Joining Hands for Greater Impact

Pregnancy is an exciting time that also comes with many questions about how to ensure everyone is healthy, especially in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. While receiving a COVID-19 vaccine is a critical step to foster a healthy pregnancy, some people may have questions about the effects of the vaccine on their pregnancy. In this webinar from the American Hospital Association in partnership with American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, hospital leaders, clinicians and experts from the CDC discuss how health care professionals can work with their patients and communities to build trust in the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant people.

As eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines continues to expand, families have many questions about how to best keep their children safe and healthy at school and home. Please join the American Hospital Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association as pediatricians and hospital leaders discuss how doctors can work with parents to build trust in the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines for children, and offer key strategies to protect kids and keep them in school. Panelists also share their insights into how hospitals can partner with local schools, school boards, PTAs and teachers to build confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine.

Hospitals and health systems can increase vaccination rates for their patients, employees and communities by focusing on why people are hesitant. Kaiser Permanente and the California Testing Task Force examined what drives attitudes toward vaccines and describes archetypes of vaccine-hesitant individuals in their new report, Human Centered Recommendations for Increasing Vaccine Uptake. This webinar, co-hosted with SHSMD, explores how understanding the roots of vaccine hesitancy allows health care organizations to tailor their vaccine communication strategies to their specific communities.

Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic – experiencing high risk of exposure, unemployment and economic challenges, alongside an increase in anti-Asian xenophobia and racism. Watch this discussion, filmed during Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, to explore how to address the unique challenges faced by AAPI communities during the pandemic, including in regards to COVID-19 vaccine access and acceptance. Hear from hospital and health care leaders about how they are communicating and collaborating to effectively address the AAPI community’s concerns about COVID-19.

As part of AHA’s Joining Hands for Greater Impact series, we talk to Atrium Health, American Airlines and Charlotte Douglas International Airport representatives about how they came together to “get shots in arms” in Charlotte, N.C. Atrium also shares lessons learned from its other vaccination efforts, including mobile teams, community clinics and drive-up sites, to ensure equitable administration of vaccines, as well as the health system’s new toolkit, A Leader’s Guide to Safer, Faster and More Equitable Community Vaccination Events.