COVID-19 Community Partners Call 2/16/2021

Minnesota Department of Health sent this bulletin at 02/10/2021 08:42 AM CST

Cultural, Faith, and Disability Communities COVID-19-Related Update

Minnesota Department of Health

2/10/2021

The Cultural, Faith, and Disability Communities COVID-19 Update is being sent to the following three MDH mailing lists to reduce duplication:

Cultural, Faith, and Disability Communities COVID-19 Updates
MN Immigrant and Refugee Health Announcements
The Center for Health Equity

February 16 COVID-19 Community Partners Call:

Resource Navigation, COVID Community Coordinators and Vaccine Updates

Date: Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021

Time: 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

You must register prior to joining this WebEx.

After you register, you'll receive an email with instructions for joining the meeting online or by phone.

We will send out a copy of the slides to all who register.

To request accessibility accommodations for this meeting, please reach out by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10: madison.olmsted@state.mn.us

Agenda

COVID-19 update – an overview of the current situation in Minnesota
Resource navigation – a tutorial on where to find important web resources
COVID Community Coordinators – an update from the CCCs on their activities to support communities experiencing inequities during the pandemic
Vaccine update – an overview of information on the COVID-19 vaccine, including how to navigate available web resources
Question & response with MDH staff and leadership

Presenters

MDH staff (TBD)

We hope you can join us for this important discussion. All are welcome.

Reminders

Discrimination Helpline

Report Discrimination and Bias

COVID-19 does not discriminate based on race, where you come from, your immigration status, or anything else.

If you have experienced or witnessed an incident of discrimination or bias call Minnesota's Discrimination Helpline at 1-833-454-0148 or submit this online form. The helpline is staffed by investigators from the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. Translation/interpretation services are available.

If you are the victim of a crime, including a hate crime, or fear for your safety, call 911 immediately.

Click here to get this information in multiple languages.

Minnesota Helpline:

For questions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, call 651-297-1304 or 1-800-657-3504
Mon.-Fri.: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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