New York City Community Engagement Alliance To End Covid-19 Disparities (NYCEAL)
NYCEAL is focused on increasing vaccine acceptance and uptake to reduce related disparities and promote inclusion of priority populations in COVID-19 clinical trials through research-community linkages.
Word on the Street
NAVIGATING COVID-19 CONVERSATIONS
Bi-Weekly Navigator Newsletters
Publication
Webinars
Improving Health Care Worker Well-Being: Implementing Stress First Aid
Presenters:
Courtney Gidengil, MD, MPH
Director, Boston Office | Senior Physician Policy Researcher | RAND, Boston, MA
Lisa S. Meredith, PhD
Senior Behavioral Scientist | Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School | RAND, Santa Monica, CA
Rina Ramirez, MD
Physician – Chief Medical Officer | Zufall Health, Dover, NJ
Sarah Aleman, LCSW
Senior Vice President, Behavioral Health Services | Zufall Health, Dover, NJ
Date: Thursday, May 16, 2024
Food is Medicine: Implementing Evidence-based Interventions with Older Adult Centers to Reduce Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Risk
Presenters:
Rhonda G. Kost, MD | Associate Professor of Clinical Investigation, Clinical Research Officer | The Rockefeller University, New York, NY
Dozene Guishard, EdD, CDP | Director of Health and Wellness Initiatives | Carter Burden Network (CBN), New York, NY
Andrea Ronning, MA, RD | Director of Bionutrition | The Rockefeller University, New York, NY
Anuradha Hashemi-Arend, MPH | Community Engagement Specialist | The Rockefeller University Center for Clinical and Translational Science,
New York, NY
Clewart Sylvester, MD | Assistant Director, Health & Wellness Initiatives | Carter Burden Network (CBN), New York, NY
Moufdi Naji | Food Services Manager | Carter Burden Network (CBN), New York, NY
Shirley Dixon | Food Ambassador/DASH1 Study Participant | Carter Burden Network (CBN), New York, NY
Jonathan N. Tobin, PhD | President/CEO, Clinical Directors Network, Inc. (CDN)
Senior Epidemiologist, Adjunct Professor & Co-Director,
Community Engaged Research | The Rockefeller University Center for Clinical and Translational Science, New York, NY
Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Post COVID Complications
Presenter:
Weill Cornell Medicine
Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2023
COVID-19 Vaccination for Reproductive-aged and Pregnant Women
Presenter:
Kavita Vani, MD
Obstetrician and Gynecologist
Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellow
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center
Date: Tuesday, November 9th, 2021
Epidemiology/Randomized Clinical Trials 101
Presenter:
Jonathan N. Tobin, PhD
President/CEO, Clinical Directors Network, Inc. (CDN)
Co-Director for Community Engaged Research, Senior Epidemiologist & Adjunct Professor, Center for Clinical and Translational Science, The Rockefeller University
Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center
Date: Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021
Upcoming NYCEAL Events
02/29 Covid-19 Virtual Townhall
02/11 Webinar – Addressing Misinformation about COVID and HPV Vaccination
11/10 Equipping Trusted Messengers
11/8 Prioritizing Maternal Health Amid COVID-19 / Personas Embarazas, en Período de Lactancia y Posparto + Vacunas de COVID-19
02/16 Mental Health First Aid Navigator Virtual Training
11/16 The Real Deal on COVID-19 Vaccines: A Train-the-Trainer Workshop
3/29 Self-Care Strategies for Community Health Workers(CHW)
3/18 In Name Only: COVID-19 Vaccines and Failed Promises of Global Solidarity
Upcoming NYCEAL In-Person Events
Vaccination event with the Arab American Family Support Center (AAFSC) & APNA
Wednesday 3/16 9am-5pm
236 Neptune Ave, Brooklyn NY 11235
Pfizer Vaccine (ages 12+), Johnson & Johnson Vaccine, all boosters, COVID-19 testing available. Free PPE Kits and at-home testing kits available while supplies last
Vaccination Van & Food Distribution Event with AAFSC and Pakistani American Youth Organization
Thursday 3/24/22 10am-6pm
1045 Coney Island Ave, NY 11230
Pfizer Vaccine (ages 12+), Johnson & Johnson Vaccine, all boosters, COVID-19 testing available. Free PPE Kits and at-home testing kits available while supplies last.
Vaccination & PPE & COVID-19 Testing event with the Arab American Family Support Center (AAFSC) & Sun River Health & Brooklyn Community Services
Saturday 3/19 10am-5pm
2945 W 33rd St Brooklyn, NY 11224—Inside Carey Gardens Community Center
All COVID-19 vaccines available, including the Pfizer pediatric vaccine (ages 5-11)! COVID-19 boosters and Flu vaccines also available. Free PPE and COVID-19 At-home testing kits available to all that get vaccinated! A separate PPE and at-home testing kit distribution to general community will happen from 1pm-3pm.
KCS and MinKwon Center: Health Fair
Thursday 3/24/22 10am-2pm
203-05 23nd Ave, Bayside NY, 11361
Hep B Screening, Research program consultation (dementia & cancer), COVID-19 Testing, Acupuncture consultation, Foot consultation, NYC Care consultation, Health care consultation, A1C Test
The Seventh Annual
HEALTH DISPARITIES SYMPOSIUM
NYU Langone Health
Sponsored by NYU Langone’s Section for Health Equity, in collaboration with NYU Langone’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Department of Population Health, Office of Diversity Affairs, and the NYU-CUNY Prevention Research Center
Tuesday, October 19, 2021, through Friday, October 22, 2021
COVID-19 Resources
COVID-19 Toolkit
- 8-minute pre-recorded video explaining the toolkit: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/vbiXciuXI0xk1ZR05faG-ucb-2dCBGffYyJREK8R4BwhMQNHF1hnUnKR_7IshUhV.e703FVO0xms3gR7L?startTime=1632331007000 [Passcode: $4sVg+Mi]
- Online toolkit (Spanish and English resources): https://www.home-covid.me/
- YouTube video for those who say “I got vaccinated and still got COVID” recommendation from Hector Alicea: https://youtu.be/jJxRRcQtFDA