CHW & Partner Resources
Please see our Covid-19 Response Program Success below.
In 2022, the COVID-19 pandemic showed no signs of slowing down, especially given the rise of the Omicron variant. CHWs (including promotores de salud and CHRs) had been on the frontline of this battle since the very beginning, leveraging their collective resources and knowledge for better health outcomes for underserved populations. It was more important than ever for CHWs to have the necessary tools to safeguard their communities against the disease. As a result, NACHW supported the Biden-Harris Administration’s rapid test distribution by leveraging CHWs, both due to their skillset and ongoing contributions to public health during COVID-19. The Biden-Harris Administration was committed to equitably distributing over 500 million tests, with the end goal of the initiative being the proliferation of testing and vaccine resources to our hardest-hit and highest-risk communities.
NACHW extends thanks to our partner organizations who were key in the development of strategy and outreach: Dia de la Mujer Latina, Faiths4Vaccines, UnidosUS, Made to Save, Partners in Health (PIH), and the Vaccine Equity Collaborative.
Día de la Mujer Latina is a Latino community-based organization in Houston, Texas. DML’s mission is to promote healthy behaviors within the underserved Latino community by offering a culturally and linguistically proficient education and Patient Navigation for follow-up services, facilitating early detection health screenings, providing culturally preventative care interventions and training programs for Promotores/Community Health Workers, promoting wellness and navigation with resource information.
Made to Save is a national public education campaign rooted in grassroots organizing and equity. The campaign’s goal is to build trust in the COVID-19 vaccines and increase access in communities who have been hit the hardest by this pandemic.
UnidosUS, previously known as NCLR (National Council of La Raza), is the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization. Through its unique combination of expert research, advocacy, programs, and an AffiliateNetwork of nearly 300 community-based organizations across the United States and Puerto Rico, UnidosUS simultaneously challenges the social, economic, and political barriers that affect Latinos at the national and local levels.
Faiths4Vaccines is an inclusive, multifaith movement comprised of local and national U.S. religious leaders, as well as medical professionals, who are working together to identify and resolve current gaps in vaccine mobilization, outreach, and uptake. The initiative seeks to increase opportunities for faith-based institutions, particularly houses of worship, to engage and support the United States government in its efforts to increase vaccination rates through the advancement of equitable vaccine distribution and combat vaccine hesitancy.
Partners in Health United States, the U.S. arm of Partners in Health, is striving to realize the right to health in the U.S. by working shoulder-to-shoulder with public health departments and community organizations to advance their long-term visions for healthier communities and more just systems.
At Social Current, our mission is to advocate for and implement equitable solutions to society’s toughest challenges through collaboration, innovation, policy, and practice excellence. We were proud to partner with NACHW and activate the power of our 1,800+ network organizations and beyond to amplify awareness of the test kit distribution and drive orders from within the communities they serve.
Health Leads is an innovation hub that works nationally and locally to unearth and address the deep societal roots of racial inequity that impact health.
The Vaccine Equity Cooperative is a collaboration of organizations focused on strengthening resources, policy and funding in support of community-based and public health organizations and workforces – both in their immediate local pandemic response efforts and in the longer-term building of crisis-resilient, equitable systems of health.
The Rx Foundation supports leaders in healthcare, policy, advocacy, and civic engagement in working toward a vision of health justice, where every person has access to affordable, high-quality, culturally competent health care, and where communities have power to address the root causes of poor health. Their recent grant programs include Health Care Quality & Access, Building Capacity for Health Advocacy, and Vaccine Access & Equity.
Families USA is a leading national, non-partisan voice for health care consumers that is dedicated to achieving high-quality, affordable health care and improved health for all. We combine policy expertise and partnerships with community, state, and national leaders to forge transformational solutions to address pressing healthcare issues. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Families USA launched a strategic initiative to advocate for equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution and build a foundation to address long-standing, structural health inequities.
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