{"id":3995,"date":"2025-10-21T19:45:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T17:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/outil-et-ressource\/la-vaccination\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T17:01:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:01:59","slug":"vaccination","status":"publish","type":"tools","link":"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/en\/tool-and-resource\/vaccination\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaccination"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<p>Vaccines not only protect us from diseases that can cause severe illness or even death, but they can also reduce the spread of infectious diseases. Some of these diseases have no medical treatment, so it\u2019s important to stay up to date with your vaccinations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tools to support the vaccination journey&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<p>We developed these tools&nbsp;based on&nbsp;data&nbsp;that was&nbsp;collected&nbsp;and&nbsp;analyzed&nbsp;by the Observatory of Urban Indigenous Realities&nbsp;to&nbsp;document vaccination practices in Native Friendship Centres. The project&nbsp;identified&nbsp;issues in the field, interveners\u2019&nbsp;needs&nbsp;and best ways&nbsp;to&nbsp;disseminate&nbsp;information.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<p>Consultation with the Centres then&nbsp;validated&nbsp;the findings so that actual concerns in the community guided the design of tools. The tools&nbsp;focus on these areas:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-list\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Motivational interviewing&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Countering misinformation&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supporting people in their vaccination-related decision-making&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tools adapted to realities in the field&nbsp;<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<p>These tools are meant to&nbsp;facilitate&nbsp;communication, support informed&nbsp;decision-making&nbsp;and increase the availability&nbsp;<strong>of clear,&nbsp;appropriate&nbsp;<\/strong>and <strong>reassuring<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>information<\/strong>&nbsp;before, during and after vaccination.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<p>The project was developed in collaboration with\u00a0Utapi\u00a0Consultants, an Indigenous social enterprise founded and run by a nurse clinician and member of the\u00a0Pekuakamiulnuatsh\u00a0First Nation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div \n\t\tclass=\"item item--medium component-block-reversible-image-text gradient-background\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t>\n\t\t<div class=\"container-small\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-reversible-image-text is-reversed\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-reversible-image-text__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Card-system-1000x507.png\" class=\"attachment-mw_1000 size-mw_1000\" alt=\"The CARD method is recognized for improving the vaccination experience, particularly for children, by reducing their anxiety and pain.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Card-system-1000x507.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Card-system-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Card-system-1024x519.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Card-system-768x389.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Card-system-1536x778.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Card-system-2048x1037.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Card-system-1400x709.png 1400w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Card-system-800x405.png 800w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Card-system-224x113.png 224w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Card-system-569x288.png 569w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Card-system-1280x648.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Card-system-384x195.png 384w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Card-system-608x308.png 608w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Card-system-1056x535.png 1056w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Card-system-242x123.png 242w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Card-system-538x273.png 538w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-reversible-image-text__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} --><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The CARD method: Improving children\u2019s vaccination experience<\/h4>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>With the University of Toronto\u2019s agreement, we also adapted CARD (Comfort, Ask, Relax, Distract). This method is recognized for improving the vaccination experience, particularly for children, by reducing their anxiety and pain.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} --><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tools<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tool_Lets-focus-on-the-facts_EN.pdf\">Let\u2019s focus on the facts<\/a><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tool_Decision-support_EN.pdf\">Decision support<\/a><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tool_CARD-method-poster_EN.pdf\">CARD method posters<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tool_Cards_EN.pdf\">Cards<\/a><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tool_Lets-talk-about-what-we-know.pdf\">Let&#8217;s talk about what we know<\/a><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tool_Motivationnal-interviewing_EN.pdf\">Motivational interviewing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vaccines are safe and effective<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<p>Canadian laws and regulations set high standards for vaccine development, safety and testing, making vaccination very safe. In fact, Canada must follow a strict process for approving, using and monitoring vaccines.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<p>Although vaccines, like any other medication, aren&#8217;t 100% effective, vaccination is still one of medicine&#8217;s greatest achievements. The World Health Organization estimates that vaccination prevents more than two million deaths worldwide every year.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"item item--small component-reversible-promo\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-reversible-promo\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-reversible-promo__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg block-reversible-promo__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"lp-headline text-align-center font-scale-8 line-height-scale-5 gutter-bottom-4 subhead\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Outils pour soutenir le parcours de vaccination<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"lp-headline text-align-center font-scale-8 line-height-scale-5 gutter-bottom-4 subhead\"><!