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How to Conduct a Rapid Community AssessmentA Guide to Understanding Your Community’s Needs Regarding COVID-19 Vaccines										Related Pages
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Rapid community assessment (RCA) is a process for quickly collecting community insights about a public health issue in order to inform program design. The assessment involves reviewing existing data and conducting community-based interviews, listening sessions, observations, social listening, and surveys.
**On this page, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shares an assessment guide and tools for those who wish to better understand their community’s needs regarding COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and uptake among adults, adolescents, and children.**Why Should You Conduct a Rapid Community Assessment?To identify communities at risk for low COVID-19 vaccine uptake among adults, adolescents, or children.
To understand what communities are thinking about COVID-19 vaccines for adults, adolescents, and children, and plan for potential solutions to increase confidence and uptake.
To identify community leaders, trusted messengers, and other important channels through which you can reach communities.
To identify areas of intervention and prioritize potential intervention strategies to increase COVID-19 vaccine confidence and uptake.Download Rapid Community Assessment GuidesCOVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Rapid Community Assessment GuideFull Rapid Community Assessment GuideEnglish [87 pages] Updated Nov 2021
Spanish [93 pages] Updated Mar 2022Addendum: Considerations for conducting rapid community assessment in tribal communitiesAddendum: Considerations for Conducting Rapid Community Assessment in Tribal CommunitiesDeveloped in partnership with CDC’s Tribal Support Section
English [7 pages] Nov 2021
Spanish [7 pages] April 2022Addendum: Considerations for conducting rapid community assessment in adolescent populations and digital contextsAddendum: Considerations for Conducting Rapid Community Assessment in Adolescent Populations and Digital ContextsEnglish [6 pages] Nov 2021
Spanish [6 pages] April 2022Front page of the RCA Addendum for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker CommunitiesAddendum: Considerations for Conducting Rapid Community Assessment in Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker CommunitiesDeveloped in partnership with the Oregon Health Authority, the National Center for Farmworker Health, CDC’s Global Migration Task Force, and CDC’s OR-7 and Yuma County Farmworker PopCAB Deployment Teams
English [11 pages] Feb 2022
Spanish [11 pages] April 2022Front page of the RCA Addendum with Refugee, Immigrant, and Migrant CommunitiesAddendum: Considerations for Conducting Rapid Community Assessment with Refugee, Immigrant, and Migrant CommunitiesDeveloped in partnership with CDC’s Division of Global Migration and Quarantine
English [12 pages] Oct 2022
Spanish [13 pages] Oct 2022How Long Does It Take to Conduct a Rapid Community Assessment?Training VideoDownload TranscriptSample Rapid Community Assessment**Preparatory Phase:**
Prior to starting a rapid community assessment, get support from the leadership of your health department, coalition, or organization for conducting the assessment and creating a plan for action. Early awareness and support from leadership makes it more likely findings will be put to good use in planning and guiding vaccination efforts.
**Week 1: Planning and Buy-In**
Identify main objectives and your community(ies) of focus.
Identify and form assessment team.
Review existing data.**Week 2: Implementation and Analysis**
Use decision tool to identify data collection methods.
Conduct data collection.
Synthesize key findings across different tools and identify interventions for prioritization.**Week 3: Report Findings and Plan for Action**
Write report (narrative, one-page summary, slide presentation).
Share/report out assessment results with the assessment team and wider community (department of health officials, healthcare providers, school officials, and other partners).
Prioritize solutions and develop implementation plans.
Evaluate your efforts and plan for future community engagement.Rapid Community Assessment Tools**PRINTOUTS**Download, edit, or print Word versions of the tools:
COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Learning Template
Implementation Guide for Community Interviews and Listening Sessions
Observation
Intercept Interviews
Surveys
Social Listening and Monitoring Tools
Insights Synthesis ToolDownload ZIP file in:
English [1 MB, ZIP]
Spanish [1 MB, ZIP]Download and use the RCA Findings PowerPoint Presentation Template:
English
Spanish
Additional ResourcesBuilding Confidence in COVID-19 Vaccines
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Community Engagement Playbook (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry) – Guidance on what programs/partners could consider as they develop a plan for engaging communities, to include four phases and nine key activities of community engagement.Top of Page
							
					
							Last Reviewed:  October 18, 2022						Source: 	National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
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