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Reaching Special Groups

Efforts by health agencies to reach specific populations to ensure equitable access to information, vaccine, antivirals, and medical care. Populations include the un/underinsured; undocumented; American Indian and Alaska Native populations; and racial and ethnic minorities.

New Item Use of H1N1 Funding to Contract with Advocacy Groups and CBOs (AZ)
Health department emergency response planners in Maricopa County, Arizona, were successful in expanding their existing outreach activities to get key messages about pandemic influenza...   >> More
New Item Videoconference Training: Emergency Planning for Special Needs Communities (VA, WV)
The Virginia Department of Health Emergency Preparedness and Response program partnered with six state agencies and West Virginia University to deliver a key training program via...   >> More
New Item Public Health and Faith-based Organizations Partner to Offer Food and Vaccine to the Homeless (SC, CA, FL)
Local health departments in South Carolina, Florida, and California partnered with area shelters to bring vaccine to homeless and low-income residents. Although homeless people were...   >> More
New Item Telephone Survey Used to Understand Community Vaccine Uptake (KY)
In December 2009, the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family conducted a telephone survey to determine vaccine coverage among adults and children. Health planners wanted to use the...   >> More
New Item Food Workers Learn about Flu (IL)
Throughout the country, health departments have struggled with how to best reach medically underserved populations during the novel H1N1 influenza pandemic. In Illinois, the Kane...   >> More
New Item Outreach Initiatives Aim To Reduce H1N1 Disparities (MA)
The Massachusetts State Department of Public Health is dedicating over $1 million in funding to enable community-based organizations (CBOs), such as community health centers, to...   >> More
New Item H1N1 Outreach to Multicultural Communities (OH)
The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) conducted multicultural outreach to a wide range of communities just as their H1N1 vaccination campaign was underway. Health department planners...   >> More
New Item Building Collaborative Relationships with Tribes (NV)
The Nevada State Health Division's collaborative relationship with area American Indian tribes and the addition of a tribal liaison position led to a successful H1N1 response in this...   >> More
New Item H1N1 Vaccine Clinics for Medically Fragile Children (RI)
The Rhode Island State Health Department began holding H1N1 vaccination clinics for medically fragile children, who are defined as children with severe neurological illnesses or other...   >> More
New Item Training for Community Agencies to Plan for H1N1 and People with Special Needs (RI)
The Rhode Island Department of Health and the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (EMA) held the "Pandemic Influenza and Special Needs Leadership Training Program" during three...   >> More
New Item Faith-Based Collaboration Provides Outreach in Multiple Languages (CT)
In the fall of 2007, the Connecticut Department of Public Health launched a campaign to increase pandemic awareness. As a part of this effort, planners identified the top six or seven...   >> More
New Item School Vaccination Campaign (SC)
South Carolina was able to quickly and efficiently implement school-based H1N1 influenza vaccination clinics in large school districts. The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental...   >> More
New Item H1N1 Vaccine Allocation Ethics Process (MN)
When H1N1 vaccine first became available in Fall 2009, the Otter Tail County Public Health department received 100 doses of H1N1 FluMist and 200 doses of H1N1 injectable vaccine. The...   >> More
New Item AARP Partnership Aids Outreach to Grandparents (VA)
Collaborative partnerships developed for other goals may be effectively applied to H1N1 pandemic response. The Virginia Department of Health's (VDH) partnership with the state's AARP...   >> More
New Item Outreach to racial and ethnic populations encouraging vaccination (VA)
As part of the Virginia Department of Health's (VDH) H1N1 vaccination campaign, state health officials undertook many activities to reach racial and ethnic minority populations in the...   >> More
New Item Risk-Based Vaccine Allocation for American Indian Population (AZ)
In October of 2009, the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) noticed a disproportionate number of H1N1 hospitalizations and deaths among American Indians (AI). Similar findings...   >> More
New Item H1N1 Benefit Program for the Uninsured (WI)
In response to the 2009 H1N1 influenza outbreak this spring, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services recruited a state-wide network of health care providers to participate in a...   >> More
New Item Mobile Vaccination Clinic for Reaching a South Dakota Reservation
The Pine Ridge Reservation, home to over 14,000 Oglala Sioux and other tribal members, encompasses two million acres in southwestern South Dakota. Access to healthcare services is...   >> More
New Item School-based H1N1 vaccination clinics at each K-12 school (RI)
The Rhode Island Department of Health held school-based H1N1 vaccination clinics at each of its K-12 schools for registered students throughout November 2009. A separate clinic was...   >> More
New Item Emergency & Community Health Outreach (ECHO)
ECHO's goal is to bridge the gap between officials and cultures by getting emergency health and safety information out to limited English speakers in a timely manner. The project uses...   >> More
New Item Flu: Caring for People at Home booklet (MA)
This booklet is part of a statewide educational campaign that Massachusetts launched in the fall of 2007. These materials are particularly useful in the context of the novel H1N1 flu...   >> More
New Item H1N1 Fact Sheets in Multiple Languages (CT)
Fact sheets and resources from the Connecticut Department of Public Health provide basic information about H1N1 influenza in multiple languages. A fact sheet answers many frequently...   >> More
New Item H1N1 Foreign and Sign Language Resources (CO)
The department maintains a clearinghouse of H1N1 resources in 32 different languages. Resources were gathered from numerous public health agencies and represent a variety of...   >> More
New Item H1N1 Materials in Multiple Languages: Basic Information, Special Groups, and School Vaccination Clinics (RI)
Rhode Island Department of Health maintains a resource list of materials about H1N1 in 12 languages other than English. Basic information on H1N1 prevention and treatment is provided...   >> More
New Item H1N1 Public Service Announcements in American Sign Language
A set of video public service announcements in American Sign Language (ASL) describe essential information for preventing and treating H1N1 influenza. The videos include an overview of...   >> More
New Item Home Care Guide: Providing Care at Home During Pandemic Flu (CA)
The Home Care Guide provides the public with a comprehensive description of how to care for sick family members at home during a pandemic. It includes lists of emergency supplies,...   >> More
New Item Pandemic Influenza Planning Guide for CBOs (MN)
This planning guide was developed to facilitate preparedness planning efforts among community-based organizations that serve and support vulnerable populations. The guide includes...   >> More

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