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Markham, Ont., vaccine initiative shows what happens when tech and faith team up

Diane Peters

May 07, 2021 |

Broadview Magazine |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Canada, Markham, Ontario

A community effort spearheaded by a local church and a software company is helping senior citizens in Markham, Ontario secure Covid vaccine appointments. Ahead of the vaccine rollout, a reverend and a parishioner began collecting senior's information via an online form, which allowed them to streamline the signup process. The effort's success has attracted surrounding communities who are now working with the duo to reach their seniors as well.

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How Asians Became the Most Vaccinated Group in New York City

Amanda Rosa

May 05, 2021 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Community centers in New York are playing a crucial role in helping to connect the city's Asian residents with Covid vaccine appointments. From training translators on medical lingo to collecting local resident's information for online scheduling, these community organizations are "filling the gaps government agencies have left behind."

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A Community's Response: How one Arizona tribe battled COVID-19

Alberto Mariani

May 04, 2021 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

Photojournalism |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Whiteriver, Arizona

The White Mountain Apache Tribe in eastern Arizona was able to slow the spread of Covid in the community by implementing a daily routine of "contact tracing, surveillance of high-risk individuals, and vaccinations." Since starting the regimen – which includes going door-to-door to community members' houses to monitor potential exposures, symptoms, and to offer vaccines – the tribe has curbed the spread and hasn't reported any more deaths in months.

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How Sedgwick County teamed with the Black community to fight the pandemic

Audrey Korte

May 04, 2021 |

The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Sedgwick County, Kansas

To help protect the predominantly Black community in Sedgwick County, Kansas, the county collaborated with local leaders and residents to create an information and messaging campaign that specifically addressed community concerns. Although the funding allocated to these efforts wasn't as plentiful as community leaders were asking for, the targeted outreach has helped to increase communication and trust around public health messaging.

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Clues to makes resident life work found during pandemic

Roberta Baker

April 29, 2021 |

The Laconia Daily Sun |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Laconia, New Hampshire

Nursing homes adapted to COVID-19 so that they could protect residents’ physical well-being while also preserving their social and emotional health. Staff at Belknap County Nursing Home modified popular activities to make them safe, like hallway bingo, where numbers were called from hallways so that residents could stay in or near their rooms. Participation jumped 30% from pre-pandemic levels. An adaptation to another popular game, “Price is Right,” had staff bringing items, like snacks and toiletries, room-to-room so that residents could guess the price, with the person coming closest winning the item.

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Indians are crowdsourcing aid as covid surges

Varsha Bansal

April 28, 2021 |

MIT Technology Review |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India

In India, citizen-led small-scale digital efforts are helping to connect Covid-19 patients with the resources, supplies, and medical equipment they need to survive. The citizen groups are largely using online platforms to crowdsource what they need, with some matching buyers and sellers and others "debunking inaccurate leads."

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How A U.K. Imam Countered Vaccine Hesitancy And Helped Thousands Get The 'Jab'

Frank Langfitt

April 26, 2021 |

NPR |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United Kingdom, Birmingham

Sheikh Nuru Mohammed uses weekly sermons as imam at Al-Abbas mosque to dispel false information about the COVID-19 vaccine, inspiring hundreds of skeptical congregants to get vaccinated. He also turned the mosque into a vaccination center and 50 mosques have since done the same. Mohammed’s public vaccination and his sermons, which emphasize getting information from experts not social media posts, make an impact because it is coming from a trusted source rather than government officials. The mosque also delivered over 15,000 doses to people in the area, making an important connection with the local community.

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Community pantries offer reprieve from covid-19 hardships in the Philippines

Regine Cabato

April 21, 2021 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Philippines, Quezon City

Filipinos struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic can access free goods at the Maginhawa community pantry. The grassroots efforts started as a “give what you can, take what you can” effort.

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How one Chinatown curbs anti-Asian violence and unites a city

Francine Kiefer

April 20, 2021 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Anti-Asian hate crimes during the COVID-19 pandemic have sparked a movement nationwide to stand up against bias and to help protect those most vulnerable to attack, the elderly. In one of America's oldest Chinese enclaves, Oakland's Chinatown, Compassion in Oakland has attracted thousands of volunteers of all races and ethnicities to chaperone the elderly on their errands and to patrol the streets as additional eyes and ears for the police. Shopkeepers and residents feel safer. And, among the volunteer protectors, bridges are being built where tensions and rivalries have long existed.

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Community pantry: ‘Not charity, but mutual aid'

Nikka G. Valenzuela

April 18, 2021 |

Philippine Daily Inquirer |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Philippines

Community pantries in the Philippines are providing fresh produce and basic neccesites to Filipinos struggling with food insecurity during the pandemic. The pantries have sprung up in multiple cities, with cash and food donations pouring in from across the country.

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