EmPOWERED Women Roundtable virtual event: Building Mental Resilience for Women of Color in the Midst of COVID-19
In collaboration with the Association s Go Red for Women® movement, EmPOWERED to Serve™ will host an hour-long EmPOWERED Women Roundtable virtual event:
Building Mental Resilience for Women of Color in the Midst of COVID-19, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 8 p.m. EST/7 p.m. CST/5 p.m. PST. The livestreamed event is free and open to the public. Attendees can register at the EmPOWERED to Serve website.
The EmPOWERED to Serve platform harnesses the passion of individuals and organizations to overcome barriers to health equity. Moderator Lorisa Bates, vice president of programming content strategy, co-productions and multiplatform at Black Entertainment Television (BET), will center the conversation around strategies and resources to promote mental and emotional well-being, resiliency and healing among Black and brown women.
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Hillsborough County and its community partners are hosting interactive Facebook Live sessions with experts who’ll present the facts about the coronavirus and vaccinations. (Shutterstock)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL Hillsborough County and its community partners are hosting interactive Facebook Live sessions with experts who ll present the facts about the coronavirus and vaccinations.
The #CrushCOVIDHC Community Conversations are an opportunity for residents to learn more about the vaccines and get answers from local experts.
Here is the schedule for the Facebook Live community conversations:
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5 p.m., April 20: Live panel will address general health screenings during COVID-19
5 p.m., April 27: Live panel will offer input on mental health and managing stress during COVID-19
Norfolk State forum encourages minorities to get COVID-19 vaccine
April is National Minority Health Month, and the university plans for in-person learning in the Fall, exploring vaccine requirement. Author: Eugene Daniel (WVEC) Updated: 11:55 PM EDT April 8, 2021
NORFOLK, Va. April is National Minority Health Month, and Norfolk State University is taking the opportunity to encourage people of color and other minority groups to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Norfolk State’s Center of Excellence in Minority Health Disparities hosted a virtual discussion Thursday to provide to debunk vaccine myths and get accurate information out to the community.
Nearly three million Virginians have at least received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Fourteen percent of those are Black people, and just under 5 percent are Latino American.
Mayo Clinic doctors raise awareness for National minority health month
Mayo medical professionals say the health care workforce has seen issues of systemic social injustice and racism across many generations.
Posted: Apr 9, 2021 9:48 AM
Posted By: Samantha Soto
ROCHESTER, Minn. - April is National Minority Health Month. To raise awareness, Mayo Clinic doctors held a media briefing to discuss health disparities among people of color.
Mayo medical professionals say the health care workforce has seen issues of systemic social injustice and racism across many generations.
The pandemic has only helped to expose even more disparities in communities of color.
Though the health care workforce is ever changing, there is an underrepresented amount of people of color in the healthcare field.