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Description
Abstract
The University of Kentucky’s Human Development Institute (HDI) will serve as a Regional Vaccine
Hub for the Southeast to support cross-state collaboration around Covid-19 vaccinations
efforts for people with disabilities. Goals of the project are: Act as critical regional navigators to
engage selected Trainees and Training Directors in their region; Identify, train, and support
known and trusted champions to increase interpersonal communication around vaccination with
trusted and familiar messengers within their networks and offer a directory of local vaccine
champions for local communications; Support rapid implementation of innovative strategies to
reach the disability community at a local and regional level; Report innovative strategies to
AUCD’s community of practice on vaccine confidence; Collaborate with regional partners on
communications and policy strategies to reduce structural barriers as well as review and
implement policy opportunities to support COVID-19 vaccination and other routine vaccinations;
Encourage timely outreach and engagement of families, DSPs, and people with disabilities
through local chapters and affiliates of disability community; Build vaccine confidence and access
across the disability community at the local level and to include a disability perspective in ongoing
emergency preparedness and public health efforts, and; Conduct assessments to evaluate reach
to the disability community at a regional level.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 9/30/21 → 3/29/23 |
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