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HUD to Host Free Webinar on Vaccine Confidence on April 14th

To help boost COVID-19 vaccine confidence, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is cohosting a free webinar, “Sleeves Up: Strategies for Promoting COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence,” on Wed., April 14th with representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Minority Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Housing Authority of New Orleans, Urban Strategies Inc., Ashé Cultural Arts Center, and La Familia Counseling Center of Sacramento.

This webinar will focus on:

  • COVID-19 vaccine myths and misinformation;
  • Barriers to COVID-19 vaccine access and administration for racial and ethnic minority populations;
  • Resources and tools that community partners can use to share COVID-19 vaccine information to improve awareness and promote use of the COVID-19 vaccines;
  • Engaging with trusted community members and leaders and recruiting community health workers to build trust and boost vaccine confidence;
  • Efforts to outreach and vaccinate underserved and hard-to-reach communities, including agricultural workers and public housing residents; and 
  • Funding opportunities from HHS.

Register for this webinar here.

Contact: Sara Neitzel, sneitzel@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8835