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Bridging the Gap: Ensuring Vaccine Equity for Native Communities
Bridging the Gap: Ensuring Vaccine Equity for Native Communities
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Mar 30, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Like other vulnerable populations, American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN) communities faced greater risk for complications during the COVID-19 pandemic. One such complication was ensuring that AI/AN populations had access to the vaccine. Listen to three public health experts share how they prioritized vaccine equity for AI/AN communities on the local, state, and national levels during the pandemic. Guests Anne Zink, MD, FACEP, Chief Medical Officer for Alaska Department of Health, ASTHO President Gary Lankford, Program Director for the Advances in Indian Health Care, Association of American Indian Physicians Johnny Delgado, Project Director, Bakersfield American Indian Health Project Resources New ASTHO Program Aims to Increase Equity in Adult Immunization Partnering with Community Action Agencies Can Improve Trust in Vaccines Public Health and Healthcare Partner to Promote Influenza Vaccination 10 KEY ACTIONS to Improve Immunization Uptake and Advance Health Equity: Community Engagement
Released:
Mar 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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