-- \/wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/h3>\n<p>Ces outils ont \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9velopp\u00e9s \u00e0 partir d\u2019un projet de collecte et d\u2019analyse de donn\u00e9es men\u00e9 par l\u2019Observatoire des r\u00e9alit\u00e9s autochtones urbaines, documentant les pratiques de vaccination au sein des Centres d\u2019amiti\u00e9 autochtones. Les analyses ont permis d\u2019identifier les enjeux v\u00e9cus sur le terrain, les besoins des intervenants et les approches les plus pertinentes pour la diffusion de l\u2019information.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"lp-headline text-align-center font-scale-8 line-height-scale-5 gutter-bottom-4 subhead\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/h3>\n<p>Des consultations aupr\u00e8s des Centres d\u2019amiti\u00e9 ont ensuite permis de valider ces constats et d\u2019orienter la conception des outils en fonction des pr\u00e9occupations r\u00e9elles du milieu.\u00a0Les\u00a0outils\u00a0d\u00e9velopp\u00e9s\u00a0portent\u00a0notamment\u00a0sur :<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"lp-headline text-align-center font-scale-8 line-height-scale-5 gutter-bottom-4 subhead\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li>l\u2019entrevue\u00a0motivationnelle\u202f;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>la\u202flutte \u00e0 la m\u00e9sinformation\u202f;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>l\u2019accompagnement\u00a0\u00e0 la prise de d\u00e9cision\u202fen mati\u00e8re de vaccination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"lp-headline text-align-center font-scale-8 line-height-scale-5 gutter-bottom-4 subhead\"><!-- \/wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} --><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Des outils adapt\u00e9s aux r\u00e9alit\u00e9s du terrain<\/h4>\n<h3 class=\"lp-headline text-align-center font-scale-8 line-height-scale-5 gutter-bottom-4 subhead\"><!-- \/wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/h3>\n<p>Ils ont pour objectif de faciliter la communication, de soutenir la prise de d\u00e9cision \u00e9clair\u00e9e et de favoriser l\u2019acc\u00e8s \u00e0 une\u00a0<strong>information claire, adapt\u00e9e <\/strong>et<strong> rassurante<\/strong>, avant, pendant et apr\u00e8s la vaccination.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"lp-headline text-align-center font-scale-8 line-height-scale-5 gutter-bottom-4 subhead\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/h3>\n<p>Le projet a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9velopp\u00e9 en collaboration avec\u00a0Utapi\u00a0Consultants, une entreprise autochtone \u00e0 vocation sociale fond\u00e9e et dirig\u00e9e par une infirmi\u00e8re clinicienne et membre de la Premi\u00e8re Nation des Pekuakamiulnuatsh.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"lp-headline text-align-center font-scale-8 line-height-scale-5 gutter-bottom-4 subhead\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:ix\/block-reversible-image-text 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wellness initiatives. You can get more information, talk to a health professional and even get vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information and to stay up to date with your vaccinations, talk to your doctor, nurse or Friendship Centre intervener.<\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW14061720 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14061720 BCX8\">With the University of Toronto\u2019s agreement, we also adapted CARD (Comfort,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14061720 BCX8\">Assistance<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14061720 BCX8\">, Relaxation, Distraction). This method is recognized for improving the vaccination experience, particularly for children, by reducing their anxiety and pain.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW14061720 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14061720 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-reversible-promo__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/en\/our-friendship-centres\/\" class=\"button button--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFind a Native Friendship Centre\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#ico-arrow-right\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-reversible-promo__img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Infirmiere_consultation_clinique-en-sante-autochtone.jpg\" alt=\"Infirmi\u00e8re prodiguant des soins \u00e0 une patiente dans une clinique en sant\u00e9 autochtone, illustrant l\u2019acc\u00e8s aux services de sant\u00e9 adapt\u00e9s culturellement.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To find out more :<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-list\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KilHesghJKA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vaccination in Quebec Native Friendship Centres<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-image\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHAC-logo-1024x129.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5158\" style=\"width:397px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHAC-logo-1024x129.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHAC-logo-300x38.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHAC-logo-768x97.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHAC-logo-1536x194.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHAC-logo-1400x177.png 1400w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHAC-logo-800x101.png 800w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHAC-logo-224x28.png 224w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHAC-logo-608x77.png 608w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHAC-logo-1280x161.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHAC-logo-384x48.png 384w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHAC-logo-1056x133.png 1056w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHAC-logo-242x31.png 242w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHAC-logo-538x68.png 538w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHAC-logo-1000x126.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHAC-logo.png 1721w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This initiative is supported by the Public Health Agency of Canada.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"class_list":["post-3995","tools","type-tools","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Vaccination - rcaaq<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/en\/tool-and-resource\/vaccination\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Vaccination - rcaaq\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Vaccines not only protect us from diseases that can cause severe illness or even death, but they can also reduce the spread of infectious diseases. 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