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#VaxForKids
Governor Hochul launched the #VaxForKids campaign to increase vaccination rates among children five and older – urging pediatricians, parents, and guardians to help children get vaccinated and keep up with all recommended COVID-19 vaccine doses.
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As part of the campaign, new #VaxForKids pop-up sites have been established in communities across the state to administer first and second doses for children five and older as well as booster and additional doses for eligible children and adolescents.
A pop-up site will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Vineyard Farm and Outdoor Center for Excellence,126 Sander St., Rochester. Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines will be available.
New #VaxForKids sites are added weekly. Click here to open the schedule.
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COVID Recommendations - What You Need To Know
- New Yorkers should get tested after traveling and before seeing family
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County-Specific COVID Resources |
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LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES |
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Final Session!: Black History Month Educational Event to Address Mental Health in the Black Community
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The final session takes place from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26. The topic is "Social Determinants, Education, Engagement and System Change: Where do we go from here?"
The Health Foundation is proud to sponsor this event.
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2022 Greater Rochester Antiracist Education Virtual Conference: Teaching, Action, Equity, & Justice |
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Register here. Submit a proposal to lead a breakout session here.
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Recommended Reading:
Take Care That DEI Efforts Do Not Tokenize Employees
From Coordinated Care Services, Inc. - While organizations may have good intentions to increase diversity and create an equitable culture that values inclusion, if there isn’t a clear, strategic plan, deliverables, or expected outcomes, this will likely result in the perpetuation of the harm and indignities these organizations have pledged to disavow.
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2022 RMAPI Policy Agenda
RMAPI is a community collaborative working to improve quality of life in Rochester by reducing poverty and increasing self-sufficiency. To do this, RMAPI is focused on workforce development and increasing accessibility and affordability of basic needs. Access the Agenda here.
Greater Rochester Health Foundation stands behind RMAPI’s 2022 Policy Agenda and the need to address poverty by raising wages, making equitable and inclusive decisions, investing in families, and decriminalizing poverty.
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Health-related grant opportunities are posted weekly on the Greater Rochester Health Foundation website.
The North Star Coalition has released its comprehensive dashboard of federal and state grant and funding opportunities for the Greater Rochester area to help ensure an inclusive recovery. Click here for funding opportunities.
From Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Evidence for Action: Innovative Research to Advance Racial Equity Call for Proposals. This initiative prioritizes research to evaluate specific interventions (e.g., policies, programs, practices) that have the potential to counteract the harms of structural and systemic racism and improve health, well-being, and equity outcomes. Letters of inquiry are accepted on a rolling basis. Learn more and apply here.
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Did You Know? The Health Foundation Sponsors Community Events!
Sponsorship of fundraising and other events via our Community Event Fund is one way we partner with organizations in our region to build a healthier region where all people can thrive.
Eligible events support the ongoing mission of a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose mission and/or event activities align with ours.
Learn more and apply here.
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Photo caption: Creativity Shell Rochester students getting ready for the annual “Creativity Roc’s” fashion show at Seabreeze Amusement Park on June 4, 2021.
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Centered in equity, the mission of the Greater Rochester Health Foundation is to pursue and invest in solutions that build a healthier region where all people can thrive. |
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