In this Web Forum, Dr. Mary Pittman, president and CEO of the Public Health Institute, and Pastor James D. Gailliard, a state representative in the North Carolina Assembly, reflect upon efforts to achieve equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and explore how faith-based organizations and state policy interventions work toward this goal in North Carolina.
They will address:
Issues related to building trust and trustworthiness between communities and those bringing vaccinations to the communities;
Successful strategies for reaching vaccine-hesitant communities;
How data can be used to ensure an equitable vaccine response;
How vaccine distribution strategies have evolved as supply increases; and
What we have learned about how to build stronger and lasting relationships between communities and public health in preparation for the next pandemic or natural disaster.
This one-hour discussion is a follow up to the May 6th Web Forum, Hesitancy, Equity, and Transparency: Rolling out the COVID-19 Vaccine, and is the fourth web forum in the series Equity in COVID-19: Bridging the Gap Between Public Health and Policy, brought to you by the Public Health Institute and IMPAQ, an affiliate of the American Institutes for Research. The series explores “in-the-news" topics, such as mental health, housing and health outcomes, and environmental health and climate change, and provides actionable insights to address equity issues by translating research into policy and practice.
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