Illinois Public Health Association and Partners Educating and Empowering Communities During Pandemic
Now live, Pandemic Health Navigator Program connects Community Health Workers, health care providers, resources and education with vulnerable populations
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AURORA, Ill., April 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Joined by Governor J.B. Pritzker, the Illinois Public Health Association (IPHA), in partnership with the Illinois Primary Health Care Association (IPHCA), today announced that the COVID-19 Pandemic Health Navigator Program (PHNP) is now live and Community Health Workers are available to help residents throughout the state of Illinois. The new program integrates community health centers, community-based organizations, and public health partners to coordinate Illinois resources for the most vulnerable populations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker and health care leaders announced a new program Monday aimed at dispelling myths surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine in vulnerable communities and putting resources into the hands of people who are still being infected by the virus.
“This program is about one-on-one connections involving established, trusted members of the community,” Pritzker said at the news conference. “Whether that is a federally qualified health center or a church, an LGBTQ+ center, a senior center or a local branch of the NAACP.”
The Pandemic Health Navigator program will help residents in over 100 counties statewide get vaccinated or answer any concerns have about the vaccine. It will also help those who have contracted the coronavirus by getting resources directly to them. Those resources include connecting families to food, educational resources, rental assistance and utility assistance.
Updated 4/26/2021 4:38 PM
SPRINGFIELD Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a new state program Monday that aims to increase vaccine access in low-income, vulnerable communities and to connect residents across the state to COVID-19 assistance programs for transportation, food, utilities or other resources.
The COVID-19 Pandemic Health Navigator Program serves areas of the state outside Chicago and Cook County and is funded by $60 million in grants from the Illinois Department of Public Health to regional organizations.
This program is about one-on-one connections involving established, trusted members of the community, whether that s a federally qualified health center or a church or an LGBTQ+ center, a senior center or a local branch of the NAACP, Pritzker said at a news conference at VNA Health Care in Aurora.
AURORA, Ill. (WREX) The state has launched a new program to help provide vaccine education and highlight available resources in the community.
The Pandemic Health Navigator Program (PHNP) was launched in partnership with the Illinois Public Health Association (IPHA), the Illinois Primary Health Care Association (IPHCA) and OSF Healthcare System.
WATCH LIVE: Gov. Pritzker to discuss expanding COVID-19 resources and vaccine accessibility across Illinois.wsiltv.com/coronavirusPosted by WSIL News 3 on Monday, April 26, 2021
The program, already in operation in communities around the state, integrates community health centers, community-based organizations, and public health partners to coordinate available resources for Illinois regions that have been most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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