As vaccines became more widely available, we entered a new stage of the fight against COVID-19 and there is much to celebrate. That said, the economic, health, and social destruction wrought by the pandemic is still enormous. Health systems and community organizations still face challenges to mitigate steep disparities in vaccination access by race, immigration status, disability, and other risk factors. This underscores the need for even greater coordination and investments in public health infrastructure, delivery systems, and community partnerships.
In this session, GWP members will hear how health systems and trusted community organizations have been working to widely and equitably distribute vaccinations. Our panel of experts will help us understand what they’ve achieved, how they’ve worked together, and their innovations and successes. Our panel will also share what they see as the major obstacles to success, where they see opportunities for improvement, and how they could integrate some of the recent responsive innovations into long-term public health strategy.
Panelists:
Father Paul Abernathy
CEO, Neighborhood Resilience Project
Dr. Jennifer Elliott
Director, Center for Integrative Health at Duquesne University
Dr. Jerome Gloster
CEO, Primary Care Health Services, Inc.
Dr. Liz Miller
Director, Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
Medical Director, Community and Population Health
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Dr. Imran Qadeer
Chief Medical Officer, Allegheny Health Network
Lisa Schroeder (Moderator)
President & CEO, The Pittsburgh Foundation
This will be offered as a virtual meeting. Connection details will be shared after registration.
We are committed to making GWP programs accessible to all members. If you have questions, or if an accommodation would be helpful to fully participate in this program, please reach out to Paula or call 412-471-6488 and we will make every effort to accommodate your request.