WHAT: In a virtual conclave, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Co-Chairs Rev. Al Sharpton, and Rev. Calvin Butts and more than 100 of the nation’s leading Black pastors will discuss the notable progress that has been achieved in the fight to educate the public and increase Covid-19 vaccination rates in the Black community — and the urgent need to accelerate this effort.
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| Rev. Al Sharpton |
WHEN: Friday, November 19th from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EST
WHERE: Streaming live via Facebook and YouTube.
WHO: Host – Debra Fraser-Howze, Founder, Choose Healthy Life
Moderator – Reed Tuckson, M.D., FACP, co-founder Black Coalition Against COVID-19
Confirmed speakers:
Dr. Rochelle Walensky – CDC Director
Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith – Chair, WH Health Equity Task Force
Rev. Al Sharpton, Co-Chair, Choose Healthy Life, President, National Action Network
Rev. Calvin O. Butts III, Co-Chair, Choose Healthy Life, Senior Pastor, Abyssinian Baptist Church (NYC)Dr. Louis Sullivan, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Dr. Tom Frieden, former U.S. CDC Director, Choose Healthy Life Medical Advisor, President/CEO, Resolve to Save Lives
Dr. Leon McDougle, President, National Medical Association
Dr. Melissa Clarke
Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick
HIGHLIGHTS:
The latest guidance on COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, boosters, and shots for children.
Trusted Messengers: The power of the Black church to address health disparities on a local level. Discussion with the Black Clergy Leadership Council of Choose Healthy Life.
Insights from the community with the National Black Clergy Health Leadership Council.
Choose Healthy Life’s community-based approach using Health Navigators within the community.
Choose Healthy Life is operated by the United Way of NYC and is a program developed by D. Fraser Associates (DFA) based on the DFA Choose DFA Choose Healthy Life Standard – a sustainable, scalable, and transferable approach to address public health disparities and inequities in the Black community.
Funding is provided by the U.S. Health and Resources Administration (HRSA).
To RSVP contact Judy Klym at 203-921-9039.
NOW THAT YOU KNOW
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?
Stay Blessed &
ECLECTICALLY BLACK
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| Gloria DULAN-Wilson |
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