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An Organizational Assessment of 34 Home Delivered Meals Programs that Engaged and Assisted Homebound Individuals With Obtaining the COVID-19 Vaccine During the Pandemic
Document Type
article
Source
Journal of Applied Gerontology. 42(7)
Subject
Health Services and Systems
Health Sciences
Clinical Research
Prevention
Vaccine Related
Good Health and Well Being
Humans
Aged
COVID-19 Vaccines
Pandemics
COVID-19
Homebound Persons
Meals
home delivered meals programs
homebound
COVID-19 vaccine
Homebound Data Workgroup
Clinical Sciences
Gerontology
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Health sciences
Psychology
Language
Abstract
Vaccinating homebound individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic presented several challenges, including time and cost of engaging this group. In Los Angeles County, the departments of Public Health and Aging and Disabilities turned to home delivered meals programs (HDMs) for help with this public health priority. A mixed-method organizational assessment of 34 HDMs was conducted during March-April 2022 to describe these efforts. Most HDMs were nonprofit (67.6%) and had