How to participateThe focus of this study is to better understand community concerns aboutCOVID-19 vaccine research and get community-based ideas on how to build trust between researchers and community about COVID-19 research. Anyone aged 18 years and older is eligible to participate.
It’s easy to participate:
1. Answer a short survey
2. Submit your creative ideas answering the two prompts above
3. Ask your friends to vote on your submission
We will have a panel of judges who will review your contest submissions to select 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finalists. The finalists will receive prizes and be celebrated online and their ideas will be implemented to build trust between researchers and community about COVID-19 vaccines.
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: March 1, 2021 (DR. MLK, JR. DAY)
Contest Description
#NCBridgeBuilders is a COVID vaccine research awareness contest powered by the community.
Heard of Crowdsourcing? It’s a great way to problem solve using community feedback. With the NC Bridge Builders Contest your input will help create programs to build trust between researchers and community about COVID19 vaccine research! Join the contest to be the change! Now seeking bold, creative, and relevant ideas to increase trust between researchers and community about COVID19 vaccine research. Prizes awarded to the best ideas. Raise your hand if you think you have what it takes to win? Enter the contest today!
Submit to the contest
https://redcap.link/3ssd3sbu
Click the button above, email acmathew@wakehealth.edu, or call 336-713-7678
What kind of contest entries do you want?
We want you to be creative! You can submit video reflections, TikTok videos, posters/flyers, memes, or even a sentence explaining what you think we should do as researchers to build trust. If you have a program, organization, or a platform that already exists that you think could be used as a collaborator to build trust, we want to know about that!
We take your ideas seriously. Your ideas may be used in a statewide initiative to build trust between researchers and community. As a NC Bridge Builder, you could have the opportunity to bring your idea(s) to a statewide, and potentially, a national platform! No idea is too small.
How many times can I submit to the contest?
You can submit as many ideas as you like! There is no limit for contest submissions. Please submit each unique idea as a separate entry.
Do I need a SSN, passport, or driver’s license to participate?
No. We welcome all people to participate in the study, regardless of their legal status or access to documents.
Do I have to have or have had COVID-19 to participate?
No, you do not need to have COVID-19 currently or previously to participate.
How old do I have to be to participate?
Anyone who is age 18 years and older can participate in the study.
Do I need to have a smartphone, tablet or desktop computer and internet access to participate?
No, you do not need access to the internet, via a smartphone, tablet, laptop or desktop computer, to participate. You can also submit your ideas via a hard copy piece of paper or talk to a study staff member for them to help you submit your ideas via a tablet.
What is involved in the study?
After completion of the online informed consent, you will be asked to complete a brief enrollment questionnaire.
The questionnaire will cover the following:
Your knowledge about COVID-19
Your attitudes about COVID-19 vaccine research
Your motivation for participating in the crowdsourcing contest
Your demographic information
The information collected in the questionnaire will be used for research purposes and will not be shared with non-research staff.
If I do not choose to participate in the study, will you still help me find resources for COVID-19 and other health care needs?
Yes. Our study team is committed to connecting people to medical care, testing sites and to address unmet social needs, regardless of legal status or whether they choose to participate in this study. If you have questions, please call 336-713-7678
What are you doing with the information collected for the study?
The information collected about you in the survey and the crowd sourcing contest is for research purposes only. We will share the best ideas from the contest on social media and via other communication channels. We will not share the identity of the finalists unless they provide consent to do so.
Will I be paid to participate?
We are randomly selecting 150 contest participants to receive a $25 gift card and the top three finalists will receive prizes. We will not pay every participant due to limited resources.
Why does this benefit the community?
As you are aware, the COVID-19 pandemic is a global public health emergency.
By eliciting community-based feedback on ways to promote trust between researchers and community members, we will be able to identify concrete and creative ways to move forward with COVID-19 vaccine research in a way that is respectful and responsive to community needs. We will share the ideas with the public so everyone can benefit.
