Join the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium for a two-part COVID-19 Learning Collaborative series. Session two provides an overview of life before and after the pandemic for individuals with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities (IDD). From a person-centered approach, options were limited with regard to choosing daily activities. This webinar discusses the importance of consistent and routine activities as the cornerstones in the development of relationships with the individuals in the group home. The interruption by the pandemic will be highlighted as the normalcy in the environment changed which affected the mental stability of families, staff, and individuals with abrupt and fearful changes.

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This session will address age specific and culturally specific vaccination strategies among minority groups, specifically Asian American youth. Our speakers join us from the Philippine Nurses Association of Michigan to discuss the “youth messenger” project that they implemented to improve vaccine confidence among Asian Americans in their state. Participants will hear about the successes and challenges of this project. This webinar is a part of our Nurse-Led Forum for Vaccine Confidence series.

This live session was recorded on March 25, 2022, and contains CDC guidance that was up-to-date at the time, but may not reflect current guidelines. Please visit this page to learn about COVID vaccines. To skip the CDC guideline portion, start the video at 17:51.

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Elisha Hall, PhD, RD, Health Education Specialist, will review current CDC guidance on a bivalent COVID-19 booster dose and will describe CDC’s role in booster development. Attendees will be well prepared to engage in conversations about COVID-19 boosters this fall and winter.

This live session was recorded on November 18, 2022, and contains CDC guidance that was up-to-date at the time, but may not reflect current guidelines. Please visit this page to learn about COVID vaccines. To skip the CDC guideline portion, start the video at 2:48.

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In this session we heard from Dr. Kelly Wolgast, Director of the COVID-19 Operations Control Center at Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Wolgast has many years of executive nursing and healthcare leadership experience, and brings a unique perspective from serving 26 years on Active Duty in the United States Army as an Army Nurse and retiring as a Colonel. Dr. Wolgast discussed developing protocols for COVID testing and response through universities. Listen to learn more and gain key insights for planning vaccine rollout in your community.

This live session was recorded on April 9, 2021, and contains CDC guidance that was up-to-date at the time, but may not reflect current guidelines. Please visit this page to learn about COVID vaccines.

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This project was funded in part by a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (grant number NU50CK000580). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this resource center do not necessarily represent the policy of CDC or HHS and should not be considered an endorsement by the Federal Government.

In this session, we explored how to improve vaccine awareness and access among individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD). Individuals with I/DD are at higher risk for contracting COVID-19 or developing severe illness once they become sick. It is critical that healthcare professionals and community organizations collaborate and dismantle the barriers to vaccine education and access among the I/DD community. Our expert panel shared strategies to advocate for individuals with I/DD and highlighted on-the-ground approaches for equitable health care.

This live session was recorded on April 30, 2021, and contains CDC guidance that was up-to-date at the time, but may not reflect current guidelines. Please visit this page to learn about COVID vaccines. To skip the CDC guideline portion, start the video at 7:30.

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This project was funded in part by a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (grant number NU50CK000580). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this resource center do not necessarily represent the policy of CDC or HHS and should not be considered an endorsement by the Federal Government.