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Pathway to Vaccine Confidence: Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy Through Motivational Interviewing

September 16 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

September 16, 2025 | 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET

Join the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) for a 60-minute presentation designed to support Urban Indian Organization (UIO) healthcare providers in improving vaccine confidence for COVID-19 and other vaccinations among their patients and the communities they serve. This session will explore common reasons behind vaccine hesitancy in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities, provide an overview of motivational interviewing techniques, and demonstrate how these techniques can support patient autonomy, foster patient-provider trust, and promote respectful vaccine conversations.

Presenters:

  • Alyssa Smith-Longee, MPH, BSN, RN, CPN (Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux), Public Health Program Manager, NCUIH
  • Jonathan Kratz, MSW, LCSW, Clinical Associate Professor, Anne & Henry Zarrow School of Social Work, Member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers

Objectives:

  1. Identify common factors contributing to vaccine hesitancy in AI/AN communities.
  2. Describe key motivational interviewing techniques, including open-ended questions, affirmations, reflective listening, and summaries (OARS).
  3. Apply motivational interviewing strategies in clinical conversations about vaccinations.

Audience:

  • Urban Indian Organization staff
  • Healthcare Providers

Details

Date:
September 16
Time:
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Event Category:
Website:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/cbls8F11RKuJVWHW9hwdgw#/registration

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