Equitable COVID Care for Diverse Patients

The Black Coalition Against COVID developed this guidebook, which provides a repository of best practices and tangible examples of success stories, to drive racial equity outcomes for the Black community in COVID-19 vaccine administration.

The NAACP provided research, resources and stories to help ease uncertainties around COVID-19 infection through the COVID Know More Campaign.

A collection of resources provided by the Arab American Civic Council to guide the Arab American community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The White House held a panel discussion with leading physicians and community leaders to discuss ways to build vaccine confidence in the Arab American community.

The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum in partnership with the COVID Collaborative and Hart Research provided the results of a nationwide COVID-19 survey that focuses specifically on the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities.

The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations highlighted resources to address COVID-19-related stigma for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities.

The Migrant Clinicians Network outlined five COVID-19 vaccine resources to support reaching migrant and immigrant communities.

A community clinic in Sacramento, California leveraged local partnerships to increase vaccine uptake by addressing the access, language and health care barriers for immigrant communities.

A report and policy brief from the National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants and Migrants provides resources to address the unique needs of immigrants and people with limited English proficiency during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The American Medical Association outlined an extensive resource list designed to improve access to critical information about COVID-19 and raise awareness about health equity in the context of COVID-19.

CDC provided a toolkit to help communicate with populations who may need COVID-19 prevention messaging in their native languages.

CDC American Sign Language video series on ways to support patient-provider communication.

This edition of the KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor presents key findings on vaccination data for Hispanic adults that suggest that efforts to address information gaps and remove barriers will be imperative in closing racial disparities in COVID-19 vaccinations.

The Ad Council created this toolkit of resources about the COVID-19 vaccine targeted to the Hispanic community.

This article from the Kaiser Family Foundation provides data that demonstrates the impact of the pandemic on LBGT+ people’s mental health.

Data from Kaiser Family Foundation shows COVID-19 vaccination intention and uptake rates within the adult LGBT community.

The authors of this paper in the Journal of Infectious Diseases describe how the historical health inequities that have impacted LGBTQ+ communities were compounded by the pandemic and provide recommendations for what health care professionals and institutions can do to address these disparities.

Authors of this perspective piece describe community-led efforts that increased COVID-19 vaccination rates in non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native populations and how to utilize similar efforts in other communities.

CDC provided helpful information to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations in tribal communities.

This MMWR reported that Native Americans had a 2.2 times greater COVID-19 case incidence and almost quadruple the death rate of White people in Montana.

The Indian Health Services provided data on the COVID-19 case impact on American Indian and Alaskan Native people, as well as resources to support vaccine uptake.

The Center for Dignity in Healthcare for People with Disabilities created this fact sheet for health care providers to ensure equitable COVID-19 care for individuals with disabilities.

This brief article summarizes newly published observations of COVID-19’s impact on the disability community and highlights resources available for those working with people with disabilities.

This article describes how interfaith dialogue can be achieved through collaboration to address moral and ethical issues with a more unified voice.

Faiths4Vaccines is an inclusive, multifaith movement comprised of local and national religious leaders and medical professionals working together to identify and resolve current gaps in vaccine mobilization, outreach and uptake.

This tip-sheet provides guidance for connecting and collaborating with faith-based communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Muslim scholars have advised that the COVID-19 vaccine is permissible during Ramadan, without invalidating the fast. Ali et al. address vaccine hesitancy, extending vaccination times outside of fasts and using mosques as vaccination sites.