Becerra: Health Equity, Justice Remain “North Star” for HHS

February 9, 2022acoBecerra, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, health equity, HHS, pandemic, SDOH

After nearly a year of health equity work, Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra said the department will continue to make justice in the medical space a top priority. “Dr. King famously called injustice in health the most inhumane and shocking form of inequality,” Becerra began in a keynote address during…

Access To COVID-19 Testing In Low- And Middle-Income Countries Is Still Critical To Achieving Health Equity

October 27, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsCoronavirus, COVID, COVID-19, COVID-19 testing, COVID-19 vaccine, health equity, health inequity, pandemic, SDOH, vaccines

The world has witnessed the roll out of multiple effective COVID-19 vaccines. Yet, COVID-19 continues to be an unprecedented challenge, unpinning societies, economies, and health systems. While vaccine campaigns are underway in high-income countries, there is an urgent need to ensure vaccines are prioritized for deployment in low- and middle-income countries. As new, potentially vaccine-resistant variants emerge…

Analysis: How COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Vary Across Different Communities

October 20, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsBiden administration, BioNTech, CMS, community health, Coronavirus, COVID, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 vaccine, EUA, FDA, Janssen, Johnson & Johnson, Medicare, Moderna, Pfizer, Pfizer-BioNTech

The year of 2020 was dominated by the news of how COVID-19 spread around the world, and how life has been changed by the disruption of this pandemic. We have witnessed the journeys of battling the disease, dedication and sacrifices by the front-line heroes, and the emotional roller coaster of wondering when this pandemic would…

COVID-19 Vaccines: Effective patient communication strategies

October 8, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsCoronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 vaccine, patient communications, Patient Education, Patient Engagement, patient outreach

COVID-19 vaccination has become a tricky subject for providers to navigate during patient visits. While we need to understand our patients’ vaccination status to care for them, we must also remain sensitive to potential vaccine hesitancy. Against this backdrop lies a golden opportunity for us to help our patients make sound, educated decisions about whether…

How to Remedy Low Health Literacy and Amplify SDOH Programs at Scale

May 28, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsCOVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, health literacy, SDOH

Earlier this month, the Biden administration announced it will commit $250 million in funding to improve COVID-19 vaccine health literacy in vulnerable and medically underserved communities. With the logistics of administering vaccines no longer an overwhelming question mark and an ample supply of doses available, vaccine hesitancy has quickly emerged as one of the biggest…

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