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Tackling Misinformation and Building Trust in Communities

The Texas CEAL Consortium presented two town hall webinars in January to promote debunking misinformation in communities and addressing attitudes and science mistrust.

January 28: Addressing Attitudes and Science Mistrust During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This presentation featured Jamboor K. Vishwanatha, Ph.D., principal investigator for the Texas CEAL Consortium, and George A. Mensah, M.D., of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).

January 14: United to Debunk Misinformation in Our Communities: A Town Hall on COVID-19
This presentation also featured Dr. Vishwanatha as well as Monica Webb Hooper, Ph.D., of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD).

The Impact of COVID-19 on Minorities in Mississippi: Vaccination Implications

Watch as NIH’s Anthony Fauci, M.D., joins Thomas Dobbs, M.D., of the Mississippi State Health Department and Tougaloo Alumni Physicians Obie McNair, M.D., and Myrna Alexander Nickens, M.D., for a virtual panel discussion on COVID-19 vaccinations in Mississippi communities.

Tune in for the livestream on Friday, February 12 at 12 p.m. EST. 

COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence and Communication

In this recently published perspective, Wen-Ying Sylvia Chou, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and Christine M. Hunter, Ph.D., of NIH’s Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), discuss the latest in how behavioral and social science can help build COVID-19 vaccine confidence in communities.

As you address vaccine hesitancy in your communities, be sure to read OBSSR’s full COVID-19 Vaccination Communication report outlining evidence-informed communication strategies in support of national COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts. Their Communicator’s Tip Sheet for COVID-19 Vaccination is also a valuable resource.

COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Toolkit for Community-Based Organizations

This CDC toolkit contains a variety of resources that you can use virtually or in person, including fact sheets, posters, and sample social media messages.

The CDC toolkit tailored to essential workers features similar types of content.

In Case You Missed It

Explore some of the latest events promoting community engagement, inclusion in research, and the COVID-19 vaccine. Upcoming and past events, including town halls and panel discussions, can also be found on our Events Page.

COVID-19 Vaccine and the Black Community: A Tyler Perry Special

January 28, 2021 | Watch the Video

Filmmaker Tyler Perry sat down with top medical experts Carlos del Rio, M.D., and Kimberly Dyan Manning, M.D., of the Emory School of Medicine to address the public's concerns and fears about the COVID-19 vaccine.

Sex and Gender Disparities in the COVID-19 Pandemic

January 27, 2021 | Read More

In this event presented by the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH), Ana Langer, M.D., and Jewel Gausman, Sc.D., M.H.S., discuss sex and gender disparities in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Faith, Science, and Trust: African American Clergy & Community Conversation on COVID-19

January 22, 2021 | Watch the Video

Listen as faith-based leaders, COVID-19 research volunteers, and NIH’s Anthony Fauci, M.D., come together to have a frank discussion about current COVID-19 vaccine research, the virus’s impact on certain populations, and the critical need for diversity in clinical research.