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On May 11th the COVID-19 public health emergency ends, leaving many community-based organizations and workforces wondering how this transition will impact their local community. With changes to COVID-19 protections, as well as public health emergency provisions such as food, telehealth and Medicaid coverage, there is an opportunity for misinformation to spread, worsening communication gaps around the critical information needed during this time. Local trusted messengers need to be equipped with the latest information and culturally competent resources to keep families and community members healthy and safe in this next phase of the pandemic. In this 90-minute webinar by the Vaccine Equity Cooperative, experts will discuss the key takeaways to know during this time, including:
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The immediate, most important impacts of the public health emergency ending;
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Culturally competent resources available to communities;
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Bright spot examples of equity-driven and community-centric long term public health safety plans; and
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Potential roadblocks and upcoming opportunities to prevent disease and promote healthy communities.
We invite you to come with additional issues to raise, but encourage you to submit your questions in advance using the box on the registration form.
Speakers
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Sanmi Areola, PhD, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Health Human Services and Education, Prince George’s County, Maryland
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Gill Wright, MD, MS, Director of Health, Metro Nashville Public Health Department
- Tené Hamilton Franklin, MS, Vice President, Health Equity & Stakeholder Engagement, Health Leads (Moderator)
*Additional speakers to be announced!
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