The goal of their Latinx/Hispanic engagement work is to lift the voices of patients in a culturally appropriate and relevant manner.
Outreach to Latinx/Hispanic Community: Neighborhood Family Practice
Tag: COVID-19
Communicating About the New Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccines
Guidance for health center care teams who want to provide education about the new pediatric COVID-19 vaccines for staff and patients.
Focusing on Care Teams’ Emotional Health and Healing
As our health care teams continue to push through this pandemic response, we must acknowledge and meet our provider teams where they are.
How to Counter the “Infodemic” of Misinformation About COVID-19 Vaccines
With about one-third of adults in the U.S. still completely unvaccinated and new cases of COVID-19 on the rise, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has called for a war against “health misinformation.”
Planning and Partnerships for COVID-19 Vaccination: One Community Health
The vaccination effort has included pop-up vaccine events at concerts in the park, county fair events with health departments, outreach immunization clinics in multiple Native American villages, and visits a tiny remote community in Hood River.
Leveraging Partnerships to Fight COVID: Neighborhood Health
In the newest episode of our podcast, Health Centers on the Front Lines, we hear from Basim Khan, MD, Executive Director of Neighborhood Health, to get a sense of how he’s shifting his focus to ensure more underserved people are protected from the pandemic.
Eviction Moratorium Set to Expire
The surge of the Delta variant of COVID-19 could not come at a worse time. A federal moratorium on evictions that’s been in place as a public health measure expires this weekend (July 31) renewing concerns about how to keep people safe in their homes and out of crowded or congregate settings that could facilitate …
COVID’s Ravage Through Rural Georgia
The Delta Variant of the COVID-19 virus is generating a spike in infection rates and deaths across many states, a trend that the Centers for Disease Control is calling a “pandemic of the unvaccinated.” With one of the lowest vaccination rates nationwide, Georgia is especially vulnerable. That brings us to Albany Area Primary Health Care …
Vaccinating Hundreds in Denver’s Homeless Community
This multi-prong and high-touch vaccination strategy is proving to be very effective and getting hundreds of people who are homeless, or at-risk for homelessness, vaccinated.
Expanding the COVID Workforce Through Integration of Pharmacy Teams
Photo credit: Holyoke Health Center Pharmacy vaccinates Holyoke public school staff. Clinical pharmacists at community health centers were involved in immunization efforts long before the COVID-19 pandemic, making them well-positioned to become leaders in initiatives to comprehensively protect the public from COVID-19. In response to the pandemic and the emergency need to increase the COVID-19 …