist, CALPEP Board Member and Governing Board Member of Stanford Medicine & Sutter Health Collaborative Cancer Care Consortium. Useful links www.bayareaglobalhealth.org www.sabin.org www.vaccineconfidence.org www.cdc.gov www.who.int www.calpep.org #VaccineTrust #VaccineEquity #VaccineEquity #VaccineConfidence #VaccineAcceptance #VaccineHesitancy #socialmediahealth #techandinnovation #healthinnovation #healthequity #healthforall See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.