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Metro Public Health Department
Nashville and Davidson County
COVID-19 Initiative 

December 2022 - May 2024

​Our COVID-19 Outreach and Engagement Program, a partnership with the Metro Department of Health, involved partnering with community based organizations, federally qualified health centers, and agencies for outreach to local communities. 

 

OUR OUTREACH OBJECTIVES

 

  • Recruit, train, and guide Student Health Ambassadors to develop health and wellness projects to reduce the spread of COVID-19

 

  • Develop and distribute a college health survey to ascertain the attitudes and knowledge of undergraduate collegians’ individual health assessment ​

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  • Convene “listening sessions” in Tennessee regions to gain viewpoints and attitudes on vaccine hesitancy, to better understand fears and mistrust in communities of color

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  • Facilitated COVID-19 Town Hall presentation by students at Fisk University and Tennessee State University discussing their findings on peer attitudes about Covid-19

 

 

OUR ADDITIONAL CAMPUSES

The participating universities were:

  • Fisk University

  • Tennessee State University

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MARCH 25 COVID-19 TOWN HALL​

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Presenters: [L to r] Fisk SHAs Jailan Magee, Aaliyah Riddle, Brianna Elibo-Mendez, and TSU SHAs Payton Wright and Kori McConico.

REPORTS FROM THE FIELD​

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Alaina Carter - SHA Report From The Field
Institution: Fisk University Health Disparity Topic: COVID-19 Learn more at https://www.hbcuwellnesstn.org/2024-sha-reports-from-the-field
Chloe Childress - SHA Report From The Field
Institution: Fisk University Health Disparity Topic: COVID-19 Project Title: COVID-19: Awareness and Prevention Target Demographic: adults aged 18–24 years, as well as non-Hispanic Black adults Learn more at https://www.hbcuwellnesstn.org/2024-sha-reports-from-the-field
Ja'Nyla Holcomb - 2024 Report From The Field
Institution: Tennessee State University Health Disparity Topic: COVID-19 Project Title: COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Awareness Leads to Prevention Target Demographic: Adults between the ages of 18 to 25 Learn more at https://www.hbcuwellnesstn.org/2024-sha-reports-from-the-field.
Janasica Joyner - SHA Report From The Field
Institution: Tennessee State University Health Disparity Topic: COVID-19 Project Title: COVID-19: A Global Disruption Target Audience: African Americans between the ages of 18 to 25 Learn more at https://www.hbcuwellnesstn.org/2024-sha-reports-from-the-field
Jailan Magee - SHA Report From The Field
Institution: Fisk University Health Disparity Topic: Covid-19 Project Title: A Talk About COVID: COVID-19 Prevention Target Demographic: Adults aged 18–24 years, as well as non-Hispanic Black adults Learn more at https://www.hbcuwellnesstn.org/2024-sha-reports-from-the-field
Payton Wright - SHA Report From The Field
Institution: Tennessee State University Health Disparity Topic: COVID-19 Project Title: COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: It Is Only A Shot Target Audience: College-age students between the ages of 18-25 Learn more at https://www.hbcuwellnesstn.org/2024-sha-reports-from-the-field
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