136. What We Learned from the "Vax Cash” Program: Dr. Ayaz Hyder and Gavin French

Released: November 8, 2023

What was “Vax Cash” and what did Central Ohio learn from it? On episode 136, the latest installation of our collaboration with the Ohio Journal of Public Health, Dan Skinner talks with Dr. Ayaz Hyder of Ohio State University’s College of Public Health and Gavin French of Columbus Public Health about their article, “Real-time Monitoring and Evaluation of the Vax Cash Program: A Case Study from Columbus, Ohio.” Dan, Ayaz, and Gavin discuss the idea behind programs such as Vax Cash, which provided gift cards for individuals who got vaccinated in the early months when COVID-19 vaccinations became available. In addition, they discuss the importance of merging data-driven approaches to community health with on the ground feedback to ensure community members’ needs are being met.

Links, Name checks, and Miscellany

• Learn more about Ayaz Hyder on the OSU College of Public Health website.

• Learn more about Gavin French on LinkedIn.

• Shout out to the non-Hyder and French authors of the OJPH article: Cheryl Graffagnino, John A. Maloney, Ben DeJesus, Kathleen Cowen, Jane Iversen, Suellen Bennett.

• Listen to other episodes produced as part of the Prognosis Ohio collaboration with the Ohio Journal of Public Health.

• Check out the full listing of Prognosis Ohio episodes on COVID-19.

• Learn more about the Ohio Public Health Association.

• Read Dan’s 2021 commentary on the Vax-a-Million in the Ohio Capital Journal

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