Project HEALINGS - Promoting Health Equity and Vaccination Access in Minnesota
Project HEALINGS of MN aims to address healthcare disparities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly affecting BIPOC communities in Minnesota. Through strategic initiatives like detailing barriers to vaccination uptake, equipping cultural influencers, and developing culturally appropriate communication, HEALINGS seeks to improve vaccination rates and trust within marginalized communities.
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Project HEALINGS
Project HEALINGS O verview O verview Presented by: Ange Hwang Executive Director Asian Media Access
Agenda of the Day 10:15 Welcome and Introduction 10:45 Project HEALINGS' Overview 11:15 COVID-19/Vaccination BIPOC Statewide Data 11:45 LUNCH BREAK and Plan for the Video Testimonies 12:15 HEALINGS Federal Requirements and Financial Management 12:45 HEALINGS Timetable and Training 13:15 HEALINGS Communication Plan 13:30 Q and A
Project HEALINGS of MN - Health Education and Adult Learning Incorporated with Navigating Government Systems Project HEALINGS was created as a HUB for improved health and wellness among Minnesotans disenfranchised by identity and circumstance, facing disparities in both healthcare access and health outcomes, and impacted disproportionately by the COVID-19 pandemic. What is Project HEALINGS
HEALINGS is about vaccination, but it is also about connectivity, trust, and systemic change designed Gambling, Shopping, and Winning intentionally to end inequities for Black, Indigenous, and other persons of color (BIPOC) living here in Minnesota, with below strategies: Strategy #1: Detailing Barriers to Vaccine Uptake ASSESSMENT. Strategy #2: Equipping Cultural Influential Messengers TRAINING. Strategy #3: Increased Vaccination Sites Overall Understating of Cultural Hesitancy toward Vaccination INFORMATION SHARING.
Strategy #4: Developing Culturally/Linguistically Appropriate Communication Products MESSAGE Gambling, Shopping, and Winning CREATION. Strategy #5: Campaigns to Promote Vaccinations CAMPAIGNS FOR TARGETED BIPOC COMMUNITIES. Strategy #6: Developing New Cultural Events EVENTS. Strategy #7: Developing Partnership with other Community-based Organizations (CBOs) and Healthcare Providers to Increase Vaccination Opportunities PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.
Diversity Council 1) Executive Director - Dienna Sabol, dees@diversitycouncil.org 2) Program Director - Kathy Harowski, kathyh@diversitycouncil.org 3) Financial Staff - Stefanie Meunier <bookkeeper@diversitycouncil .org> Lead Agency
Asian Media Access 1) Executive Director Ange Hwang, angehwang@amamedia.org 2) Director of Multimedia Technology Steve Lu, stevelu@amamedia.org 3) Media Campaign (Website and Social Media Management) Jiang Zhu, Jiang.zhu@amamedia.org Co-Lead Agency
Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment through Research (HACER ) 1) Executive Director Rodolfo Gutierrez, rodolfo@hacer- mn.org 2) Program Coordinator - Ruben Gonzalez, <ruben@hacer-mn.org> Co-Lead Agency
American Indian Minnesotan Network (Supporting Dakota/Lakota and Ojibway) with: American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO) English, at Duluth Lower and Upper Sioux Tribes NACC clinic (Ojibwe) Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa White Earth Nation Zintkala Luta
Slavic and Eastern European MinnesotanNetwork (Supporting Russian and Ukrainian) with: Nasha Shkola, K-8 Russian-American Charter School - Russian, at Brooklyn Park; and Ukrainian Cultural Center Ukrainian, at Minneapolis.
Asian Pacific Minnesotan Network (Supporting Cantonese dialect, Fuzhou dialect, Indonesian, Khmer, Hindi, Hmong, Laos, Mandarin, Nepali, Taishan dialect, Thai and Vietnamese) with: Asian Media Access Chinese dialects, Mandarin, at Minneapolis; Chinese American Culture and Friendship - Fuzhou dialect and Taishan dialect, at Bloomington; Chinese Community Center/Pandemic Responder - Cantonese dialect, Mandarin, at Edina and Rochester; Hmong Shaman and Herb Center Hmong, at St. Paul; Indian Cultural Association of MN (ICAM) Hindi, at Rochester; KaRen and KaRenni Community Leaders Urban Village, at St. Paul; Korean Cultural Center Korean, at Minneapolis; MN Zej Zog Hmong, at St. Paul; Pan Asian Arts Alliance Lao, at St. Paul; Rochester Cambodian Association Khmer, at Rochester; Tu Vien Tay Phuong Vietnamese Temple Vietnamese, at Savage; and Wat Promwachirayan (Wat Thai Temple of Minnesota) Thai, at St. Louis Park.
Hispanic/Latinx American Minnesotan Network (Supporting Spanish) with: Alliance of Chicanos, Hispanics, and Latino Americans (ACHLA) - Spanish, at Rochester; Chicano, Latino Affairs Program Spanish, at Mankato; Fe y Justica Spanish, at Waite Park; Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment through Research (HACER) Spanish, at St. Paul; Hispanic Outreach Goodhue County Spanish at Red Wing; and Unidos MN Spanish, at Minneapolis.
Pan African and Black Minnesotan Network (Supporting Ethiopian, Oromo, Somali, Swahili) with: A Plus Kids Somali and Oromo, at Burnsville; Barbership Talk English, at Rochester; Encouraging Leaders English, at Minneapolis; Ethiopian Community of Rochester Ethiopian, at Rochester; Overcomers Victory Church/Nursing is the Answer and Black Church Coalition English, at St. Paul; Pamoja Kenya - Swahili, at Shakopee; Somalia American Social Service Association Somali, at Rochester; and VINE Adult Community Center English, at Mankato.
Monthly Collaborative Meeting; Interviewing our partners for vaccination hesitancy and access barriers, led by HACER; Town Hall Meeting collaborating with our partners, led by Diversity Council; Educational Campaign collaborating with our partners, led by Asian Media Access; and A lot of educational conference, events and vaccination pop up clinics, led by all of us AND REPORTING Tasks
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