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The U.S. government announced that the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) will end on May 11, 2023. The end of the PHE is likely to impact the clients you serve. This blog post shares four key changes you should know about and ways you can help clients prepare. For even more resources on serving refugee…
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As people gather with loved ones or community members, it is important to note that there is a current surge of three highly contagious respiratory viruses—COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and influenza (flu). These viruses can cause similar symptoms and require specific testing to diagnose. This “tripledemic” is leading to a greater number of people…
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These resources, created by National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (NRC-RIM), provide service providers with tools to spread facts about the COVID-19 vaccination. This campaign includes a variety of guides, tip sheets, and videos translated into 30+ languages. In the links you will find materials covering the following: Social Media Short Fact Sheet…
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This resource, created by NRC-RIM and IDEO.org, provides resettlement providers and other community organizations with tools to create healthy and welcoming spaces for the refugee and immigrant community. One way to change health systems is to ensure spaces are set up to honor people in refugee, immigrant, and migrant communities and support the trusted relationships…
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Together with the National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (NRC-RIM), IDEO.org and Refugee Women’s Network co-designed a health meetup called Mothers x Mothers with a group of refugee and immigrant women to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in their communities. With this toolkit, organizations can plan and implement their own Mothers x Mothers meetup…
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This one-page fact sheet defines “breakthrough infection,” conveys that this type of COVID-19 infection is rare but does happen, and explains that vaccination still protects against serious illness in the case of breakthrough infections.
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This fact sheet provides information about the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine. This information includes that children and youth will be safest when they are vaccinated; that the vaccine also prevents children and youth from getting seriously ill if they do get sick; that vaccines protect against variants like Delta; that vaccinating children and youth protects the…
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This episode features host Kay Bellor interviewing Henny Ohr, Founder and Executive Director, Ethnic Minorities of Burma Advocacy and Resource Center (EMBARC) Iowa. They discuss the challenges experienced by EMBARC during the COVID-19 pandemic including providing essential services to clients while protecting staff and how the refugee resettlement program can be improved moving forward. This…
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In this episode of the Switchboard podcast, Kay Bellor, Independent Consultant, and Dr. Hayder Allkenhfr, Refugee Health Coordinator at the Utah Department of Health, discuss the COVID-19 pandemic. They cover topics including building robust testing infrastructure, equitable access to vaccines, and effective communication approaches. This episode is part two in a new series on Leading…
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Refugee service providers play a critical role in COVID-19 response, supporting refugee and immigrant communities so that they can get accurate, accessible information from trusted sources. To help with that effort, Switchboard is excited to feature blogs from our colleagues at the National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (NRC-RIM). Each blog post will…
