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Welcome to the COVID-19 Vaccine Partner Newsletter! Here you'll find the latest news and information on COVID-19 vaccine related topics.
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Q: WHAT IS HEALTH LITERACY?
A: Health literacy is the degree to which individuals can find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others. Health literacy is important in making appropriate health decisions and following instructions for treatment.
Even people who have higher levels of health literacy can have trouble understanding health information in certain situations, including when they are stressed or sick—like during a pandemic.
Health care providers, public health agencies, community-based organizations, and other organizations that provide health care and services have a responsibility to support health literacy and make information easy to understand. Organizational Health Literacy is the degree to which organizations equitably enable individuals to find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others.
Visit this webinar to learn more about health literacy and why it's important!
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OCTOBER IS HEALTH LITERACY MONTH
October is Health Literacy Month! During Health Literacy Month, we take time to recognize the importance of making health information easy to understand and the health care system easier to navigate. We invite our COVID-19 partners to join us in recognizing health literacy as an important part of improving health.
Get Involved!
- Follow Washington’s Plain Talk guidelines when writing for the public and other partners. Use our Plain Talk 1-pager or 2-pager as a reference.
- Talk with your team about how you can apply health literacy principles in your work.
- Share COVID-19 resources that are clear and easy to understand. You can find resources that follow health literacy and plain talk best practices at:
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NEW RESOURCE - COVID-19 VACCINES AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
There is a new Frequently Asked Questions document out now regarding the topic of COVID-19 vaccines. This document provides answers to common questions and concerns surrounding COVID-19 immunizations and their effects on fertility and reproductive health. This document was produced in conjunction with the Pregnancy and COVID-19 Vaccines Toolkit and can also be accessed as a standalone document for individual, provider or clinical use. The resource is available in additional languages.
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VACCINES AND BOOSTERS OFFER BEST PROTECTION FROM COVID WINTER WAVE- with Ashish Jha, MD, MPH
The American Medical Association (AMA) offers an update this week with Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House COVID-19 Response coordinator, regarding the importance of vaccines and boosters for managing COVID this fall and winter. This is a 25-minute video/podcast recording that can be accessed at any time. The entire transcript is also available in English for reading and can be accessed via the link below.
You can access frequently updated booster information here.
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GET FREE MATERIALS TO ENCOURAGE VACCINATION
The Power of Providers team is excited to announce the launch of a new ordering portal for POP members! The self-service portal allows you and your staff to order FREE promotional materials to encourage vaccination. You can get educational posters for your office, stickers for your patients, informative handouts, and much more.
To get started, join the Power of Providers Initiative. As a member of POP, you’ll benefit from consolidated access to current health care information, trainings, customized resources and now, the free promotional items your patients and clients will love.
We hope you’ll join today!
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SUPPORT V-Safe
The CDC uses V-Safe as one of their many surveillance tools for vaccine safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine. Clients who receive the COVID-19 vaccine can register in V-safe with their smartphone while they complete their observation period after their vaccination. It’s as easy as scanning a QR code and answering some questions. After they register, they can share with CDC how they are feeling after getting the COVID-19 vaccine through periodic text messages and web surveys. Providing the QR codes and/or information about v-Safe Vaccination Health Checker to your clients is another way to help the fight against COVID-19.
You can find out more about this program at the following link: V-safe After Vaccination Health Checker | CDC
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Learn more about health literacy and how to integrate it into your work with the Health Literacy in Action Conference! Leaders in the health literacy field - the Horowitz Center for Health Literacy and the Institute for Healthcare Advancement - bring you 2 days of learning and participation this month, October 13th-14th. Register for the virtual conference and gain tools, tips, and skills to take back to your workplace.
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Public Health Communications Collaborative presents their October webinar, The Power of Framing: Bridging Political Divides to Strengthen Public Health. This expert panel will respond to scenarios inspired by real world challenges facing the public health field today.
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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Quarterly Meeting will be held in a virtual-hybrid session this month on October 19th-20th. Additionally, the 27th Annual MIAP Pediatric Immunization Skills Building Conference will be held in a virtual-hybrid session on October 25th. Visit the CDC Vaccines & Immunization Meetings & Conferences page to learn more.
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The Washington State Public Health Association Annual Conference is being held next week, October 11th-13th, with multiple partners including Washington State Department of Health present. This year's theme is Identity, Diversity Belonging: Facilitating and end to systemic injustice. The conference is being offered both in person, in Wenatchee, WA, as well as via a virtual platform. Join and connect with fellow public health partners from all over Washington!
View the Conference Agenda to see all of the great topics being covered each day!
You can find more information about the conference by visiting the WSPHA Conference Homepage.
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SIGN UP FOR THIS NEWSLETTER!
If you aren't already signed up for the COVID-19 Vaccine Partner Newsletter, please visit the Department of Health's email subscribers page here. Once you enter your email, on the next page expand the Immunization topic, select the COVID-19 Vaccine Partner Newsletter, and click submit.
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This newsletter summarizes content from the week of October 2, 2022 and was sent out on October 7, 2022. |
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