Press Release
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For Further Information Contact: Alfreda Stukes
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NCBW and Notable Expert Health Professionals to Hold COVID-19 Public Education Series
Atlanta, GA, August 15, 2022 – The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Incorporated (NCBW) will host a COVID-19 Public Education Series that will bring together notable expert health professionals, community leaders, advocates, and stakeholders to address mental health challenges and vaccine hesitancy in Black communities.
NCBW leadership convened a panel of trustworthy experts in response to the ongoing and still serious COVID-19 Pandemic where variants and subvariants continue to drive infections and present a challenge to Black women and their families. We remain in a critical crisis and NCBW is listening and responding to the concerns and issues surrounding Black women. With children returning to school, the health professionals will also address parent questions.
NCBW has partnered with the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) COVID-19 Education campaign, We Can Do This and Black Coalition Against COVID to ensure an effective educational delivery across the United States. Some of the participants will be NCBW National President Elizabeth A. Jones and First Vice President Minnie J. Miller, as well as respected and nationally known members in the advocacy and the medical community. The participants will provide foundational information and context that will inform attendees about health disparity issues that affect Black women and girls. The objective is to foster healthier communities and address health outcomes and inequities.
The series will be facilitated by Dr. Reed V. Tuckson, former Commissioner of Public Health for the District of Columbia, and Managing Partner of Tuckson Health Connections and Co-Founder of the Black Coalition Against COVID. Dr. Tuckson has been a leading voice in healthcare issues throughout his career and is a major player on healthcare nationally. Dr. Tuckson has collaborated with community leaders and residents to advance health initiatives. NCBW has also partnered with Black Coalition Against COVID, health leaders from across the nation that provide science-based facts and information needed to drive COVID-19 prevention.
WEBINARS:
- Mental Health Concerns due to COVID-19 / August 22, 2022 – 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST
- The Myths and FACTS of Where We Are in the Pandemic due to Misinformation / August 30, 2022 – 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm EST
- COVID-19 Pandemic Continues To Reshape Work in America / September 7, 2022 – 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm EST
TOWN HALLS:
- Unforeseen Effects of COVID-19 on OUR Children: Why Vaccinations are IMPORTANT! / September 6, 2022 – 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm EST
- COVID-19 Boosters are Critical for Everyone! / September 13, 2022 – 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm EST
We operate as a non-profit organization exclusively for charitable, educational, and social purposes and, are organized for
tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code of 1954.
To register for the events, visit www.ncbw.org or you can attend by following NCBW social media sites:
https://www.facebook.com/nc100bwinc/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOJBXnU3u8TJ0YYthLZFttw
https://www.instagram.com/nc100bwinc/
“These educational series will give health leaders in Black communities an opportunity to look beyond resiliency and towards Health Equity. We continue to engage in the Black communities we serve that are socially and economically marginalized, and medically underserved,“ said NCBW National President Elizabeth A. Jones.
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The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Incorporated is a 40-year-old advocacy organization whose vision is that black women and girls will live in a world where socio-economic inequity does not exist. Thus, we advocate on behalf of black women and girls to promote leadership development and gender equity in the areas of health, education, and economic empowerment. As a voice for millions of black women and girls in the United States, the Coalition believes in inclusion, respect, racial and social justice, integrity, accountability, and collaboration. For more information, visit the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc. at www.ncbw.org.
We operate as a non-profit organization exclusively for charitable, educational, and social purposes and, are organized for
tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code of 1954.
