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U.S. Surgeon General Releases New Toolkit to Address Health Misinformation |
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The Surgeon General’s Community Toolkit for Addressing Health Misinformation provides specific guidance and resources for health care providers, educators, librarians, faith leaders, and trusted community members to understand, identify, and stop the spread of health misinformation in their communities. Check out this toolkit for tips on talking to loved ones about misinformation, common tactics, and more.
Download the toolkit
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Resources About COVID-19 Vaccinations for Children Ages 5+
Children ages 5-11 are now eligible to receive a Pfizer vaccine. Explore these outreach resources from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ We Can Do This campaign, including FAQs, fact sheets, and tips for communicating with parents and children. There are also superhero-themed posters and signage that hospitals and pediatricians can use. Take a look and share these with pediatricians, community health workers, and other professionals working with children.
View the resources in English
View the resources in Spanish
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Pfizer Vaccine Ingredients: A Toolkit
This toolkit showcases CEAL’s social media cards focused on ingredients in the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Explore these Q&A social media cards and share them with parents and caregivers who now have the opportunity to vaccinate their young children (ages 5-11).
View the toolkit in English and Spanish
Read our latest fact sheet on pediatric clinical trials, available in English and Spanish, for answers to some common questions about how researchers make sure COVID-19 vaccines are as safe as possible for children under age 12 (508c accessible versions will be available soon).
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New Blog Gives Insight into NIH COVID-19 Response in Underserved Communities
A new post on the “I Am Intramural Blog” chronicles NIH’s response to COVID-19 in underserved communities and celebrates the awarding of a Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal to Dr. Gary H. Gibbons, director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and Dr. Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). Learn more about the creation of CEAL and the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) initiative, the challenges faced, and lessons learned.
Read the blog post
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Dance Battles and Stories to Boost COVID-19 Vaccinations
Dance battles might not look much like labs, but that’s where CEAL researchers from Washington University go seeking insights into how young African Americans in North St. Louis think about COVID-19. It’s essential knowledge for those working to increase the rate of vaccination in this Missouri community.
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Community Translation
In Colorado communities especially hard hit by the pandemic, health officials realized they needed a way to deliver timely, more trusted information about COVID-19 vaccines and tests. Read about the unique program that is bringing community members together to take complex health information and turn it into messaging that is relevant and easy to understand.
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Events and Key Conversations
CEAL events promote community engagement, inclusion in research, and COVID-19 vaccines. These key conversations, including town halls and panel discussions, can also be found on our Events Page.
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COVID-19, Health Equity, and the Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian Communities: A Workshop
December 7 & 9, 2021 | Register for the workshop
On December 7 and 9, 2021, 12:30-3:30 p.m. ET, join the Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity for a virtual workshop on how the COVID-19 pandemic has uniquely affected the Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian communities.
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ICYMI: Past Events and Key Conversations |
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En Confianza: Hablando de la fertilidad y de las vacunas contra el COVID-19
November 18, 2021 | Watch the Facebook Live event
In the latest installment of the En Confianza series, community advocates and health experts discuss issues concerning COVID-19 vaccines and fertility. Tune in to the discussion in Spanish.
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Combating Vaccine Hesitancy in African American and Hispanic Communities
November 9, 2021 | Watch the recording
Hear from NIMHD Director Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable and other expert panelists on COVID-19 vaccines, vaccination uncertainty, community acceptance, and more in this panel with the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Anne Arundel County Chapter.
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