COVID 19 Outreach and Engagement | HBCU Wellness Project, Tenn.

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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

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

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

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

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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COVID-19 HEALTH INFORMATION

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