COVID-19 and Community Health Resources
By researching the connection between wellness and access to resources, NIH aims to improve health outcomes for communities of color.
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DR. RODGERS: In the fight against COVID-19, communities of color value working with trusted messengers.
Hi, I’m Dr. Griffin Rodgers, a Director at the NIH.
My colleague, Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable, Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, or NIMHD, explains.
DR. PÉREZ-STABLE: At NIMHD, we greatly value combatting misinformation and mistrust of research. NIMHD co-leads the Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19 Disparities, or CEAL, which partners with communities hit hardest by the pandemic. We promoted and facilitated diversity and inclusion in COVID-19 research and worked to provide culturally tailored, science-based information.
By researching the connection between wellness and access to resources, we aim to improve health outcomes for communities of color.
DR. RODGERS: Follow us @NIDDKgov.