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Proactive Vaccine Outreach Strategy: Delaware: Survey of Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities in Partnership with UCEDD
Key Partner: UCEDD Delaware has been actively working with the University of Delaware Center for Disabilities Studies, Delaware’s UCEDD, to develop a survey for older Delawareans,…
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Proactive Vaccine Outreach Strategy: RI Conducts Vaccine Outreach in Culturally Diverse Communities
Key partners: RI Office of Healthy Aging, RI Department of Health, RI Executive Office of Health and Human Services, The United Way of Rhode Island While the overall COVID-19 vaccination rate in…
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ACL: Vaccine Access Supplemental Funding Informational Call Recording
Description: The following is a video recording from the Vaccine Access Supplemental Funding informational call held on April 7, 2021. *If you would like the transcript for this call,…
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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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IL Vaccine 3rd dose vs. booster flier
Hi all: I wanted to share an example of our flier that we are asking our home delivered meal providers to insert with meals. We developed it with the IL Department of Public Health (IDPH),…
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Proactive Vaccine Strategy: Michigan local ADRC partners with multiple partners for in home vaccinations!
In May 2021, the Detroit Area Agency on Aging, the local ADRC, launched a program to vaccinate individuals unable to travel to a vaccine site. They piloted the program with the initial goal to…
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Proactive Vaccine Outreach Strategy: Arkansas Faith-based Outreach
Key partners: UCEDD and Department of Health (Office of Faith-based Outreach) The UCEDD in Arkansas (lead agency for the NWD System) partnered with the Arkansas Department of Health’s Office of…
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We Can Do This: Booster Toolkit
Description: The We Can Do This COVID-19 Public Education Campaign recently expanded its resources about COVID-19 vaccine boosters, which all adults (18+) are now eligible for.…
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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 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: Georgia Collaborative Promotes a No Wrong Door Approach to Vaccine Outreach
Key Partners: ADRCs, Areas Agencies on Aging, Centers for Independent Living, State Unit on Aging, Assistive Technology Program, University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities,…
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Puerto Rico: Health Literacy Initiative
Potential Key Partners: Department of Health, local governments, community leaders, vaccination centers, universities, and non-governmental organizations Summary:…
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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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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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ACL: Strategies for Helping Older Adults and People with Disabilities Access COVID-19 Vaccines
Description: This resource by ACL highlights innovative approaches to vaccine outreach and education, assistance in making vaccine appointments, accessibility, and in-home vaccinations.…
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Kansas: Community Tool Box Community Assessment - Section 1: Creating and Maintaining Coalitions and Partnerships
Description: This toolkit provides guidance for creating a partnership among different organizations to address a common goal. Click here to access the resource: https://ctb.ku.…
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ACL: Episode 5: Five-Step Strategy for COVID-19 Vaccine Access and Outreach
Description: Join Christina Neill Bowen as she details a five-step strategy for COVID-19 vaccine access and outreach. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1447279/9152679 *If you would like the transcript for…
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ACL: Aging and Disability Resource Center/No Wrong Door System COVID-19 Vaccine Access Supplemental Funding
Description: This table breaks down the funding amounts each U.S. state and territory will receive for the ADRC COVID-19 vaccine access funding opportunity.…
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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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Toolkit: COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Faith Summit & Week of Action Toolkit
Description: The attached toolkit provides information and serves as a resource hub that shares facts, guidance, and actions to take to help protect our communities.…
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Kansas: Community Tool Box Community Assessment - Section 1: Creating and Maintaining Coalitions and Partnerships
Description: This toolkit provides guidance for creating a partnership among different organizations to address a common goal. Click here to access the resource: https://ctb.ku.…
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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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HHS: COVID-19 Public Education Campaign: We Can Do This
Description: The HHS COVID-19 public education campaign is a national initiative to increase public confidence in and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines while reinforcing basic prevention measures such as…
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ACL: List of State and Local Transit Leads
Description: The attached excel sheet provides the information of state and local transit leads. Keywords: funding; fiscal; state agencies
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ACL: Creating an Accessible Vaccine Experience for People with Disabilities and Older Adults
Description: The attached article outlines how vaccination sites could be made more accessible for people with disabilities, highlighting physical accessibility, communication,…