This toolkit is a collection of resources that can aid mobile clinics in their response to COVID-19. It includes resources about essential topics like safety and infection control and the “soft skills” necessary to adapt during times of crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic is an evolving situation and best practices may change as new information becomes available. Check back often as more resources are added.
Thank you to The Leon Lowenstein Foundation for funding this project.
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services will begin covering up to 8 free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests each month starting in early sprint. This new initiaitve will enable payment from Medicare directly to particpating pharmacies to allow Medicare beneficiaries to pick up tests at no cost.
The CDC recently updated it recommendations saying that N95, KN95 and other disposable masks are more effective than cloth masks. The cost can add up! Can you safely reuse them? This article explains the steps needed to resue masks amd can be helpful for your staff to reduce waste and costs -a win win. this might also be helpful to share with cleints who are concerns about cost and avaiability of getting proper masks.
This is a printable poster that reminds us to keep our vaccine record card safe, where we may need to show it, and how to get a replacement if necessary.
Recent recommendations have stated that wearing just a cloth mask alone is not enough to protect you from the Omicron variant. "We need to be wearing at least a three-ply surgical mask,"
This week we would like to celebrate the efforts of The Night Ministry’s Street Medicine team of health care providers, social workers, and outreach professionals that bring care directly to medically underserved areas throughout Chicago. The struggles of the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in a sharp uptick in opioid-related overdoses and deaths, especially amongst Chicago’s local homeless populations.
As COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts continue, older adults and individuals with disabilities may still face challenges to accessing the vaccine or reaching vaccination sites. These resources from the CDC outline key considerations and examples to ensure more equitable and accessible distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, especially for populations of older adults and people with disabilities.
Social media can be a useful tool to distribute your mobile clinic's messages and engage with the local community. This guide describes strategies and practical steps to increase your media presence on platforms such as Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram, Tik Tok, and Google.
"When can my child get vaccinated?" This is a question that is on a lot of people's minds right now. While there is no set timeline for when this can happen, this page from the Boston Children's Hospital explains what is currently in the works for approving the vaccine in children.
Utilizing social media can help your mobile clinic to spread its message and educate local communities about key COVID-19 vaccine developments.
Social media allows professionals in the health care industry to amplify their voices to a much larger audience.
Everyone has implicit biases, unconscious attitudes or stereotypes - we have a bias when, rather than being neutral, we have a preference for (or aversion to) a person or group of people. Thus, we use the term “implicit bias”. To diminish the negative impact of these biases, we must first recognize which ones we hold, and this online test can help.
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic has provoked widespread fear and distrust fueling cultural divisions and hostility. The American Psychological Association suggests how to limit the spread of xenophobia and biases, which can negatively affect stigmatized groups.
Read MoreAs healthcare providers, it is important to be aware of how culture and identity influence you and your patients. This article describes cultural humility as the life-long practice of “respect, empathy, and critical self-reflection at both intrapersonal and interpersonal levels.”
Read MoreMobile health care providers work with patients of diverse ethnicities, languages, and backgrounds. It is important to reflect on one’s own identities (including but not limited to race, ethnicity, immigration experiences, gender, and sexual orientation).
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