Why and How to Prioritize Those Most at Risk in COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
Posted on Apr 29, 2021 Mary Takach, MPH, RN, Sr. Health Policy Advisor for Boston Health Care for the Homeless, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Nimidis Gonzalez, Direct Care worker for Catholic Charities. Boston Health Care for the Homeless workers help to vaccinate the staff at St. Ambrose Shelter in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston.
Photo by Jodi Hilton for Partners In Health
Every adult in the United States is now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines a critical milestone. As the nation races against a fourth wave of the virus and increasing spread of variants, vaccinating the entire population is as urgent as ever.
Hundreds of local residents hired to accompany patients across five communities
Posted on Dec 11, 2020 Maria Plata, a community health worker, goes door-to-door providing residents with information about how to protect themselves from COVID-19 in Immokalee, Fla.
Photos by Scott McIntyre for Partners In Health
Maria Plata, an Immokalee, Fla., native and daughter of a Mexican farm worker, was one of millions of Americans who lost their job when COVID-19 hit in early March. But several months later, she found a new opportunity among the first cohort of community health workers hired by Healthcare Network, a local health care provider, and trained by Partners In Health to support her community’s response to the virus.