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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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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: Wisconsin: Addressing Health Equity
Key Partners: local ADRC directors, state unit on aging, public health, tribal organizations, centers for independent living, area agencies on aging At the onset of the pandemic,…
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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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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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COVID-19 Educational Resources in Languages Other Than English
Description: This post includes COVID-19 and vaccine-related educational and outreach materials available in languages other than English. Most of these resources are also available in English,…
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HUD: Emergency Housing Vouchers – Operating Requirements
Description: This notice describes the process HUD is using to allocate approximately 70,000 emergency housing vouchers (EHVs) to public housing agencies (PHAs).…
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HUD/HHS: HUD and HHS's Joint Effort for Local Housing/Health Partnerships
Description: HUD Secretary Fudge and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Becerra announced a partnership to ensure that the national COVID-19 response delivers equitable and comprehensive care…
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ACL: Forming Lasting NWD System Partnerships through Collaboration on Vaccine Outreach
Description: This document provides ideas for partnerships NWD Systems can build with a variety of entities, as well as examples of states creating or leveraging partnerships to advance COVID-19…
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COVID-19 Educational Resources in Languages Other Than English
Description: This post includes COVID-19 and vaccine-related educational and outreach materials available in languages other than English. Most of these resources are also available in English,…
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ACL: State Examples of NWD Funding
Description: This document provides examples of how NWD Systems can use a variety of funding streams to support development and sustainability. Click here for more information on sustaining a NWD…
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Iowa: Assistive Technology for Social Isolation
Description: Iowa used ADRC CARES Act funding to partner with Easterseals Iowa Assistive Technology (AT) Program (state AT program) to address social isolation.…
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CDC: Toolkit for People Experiencing Homelessness
Description: The following webpage provides guidance and tools to help homeless service providers make decisions and protect and communicate with staff and with people who are experiencing…
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RIC: Key Considerations For Health Plans: Partnering With Community-Based Organizations To Address Social Determinants Of Health
Description: Resources for Integrated Care (RIC), in collaboration with The SCAN Foundation, has developed a brief on key considerations for health plans interested in working with CBOs to address…
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California: Master Plan on Aging
California's Master Plan on Aging, released in January of 2021, has been 2 years in the making with significant stakeholder engagement. In this pophealth podcast,…
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Families USA: The Fierce Urgency of Now- Federal and State Policy Recommendations to Address Health Inequities in the Era of COVID-19
Description: The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a harsh light on existing disparities in health and health care in the United States. There is a “fierce urgency of now” for evidence-based policy…
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WellSky: Impact of COVID-19 on State Agencies & CBOs Serving the Aging Population Webinar
Description: This webinar went over how states are responding to challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and presented practical tips for managing through a crisis,…
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ADvancing States: Addressing Social Isolation for Older Adults During the COVID-19 Crisis
Description: The document combines responses from the states, organizations, and individuals who have reached out to learn about activities and ideas on how to address social isolation for older…
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New Jersey: Monmouth County Department of Human Services: COVID-19 Pandemic Resource Guide
Description: This guide was developed to assist Monmouth County residents obtain information about resources during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Click here to access the resource: https://www.mcvsd.…
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All Healthy Policies: Health Inequities- Addressing the Disease Burden in Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Communities
Description: This COVID-19 Webinar Series synthesizes the information in the headlines to provide cohesive insight into the status of the response and remaining gaps in the system that must be…
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UMASS: Community Life Engagement Toolkit
Description: This toolkit was developed to help service providers develop and improve high quality supports for community life engagement (CLE). Inside you will find guideposts for success,…
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