@AlisonCrawshaw

Public health, participatory research & applied social scientist▪️ Working on #migranthealth #vaccineuptake #infectiousdiseases #CBPR

Joined November 2013
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How did multiple forms of racism affect belonging, institutional trust and COVID-19 vaccination choices among Congolese migrants in London? Find out more in our new study @PLOSGPH ➡️ tinyurl.com/4nm4sz6n #PublicHealth #HealthInequalities
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Hackney CVS@hackneycvs13 Jun 2024
Hackney CVS Community Achievment Awards - voting is now open! Vote for the five people or organisations that you think deserve an award this year! Vote here: bit.ly/3yTNa0k #Hackney #Community #NotForProfit @hackneycouncil @InterlinkFDN @VCHackney
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Addressing vaccination gaps among migrant populations - including adults - is crucial. Our latest study in BMC Medicine presents sobering stats & explores approaches to drive catch-up vaccination among adult & adolescent migrants in UK primary care. ➡️ doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-0…

Driving delivery and uptake of catch-up vaccination among adolescent and adult migrants in UK...

BMC Medicine - Migrants in the UK and Europe face vulnerability to vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) due to missed childhood vaccines and doses and marginalisation from health systems. Ensuring...

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➡️ We conclude that primary care needs stronger pathways, staff expertise, and culturally competent strategies to strengthen catch-up vaccination uptake among migrant populations. Further research must now build on these important preliminary findings.
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@sal_hargreaves @LucyGoldsmith19 @Azeem_Majeed @WurieFatima @yusufciftci42 @Annacadeal @jessicacartergp @NIHRevidence @NIHRresearch @SGUL_III @SeedatFarah @faejones @hayward_sally @lau_karen_hk
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BMC Medicine@BMCMedicine6 May 2024
Pilot study by Alison F. Crawshaw and colleagues indicates that adolescent and adult migrants in the UK may be under-vaccinated and require catch-up vaccination. @AlisonCrawshaw @sal_hargreaves Read more about their study here: bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.co…
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I'm very happy to share that I passed my PhD viva yesterday with a couple of minor corrections 🎉 So grateful to everyone who has been on this journey with me and excited about what the future holds! #PhDone
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📰Our new pre-print presents an innovative model: how context, lived experiences, belonging & identity shape migrants' vaccination choices! ➡️ Read the full article: doi.org/10.1101/2023.10.25.2… @NIHRresearch @Psych_Tush @sal_hargreaves @faejones @Annacadeal
Model to understand engagement or non-engagement with COVID-19 health protective behaviours/vaccination among migrant populations, based on an in-depth qualitative and participatory study involving Congolese migrants in the UK. The “EVENT” represents the COVID-19 pandemic. Institutional trust reflects confidence in authorities, sense of belonging represents connectedness to wider society and in-groups, and perception of messenger/message relates to trustworthiness and relevance of information based on their worldview.

ALT Model to understand engagement or non-engagement with COVID-19 health protective behaviours/vaccination among migrant populations, based on an in-depth qualitative and participatory study involving Congolese migrants in the UK. The “EVENT” represents the COVID-19 pandemic. Institutional trust reflects confidence in authorities, sense of belonging represents connectedness to wider society and in-groups, and perception of messenger/message relates to trustworthiness and relevance of information based on their worldview.

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Comments and feedback welcomed; this article is currently under peer-review.
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Pleased to share our latest pre-print, which enhances understanding of how social and contextual factors may influence migrants’ engagement with health interventions, including vaccination.
medRxiv@medrxivpreprint26 Oct 2023
Navigating vaccination choices: The intersecting dynamics of institutional trust, belonging and message perception among Congolese migrants in the UK (A reflexive thematic analysis) medrxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #medRxiv
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medRxiv@medrxivpreprint26 Oct 2023
Navigating vaccination choices: The intersecting dynamics of institutional trust, belonging and message perception among Congolese migrants in the UK (A reflexive thematic analysis) medrxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #medRxiv
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In this co-design study, our Congolese community partners were key to building relationships and establishing trust, leading to high engagement and overwhelmingly positive feedback from participants. Read more: ➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/shar… @NIHRresearch @SGUL_III @StGeorgesUni
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Pleased to share our latest article from the Lisolo Malamu (Good Talk) study! 👉tinyurl.com/LMvacc Find out how we redistributed #power and supported Congolese migrants to #codesign #COVID19 vaccination interventions tailored to their own values, preferences & needs #CBPR
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#HackneyCongoleseWomenSupportGroup @Psych_Tush @HRMF14 @allyforster @sal_hargreaves @hackneycvs @hackneycouncil @HWHackney #HackneyRefugeeandMigrantForum
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🔊CALLING ALL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN PRIMARY CARE 🔊 Please complete and share this short survey on the @OHID Migrant Health Guide gov.uk/guidance/nhs-entitlem…

NHS entitlements: migrant health guide

Advice and guidance for healthcare practitioners on the health needs of migrant patients.

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Jessica Carter@jessicacartergp18 Jul 2023
Amazing community event this month to form a research network focusing on migrant health priorities with collaboration at the centre, looking forward to the next step in the journey! @yusufciftci42 @ForumSouthwark @sal_hargreaves @NIHRinvolvement @faejones @Annacadeal
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