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The White House announced Wednesday morning that Dr. James Hildreth, president of Nashville s Meharry Medical College, will join the Biden administration s 12-member Health Equity Task Force.
The Harvard alum and infectious disease expert has been at the forefront of Nashville s COVID-19 response in recent months. As the President of a historically Black medical school that was founded to eradicate health disparities between majority and minority communities, this work is a focus for me and my institution, says Dr. Hildreth in a statement. I am committed to working with our national leadership to develop cohesive plans that will address these silent killers illnesses like COVID-19 that impact our most vulnerable populations at alarming rates.
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Homeless services provider Father Joe’s Villages is preparing for a large-scale COVID-19 vaccination effort for its clients once they become eligible under the state’s vaccination rollout, its’ leaders announced Monday.
Father Joe’s Villages will adopt a multi-level approach to ensure people in need have access to vaccinations, including vaccination events offered in congregate living shelters, in collaboration with San Diego County. The organization’s plan also includes residential, case management, day center and outreach teams providing education on vaccination to people living in its housing programs and to those on the street to encourage individuals to get vaccinated.
Updated on February 1, 2021 at 11:31 pm
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Homeless services provider Father Joe s Villages is preparing for a large-scale COVID-19 vaccination effort for its clients once they become eligible under the state s vaccination rollout, its leaders announced Monday.
Father Joe s Villages will adopt a multi-level approach to ensure people in need have access to vaccinations, including vaccination events offered in congregate living shelters, in collaboration with San Diego County. The organization s plan also includes residential, case management, day center and outreach teams providing education on vaccination to people living in its housing programs and to those on the street to encourage individuals to get vaccinated.
Father Joe s readies vaccination efforts for homeless San Diegans
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SAN DIEGO (KGTV) â Father Joe s Villages is preparing to vaccinate San Diegans experiencing homelessness once cleared by California s vaccine distribution phases.
The organization says it will launch vaccination efforts once homeless individuals who at at-risk are cleared for access. Father Joe s will initially focus on those who fall into the Phase 1B group of the state s rollout plan.
Father Joe s says it will offer vaccinations at congregate living shelters with the help of the county. Outreach teams will also provide education on vaccinations to those living at Father Joe s shelters and those living on the street.