Media: Powerful testimonial videos address vaccine hesitancy among new and expectant mothers

by Danielle Dean | Apr 7, 2022 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Equity, News, Public Health, Vaccines

In this, News Medical article, Michelle Zambrano Program Director, Health Leads New York, is discusses the new video series produced by Health Leads and the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy featuring three new mothers sharing why they got the...

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: Biden’s Workplace Vaccine Mandate Is Legal, Moral, and Wise

by vaccineequity | Nov 5, 2021 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, News, Public Health, Vaccines

by Lawrence O. Gostin, Scott C. Ratzan, Kenneth H. Rabin, DAILY BEAST Read The Full Story President Biden will put his war on COVID-19 and the reputation of his presidency on the line when the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) releases a Temporary...

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...

Blog: Joint Statement On Ensuring Racial Equity In The Development And Distribution Of A COVID-19 Vaccine

by vaccineequity | Oct 26, 2020 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Equity, News, Public Health, Vaccines

The COVID-19 pandemic has become the defining health and racial equity crisis of our time, with Black, Latinx, Native, and other communities of color suffering from its effects at nearly three times the rate of white people in the U.S. The pandemic response has been...