Oral presentation by Robbyn Kistler, Kaiser Family Foundation at the COVID-19 Community Leadership Summit in May 2021. The presentation describes a public information campaign to dispel myths and provide accessible facts about COVID-19 vaccines. These campaigns involve quick and honest videos featuring doctors, nurses, and researchers targeting young and ethnic minority communities.
Oral presentation by Jim Mangia, St. John’s Well Child & Family Center at the COVID-19 Community Leadership Summit in May 2021. The presentation describes the commitment to ending the COVID pandemic in South (and East, and Central) Los Angeles which includes efforts to mobilize tests and provide an inequitable distribution of test kits. Along with the testing and vaccination efforts the center provided triage services to prevent and monitor disease progression.
Oral presentation by Robert Contreras, Bienestar Human Services at the COVID-19 Community Leadership Summit in May 2021. The presentation describes The Center’s effort in identifying and addressing emerging health issues faced by the Latino and LGBTQ populations. These efforts include partnering with Covid-19 vaccine providers to increase vaccination and testing rates in the Latinx community.
Oral presentation by Tracey Veal, LA County Department of Public Health at the COVID-19 Community Leadership Summit in May 2021. The presentation describes the COVID Vaccine Equity Collaboration/Strategy that includes selecting an equity committee, establishing vaccine course correction, beginning mobilization, and measuring outcomes of interventions.
Panel discussion by Gabriel Maldonado (TruEvolution), Dr. David Gere (UCLA Art & Global Health Center), Alejandra Aguilar and Karla Morales (East Los Angeles Women’s Center) part of the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Regional Learning Collaborative session 7. The presentations discussed strategies and approaches to address HIV stigma from expert panelists serving communities in California’s EHE Phase 1 counties. HIV stigma negatively affects the health and well-being of people with HIV, and it stops people at-risk for HIV from seeking prevention and testing services.
Flyer for session 7 of the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Regional Learning Collaborative on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Join this session to learn about strategies and approaches to address HIV stigma from expert panelists serving communities in California’s EHE Phase 1 counties.
Panel discussion by Jorge A. Diaz (Bienestar Human Services), Charilyn Quarto, Robert Arnold, Doston Ganiyev (San Francisco Community Health Center), Brett J. Feldman (Keck School of Medicine of USC) part of the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Regional Learning Collaborative session 5. The presentation discussed how mobile health units can help bring critical services directly to communities in need. This session discusses recommended strategies and best practices for mobile HIV service delivery from expert panelists implementing mobile health services in California.
Flyer for session 5 of the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Regional Learning Collaborative entitled “Strategies and Best Practices for Mobile Service Delivery” on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 from 10-11:30 a.m. PST Join this session to learn about recommended strategies and best practices for mobile HIV service delivery from expert panelists implementing mobile health services in California.
Community Engagement Part 2 – Reaching Hardly Reached Communities post session question and answer supplemental documents clarifying questions on the importance of community engagement in hardly reached communities to reduce viral suppression rates, reduce HIV Transmission rates, and improve linkage/retention in care.
Panel discussion by Michelle Sandoval-Rosario, Jose Ortiz (Region IX PACE), and Alonso Bautista (AltaMed Health Services), Demisha Burns (WORLD), Adriana Kimbriel (CRIHB), Jason Norelli (GLIDE Foundation), and Mallery Jenna Robinson, (The LGBTQ Center Long Beach) that discusses the importance of community engagement in hardly reached communities to reduce viral suppression rates, reduce HIV Transmission rates, and improve linkage/retention in care.