Opening Remarks
Michael Villaire
Literacy Tests and the Modern Day Jim Crow
Ray Block, PhD Pennsylvania State University
This session makes comparison of literacy tests to vote and literacy tests to access COVID vaccine.
Objective: State at least 2 ways current rules and procedures are causing inequities in vaccine distribution.
Health Literacy in Support of Equity: Removing Barriers to Increase Access to Care
Moderator – Lezlee Matthews, PhD, MA
Lezlee Matthews Consulting
Emily K. Brunson, PhD, MPH
CommuniVax
Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir, PharmD
Loma Linda University
Jerry Abraham, MD
Kedren Community Health Center
The pandemic disproportionally affected communities that have already had long-standing inequitable access to healthcare. Using examples drawn from COVID-19 vaccine distribution, speakers will discuss how to identify and remove barriers, and how this can help mitigate vaccine hesitancy and increase accessibility to information, services, and care during and beyond the pandemic.
Objectives:
-Identify current barriers to equitable access to vaccines.
-State at least three ways to improve communication with their intended audiences.
-Provide at least three examples of how to increase access to health services.
-List at least three improvements the healthcare system can make to prepare for future disasters.
Michael Villaire
Literacy Tests and the Modern Day Jim Crow
Ray Block, PhD Pennsylvania State University
This session makes comparison of literacy tests to vote and literacy tests to access COVID vaccine.
Objective: State at least 2 ways current rules and procedures are causing inequities in vaccine distribution.
Health Literacy in Support of Equity: Removing Barriers to Increase Access to Care
Moderator – Lezlee Matthews, PhD, MA
Lezlee Matthews Consulting
Emily K. Brunson, PhD, MPH
CommuniVax
Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir, PharmD
Loma Linda University
Jerry Abraham, MD
Kedren Community Health Center
The pandemic disproportionally affected communities that have already had long-standing inequitable access to healthcare. Using examples drawn from COVID-19 vaccine distribution, speakers will discuss how to identify and remove barriers, and how this can help mitigate vaccine hesitancy and increase accessibility to information, services, and care during and beyond the pandemic.
Objectives:
-Identify current barriers to equitable access to vaccines.
-State at least three ways to improve communication with their intended audiences.
-Provide at least three examples of how to increase access to health services.
-List at least three improvements the healthcare system can make to prepare for future disasters.