Call-To-Action

Petition to State Government

COVID-19: More Funding to Protect the Homeless of Atlanta, Especially During the Pandemic

Sign and share our petition:

https://www.change.org/p/georgia-state-house-covid-19-more-funding-to-protect-the-homeless-of-atlanta-especially-during-the-pandemic?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_28378694_en-US%3A3&recruiter=1193741696&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition.

Other Ways to Get Involved

• Raise public and provider awareness
  • Online resource that highlights profiles, containing detailed demographic, language fluency (where relevant), education, economic, insurance coverage and health status information, as well as full census reports for minority populations 
  • Offers resources and courses for healthcare professionals to attend to learn and become more competent providers
  • https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/omh/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlid=26.

 

• Expanding health coverage
  • National non-profit advocacy organization working to build leadership to transform the American health system. Contains updated resources and publications focused on expanding and re-envisioning healthcare to all Americans, particularly the marginalized communities 
  • https://www.communitycatalyst.org/initiatives-and-issues

 

• Improve the number and capacity of providers in underserved communities
  • Offers assessments in candidate positions and help healthcare professionals be involved in underserved communities by providing free training about health disparities and recruiting clinical workforce in needed health centers
  • https://www.aha.org/advocacy/rural-health-services
  • https://clinicians.org/

 

• Increase the knowledge base
  • Guidebook to help healthcare organizations towards achieving health equity through structural changes and partnerships with community organizations
  • https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/everyone_project/health-equity-toolkit/hops19-he-guidebook.pdf
  • Published reports from NIMHD on health disparities and comprehensive review of scientific literature and workshops to evaluate current knowledge of minority health and disparities

 

• Stress Management during Quarantine for Healthcare Providers serving Hispanic and Latinos
• • FREE
  • Online training regarding how providers for Latino populations can manage stress during COVID-10 April 21 at 1pm ET
  • https://mhttcnetwork.org/centers/national-hispanic-and-latinomhttc/event/manejo-del-estres-durante-la-cuarentena-para (recording will be available)

 

• Equity and Health Disparities in the Age of COVID-19: What new strategies are needed 
• • FREE
  • National online discussion and resource sharing opportunity for the substance use (SU) prevention, treatment, and recovery workforces May 12, 2-3pm ET
  • https://pttcnetwork.org/centers/network-coordinating-office/sdh-and-covid-discussion-series 

 

• COVID-19 Vaccination Response Volunteering
  • https://dph.georgia.gov/press-releases/2021-01-15/volunteer-covid-19-vaccination-response

 

• More Support and PPE for Low-Wage Healthcare Workers
• • https://nonprofitquarterly.org/crisis-within-a-crisis-health-workers-on-the-front-line-of-covid-19/

 

• Center for Disaster Philanthropy
  • Launched CDP COVID-19 Response Fund in March 2020 to provide support for “nonprofit organizations working directly to respond to the pandemic among vulnerable populations.” These populations include low-income households, small businesses, immigrants, refugees, Native Americans and Alaska Natives, as well as individuals susceptible to the physical health, mental health and economic impacts of COVID-19.
  • As of today, CDP has granted more than $21.8 million to 137 organizations
  • Take Action: https://disasterphilanthropy.org/donate-to-the-cdp-covid-19-response-fund/

 

• Fulton County Board of Public Health
  • Both licensed medical and nonmedical volunteers are needed at vaccination administration sites. To get involved with the vaccine distribution in the Atlanta area individuals should register with the Georgia Department of Public Health’s Volunteer Programs.
  •   https://dph.georgia.gov/health-protection/georgia-responds

 

• Choose Healthy Life
  • Helps fight COVID in Atlanta community
  • Raises awareness and educates the Black community on COVID-19 and other health disparities
  • Proactively engages the community in COVID-19 testing campaign to reduce spread of virus/save lives
  • https://www.choosehealthylife.org/

 

• Center for Black Women’s Wellness
  • Premier, community-based, family service center focused on improving the health and well-being on underserved Black Women
  • Provide detailed access for COVID-19 relief resources
  • https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b95446bcef372d61c038545/t/5ed14e62dc53ee1f1bc77213/1590775394627/CBWW_COVID-19_Resource_List.pdf

 

• United Way of Greater Atlanta
  • Organization of networks that connects people with organizations impacting child, family and community well-being in the Atlanta area
  • Provides volunteering opportunities, fundraising opportunities to fuel campaigns, provide information on advocacy & public policy, and non-profit involvement
  • https://www.unitedwayatlanta.org/get-involved/

 

Pamphlet

You can download a PDF of the pamphlet at this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FLm84qwVyyhpTWRl7VknoM4g8tzxREMI/view?usp=sharing.

This pamphlet can be utilized to provide information regarding COVID-19, vaccinations, testing sites, and healthcare disparities to individuals who may not have access to it otherwise. We encourage you to print and distribute copies of this pamphlet as you see fit!

Published: April, 2021