Michigan CEAL (MICEAL) is a community-based participatory research project focused on understanding, supporting, and improving COVID-19 vaccine access and uptake in underserved communities. This project aims to conduct community-engaged and informed research and create relevant outreach materials and programming surrounding COVID-19 vaccine uptake and access. MICEAL works to engage community leaders in mutually-beneficial partnerships and involve leaders in the dissemination of research findings to the appropriate parties for strategic planning.
Communities Involved
African American/Black and Hispanic/Latinx residents from four counties across Michigan: Kent, Genesee, Washtenaw, and Wayne.
Steering Committee Partners
- Bridges Into the Future
- Community Ethics Review Board (CBOP-CERB)
- National Center for African American Health Consciousness
- Health Net of West Michigan
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services - Kent County
- Spectrum Health
- Buenos Vecinos
- New West Willow Neighborhood Association
- Community Health and Social Services (CHASS)
- Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation (DHDC)
- Eastside Community Network
- Institute on National Social Inequities and Gaps in Health and Health Treatment (INSIGHT)
- Detroit URC
- Michigan Medicine
Website: https://www.michiganceal.org/