Miguel Blancarte Jr. with Ivonne Sambolin, the Director of Community Engagement at the Chicago Department of Public Health, at a Covid-19 testing site in Chicago s Humboldt Park neighborhood. Photo courtesy of Mr. Blancarte.
In 2020, Miguel Blancarte Jr. became the director of Covid-19 Response and Community Outreach at Esperanza Health Centers in Chicago, Ill. The organization’s five sites provide bilingual health services to primarily minority communities irrespective of immigration status or economic situation. Since the onset of the pandemic, Mr. Blancarte has been instrumental in organizing Esperanza’s efforts to aid the city’s residents.
Mr. Blancarte attended Cristo Rey Jesuit High School on the Lower West Side of Chicago, the founding school in the Cristo Rey Network of affiliated college preparatory institutions. The Cristo Rey Network created a corporate work study program that gives students experience in corporate environments. On five school days a month, student
Chicago activists and doctor to answer COVID-19 vaccine questions for Latino community Wednesday on Facebook Live Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune
Chicago officials and community organizations have been working to get COVID-19 vaccines to the hardest-hit ZIP codes. Some Latino residents, however, are still having trouble accessing the vaccines, while others question whether they should get it.
Community leaders and health officials say hesitancy about the vaccines plays a role in keeping some Latinos from getting inoculated even when vaccines are available. Language and technology barriers also are discouraging people from seeking an appointment and learning more about the vaccines.
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