Engaging with the community became an important part of LMPHW’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. CHE developed partnerships with over 25 community organizations, contracting with them to connect their community members with information about the COVID vaccine and how to access it, to host a vaccination clinic, and to provide a listening session to help LMPHW understand what needs persisted.  As a part of the process, listening sessions also included the presence of a medical expert, a trusted member of the community who could answer questions about the vaccine and COVID-19.   

A full summary of these sessions is compiled into our “Community Partnership Listening Session Summary Report.” An additional “Executive Summary” serves as a shorter synopsis of the full report.  

The report looked for themes according to immediate needs as well as longer-term partnerships and collaboration. Through this process, we hoped to capture the knowledge and experience of the community and inform our response in a way that most appropriately met the needs of our diverse population. 

To view or download the report, check out our website.