Media: NIH needed help reaching communities of color about Covid-19, but grassroots groups say they were not paid properly

by vaccineequity | Mar 9, 2022 | Community Health, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Equity, News, Public Health

In this CNN report, President of Día de la Mujer Latina and Vaccine Equity Cooperative Advisor Venus Ginés elevates the struggles community-based organizations across the U.S. are facing when working with the NIH and others on critical COVID-19 outreach projects. Read...

Media: Free COVID-19 test rollout begins early online

by vaccineequity | Jan 19, 2022 | Community Health, Community Health Workers, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Equity, News, Public Health

In this CBS News article, Vaccine Equity Cooperative founding partner National Association of Community Health Workers is highlighted for their work to ensure equitable access to free at-home COVID-19 tests through the White House’s program, prioritizing people...

Media: Community-led efforts are the key to ending this pandemic

by vaccineequity | Sep 14, 2021 | Community Health, Community Health Workers, COVID-19, Health Equity, Vaccines

This article published in The Hill by Advisory Group member Dr. Alexandre White outlines how community-led responses to vaccination and health care delivery are the solution to the ongoing issues of COVID-19 vaccine access and hesitancy – and preventing further...

Blog: COVID-19 Sparked A Health Equity Movement – And Vaccines Are Just The Beginning

by vaccineequity | Jan 22, 2021 | Community Health, Community Health Workers, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Data Democratization, Health Equity, News, Public Health, Vaccines

Alexandra Quinn, CEO, Health Leads Tene Hamilton-Franklin, VP of Health Equity and Stakeholder Engagement, Health Leads Denise Smith, Executive Director, National Association of Community Health Workers Claire Qureshi, Senior Director at the Community Health...