As COVID-19 vaccination rates plateau, it is vital to put clients at the center of the work. It is critical to hear directly from the community to develop tailored health messaging that is contextualized in the lives of the people with the lived experience. This blog post includes tips for receiving this detailed information and maintaining a community-centered approach while developing vaccine messaging.
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This episode features host Kay Bellor interviewing Henny Ohr, Founder and Executive Director, Ethnic Minorities of Burma Advocacy and Resource Center (EMBARC) Iowa. They discuss the challenges experienced by EMBARC during the COVID-19 pandemic including providing essential services to clients while protecting staff and how the refugee resettlement program can be improved moving forward. This […]
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In this episode of the Switchboard podcast, Kay Bellor, Independent Consultant, and Dr. Hayder Allkenhfr, Refugee Health Coordinator at the Utah Department of Health, discuss the COVID-19 pandemic. They cover topics including building robust testing infrastructure, equitable access to vaccines, and effective communication approaches. This episode is part two in a new series on Leading […]
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This blog post features tips and resources to help refugee service providers address questions and concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine. It includes customizable communications templates and campaigns, responses to common client questions, videos addressing concerns about vaccines and Ramadan, and more!
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In this video, Dr. Ashgan Elshinawy, a pulmonologist, explains the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines and why it is acceptable to Muslim community members to receive it during Ramadan.
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These multilingual videos explain that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective. They discuss vaccine development, protection provided, false myths, how to obtain the vaccine as soon as possible, and other steps to take to protect yourself, your family, and your community.
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This video series features medical professionals explaining why they decided to get the COVID-19 vaccine and discussing the safety of the vaccine. The videos use a square format. Translated transcripts are also available.
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We recently published a blog post on Virtual Job Readiness Resources for Clients With Online Access. But how are agencies continuing job readiness training when participants don’t have access to technology or lack digital literacy skills? This post includes job readiness resources for supporting clients without online access and/or digital skills, informed by strategies refugee service providers have begun implementing nationwide.
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Are you looking to increase staff care programming in your organization? Stream the latest episode of the Switchboard podcast, where Kristen Guskovict, LCSW and Founder of Heart of Aid Work, and Dr. Adeyinka Akinsulure-Smith, Licensed Psychologist and Tenured Professor at the City College of New York, discuss the importance of providing resettlement staff with the […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused profound disruption across the globe, including in the U.S., which in late March became the country with the highest number of confirmed cases. The crisis is exacerbating existing economic and social inequality for many refugee and immigrant populations and their communities.
