COVID-19 and Minority/Vulnerable Populations: Resources for Outreach and Protection of At-Risk Individuals in a COVID-19 Environment
Topic Collection
October 10, 2022
Topic Collection: COVID-19 and Minority/Vulnerable Populations: Resources for Outreach and Protection of At-Risk Individuals in a COVID-19 Environment
This collection provides resources to engage and protect minority and vulnerable populations in the COVID-19 environment.
Please refer to CDC’s Coronavirus Disease 2019 webpage for the most up-to-date information on Health Equity Considerations and Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups.
If you are an IHE and have COVID-19 plans, tools, or templates to share with your peers, please visit the ASPR TRACIE Information Exchange COVID-19 Information Sharing Page (registration required) and place your resources under the COVID-19 Response Assistance Field Team Observations Topic.
NOTE: inclusion of any reference in this document does not constitute an endorsement, acknowledgment, or suggestion that the reference is the only or best example for that topic. References are included as examples that were provided as suggestions at the time the document was developed.
All guidance posted is accessible to the public, and non-federal resources are noted with an asterisk (*). Linking to a non-federal website does not constitute an endorsement by the U.S. government, or any of its employees, of the information and/or products presented on that site.
This taskforce report outlines nine emerging strategies that can help preserve access to healthcare services in vulnerable rural and urban communities.
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This fact sheet explains how COVID-19 is affecting African American populations and offer tips to manage stress with links to crisis hotlines.
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This fact sheet explains how COVID-19 is affecting Hispanic populations in the United States and offers tips to manage stress with links to crisis hotlines.
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This fact sheet explains how COVID-19 is affecting people from indigenous populations in the United States and offer tips to manage stress with links to crisis hotlines.
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This website provides COVID-19 Information and fact sheets in Spanish. The site includes links to federal, state, and local resources related to COVID-19 medical screening, rent and mortgage concerns, food and utilities assistance, and mental health.
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This webinar explores opportunities for health systems and plans to work with community health workers and health promoters to support people with disabilities and address long-term impacts of COVID-19.
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This resource toolkit identifies non-congregate shelter options for people experiencing homelessness to recuperate and properly quarantine outside of a hospital.
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This guidance is intended to support shelters as they accommodate people experiencing homelessness during reopening.
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This webpage provides multilingual resources to help schools and communities communicate more effectively with families of English language learners and immigrant students about COVID-19.
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This report disaggregates COVID-19 data by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status in LA County and reviews strategies to address COVID-19 inequities.
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This is a resource hub for COVID-19 public health-related information in over 500 different languages.
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This website provides the COVID-19 response plan and case data for corrections facilities in Hawaii.
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This website provides links to resources related to homeless individuals in Hawaii, including behavioral health, social services, and guidance for shelters and encampments.
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This article describes how a local Marshallese community COVID-19 task force team worked to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
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This website provides COVID-19 case data for Illinois corrections facilities as well as department communications, such as memos, to men and women in custody.
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This website provides, statistics, news, and policy decisions relevant to the impact of COVID-19 on Iowa’s state prisons and county jails.
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This website provides COVID-19 infographics in Spanish on masking, social distancing, handling stress, and information on COVID-19 testing facilities in the local DMV (DC-MD-VA) area.
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This website shares COVID-19 Information and fact sheets in various languages that are targeted for community health workers.
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This website provides homeless assistance providers with links to multiple COVID-19 resources including webinars and toolkits.
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This article highlights how some states are approaching high rates of COVID-19 cases and deaths in communities of color. There are recommendations from state task forces that target response efforts and address inequities in communities most impacted.
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This spreadsheet tool helps homelessness systems streamline data collection to identify and address racial inequities in testing, treatment, and appropriate service delivery.
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This website provides materials and articles that promote the understanding of CHW roles to strengthen the COVID-19 public health response and to facilitate partnerships between CHWs and professional associations, policy and advocacy organizations, health care providers, and others.
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This website provides COVID-19 guidelines for the North Dakota tribal population.
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This toolkit provides numerous resources specific to Region 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV), for state and local agencies serving vulnerable populations.
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This guidance provides recommendations for homeless service providers setting up and operating Safe Sleeping Villages, which are designated outdoor areas to access services.
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This resource list is intended to support city staff in centering racial equity in quick decision-making where deep community engagement may not be possible.
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This document includes infection prevention and control information for correctional facilities related to a COVID-19 response.
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This webpage provides an online dataset that compiles race and ethnicity data that states report for several COVID-19 data categories, including number of cases and deaths.
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This fact sheet provides links to steps HHS has taken to address the disparate impact of COVID-19 on African Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities.
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This COVID-19 toolkit provides user-friendly, evidence-based resources to support individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Translations are provided for nine languages including Polish, Swedish, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, and Arabic.
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This website provides resources and fact sheets for tribes and urban Indian organizations and communities related to the Novel Coronavirus outbreak.
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This document identifies practices for collecting complete and accurate COVID-19 data on American Indian and Alaska Native populations.
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This webinar identifies care practices for American Indian and Alaska Native populations who are experiencing homelessness during the pandemic.
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his website provides guidance on early release and re-entry resources programs.
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This website identifies programs and services that focus on strengthening the health of rural communities, minorities, underemployed, and uninsured citizens. While specific to the state of Virginia, the programs, tools, and resources noted may be valuable for emergency planners in other jurisdictions.
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This COVID-19 Harm Reduction Toolkit provides fact sheets, tips, and guidance for people who use drugs, engage in sex work, are unhoused, and the stakeholders who work with these communities.
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This website provides COVID-19 language, graphic, and print resources in various languages, including American Sign Language videos.
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