Christina Bowen
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OK NWD and MFP Partnership
Key Partners: State Medicaid agency, ADRCs, ombudsmen Oklahoma used CARES Act funds to contract with the 11 ADRCs that house the Ombudsman program. The contracts solidified a partnership with the…
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Proactive Vaccine Outreach Strategy: Colorado: Fast Lane for Vaccines
Key Partners: public health department, local ADRC, transportation providers CO ADRCs have been connecting individuals with Older Americans Act transportation services to get to vaccine appointments.…
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MD Blending and Braiding of Funding
Maryland plans to divert individuals from nursing facilities at the point of hospital discharge through strategic partnerships between the ADRC and local hospitals.…
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Proactive Vaccine Outreach Strategy: Oregon, Easy Application to Fund Local Sites
Key partners: State unit on aging, local ADRCs OR initiated a simple application process (see language below) as an opportunity to quickly distribute vaccine access funds to local sites.…
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Proactive Vaccine Strategy: Massachusetts: Boston Haitian Community Vaccination Clinics
Key partners: ADRC, senior housing buildings, volunteers Ethos, one of three Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) serving the city of Boston and a member of the Boston Aging and Disability Resource…
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Proactive Vaccine Outreach Strategy: Delaware: Warm Transfer from State COVID Hotline
Key Partners: Public health department, 211, University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UCEDD) The ADRC has acted as a conduit to support…
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Proactive Vaccine Outreach Strategies: American Samoa “Vaccinate to Registrate” and Jingle Competition
Key Partners: American Samoa Community College, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), the Department of Health, the Office of Protection and Advocacy (OPAD),…
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Proactive Vaccine Outreach Strategy: Virginia: Encouragement and Support from State to Local Level
The Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services developed this digital flyer for local ADRC sites to encourage proactive vaccine outreach.…
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ADRCs Poised to Provide Person-Centered Counseling on COVID-19 Risks and Vaccine Decision-Making
Person-centered counseling is all about facilitating informed decision making. Through the use of person-centered counseling, the NWD System will empower individuals to make informed choices about…
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Proactive Vaccine Outreach Strategies: Montana: Leveraging friends, family and faith-based leaders
Key Partners: Local ADRCs, faith-based organizations, senior centers, county health departments Montana has started a pilot outreach project, targeted toward faith-based organizations,…
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Proactive Vaccine Outreach Strategy: Louisiana Door Knocking Campaign
Key Partners: Local ADRCs, faith-based organizations, primary care providers, Louisiana 211 Louisiana is using the CDC COVID data tracker to identify areas to target for a door knocking campaign.…
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Proactive Vaccine Outreach Strategies: District of Columbia: Door Knocking
Vaccine Outreach Innovation: Door to Door Senior Vaccine Buddies Program Key Partners: Mayor’s office, community-based organizations (CBOs), DC Office of Aging and Community Living (DACL),…
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5 Steps to Proactive Vaccine Outreach
Below are 5 Steps to Proactive Vaccine Outreach. Please reply below with what has been working for your ADRC/NWD Systems .... 1. Identify your low access areas.…
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Re: Oregon: Department of Aging and People with Disability's Vision for a Person-Centered Culture: Summary of Onsite Meeting and Process
This is an excellent summary of how OR is using Life Course tools to impact both work with individuals, but also to make adjustments in the system as well! Anyone else have something to share?
