353: Community Vaccination Push, Campaign for Safer Communities

Public Health Review Morning Edition

English - February 08, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutes - 8.25 MB - ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
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Ernia Hughes, Director of the Office of Health Center Investment Oversight with the Health Resources and Services Administration, says her organization hopes to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates with grants to more than 1,400 community health centers nationwide; Sana Chehimi, Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Prevention Institute, explains how a new campaign was designed to offer new solutions to violence that plagues many communities; Dr. Anne Zink, ASTHO President and Alaska Chief Medical Officer, calls tuberculosis a "silent endemic disease that continues to linger"; and ASTHO is recruiting for several open positions.

Big Cities Health Coalition Webpage: Community Safety Campaign

Health Resources and Services Administration Webpage: FY 2023 Expanding COVID-19 Vaccination Awards

Alaska News News Article: Alaska tuberculosis surge prompts debate over training and treatment strategies

ASTHO Webpage: Careers at ASTHO

ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know