This webinar will explore current and historical efforts to vaccinate communities of color and indigenous communities to evaluate lessons learned and their applicability to COVID-19 currently. A panel of invited speakers will discuss the following questions: • Have earlier efforts undertaken to vaccinate communities of color and indigenous communities been successful? • Were there cultural […]
Have you heard about the horrifying new playground game called Coronavirus Tag? This is when the Asian American kid is “it” so that whoever that kid tags “gets the virus.” Yes, this game is actually happening and it’s awful! It likely involves bullying and also reinforces harmful stereotypes and promotes otherization and divisiveness. Regardless of […]
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted an unprecedented number of telehealth policy changes within state Medicaid agencies. Many of these changes were intended impact and protect vulnerable elderly populations. While most of these changes are set to expire after the public health emergency, they have created multiple learning opportunities and policy options for policymakers to consider moving […]
Be part of the conversation as we engage audiences across California and beyond to extend the reach and use of the recently published Healthy Neighborhood Investments Policy Scan and Strategy Map and collaborate to identify state and local policy recommendations. The Policy Scan builds on the Thriving Together Springboard for Equitable Recovery and Resilience and identifies several policy actions […]
The Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC) leads the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s national initiative, Aligning Systems for Health: Health Care + Public Health + Social Services. The initiative focuses on learning about and sharing effective ways to align health care, public health, and social services, to better meet the goals and needs of the people […]
Join Trust for America’s Health and Well Being Trust for a virtual Congressional briefing on the soon to be released update in our Pain in the Nation report series. Over the past decade more than one million Americans have died from alcohol, drugs and suicide. Now this trend has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, a fragmented […]
This free, two-hour live SOAR to Health and Wellness training, offered by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine, the Administration for Children and Families Office on Trafficking in Persons and the HHS Office on Women's Health, teaches providers how to identify and respond to human trafficking. This training offers CE/CME credits for physicians, pharmacists, psychologists, nurses, […]
Join NNPHI for Part III of our COVID-19 lessons learned series, where we will share practical strategies for taking Action Towards Equity. Learn more about the science surrounding the COVID vaccine, vaccine hesitancy, and how we can address vaccine equity in the next stages of the pandemic response with Dr. Carlos Del Rio (invited). We […]
Each May, the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) recognizes Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, an observance that celebrates the achievements and contributions of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. This year, OMH and its partners throughout the country will focus on supporting communities that have been disproportionately impacted by […]
New Campaign from THE CONVERSATION / LA CONVERSACIÓN to Address Information Needs in the Community Join KFF and UnidosUS for an interactive web event on Thursday, May 20th for the latest insights on what is working and what barriers must be overcome in ensuring equitable access to the COVID-19 vaccines for Latinos in the U.S., […]