NNICE
National Network to Innovate for COVID and Adult Vaccine Equity
Take action and create change to promote health equity and social justice in communities.
Given the racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake and persistent disparities in other adult immunizations, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recognizes that long-term investment in vaccine equity is necessary so that all racial and ethnic groups can fully realize the benefits of vaccination. Through the Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Adult Immunization program, CDC is supporting a network of over 500 national, state, local, and community organizations implementing activities to increase awareness of, availability of, access to, and confidence in COVId-19 and influenza vaccination.
In response to the above need, The National Network to Innovate for COVID-19 and Adult Vaccine Equity (NNICE) was established under the leadership of Michigan State University (MSU). Community Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) has been awarded funds through NNICE to support this work in eastern North Carolina targeting the African American population . Eastern is being defined as counties either east of or intersecting I-95.
Strategy
Through the above support, CCPH will provide resources and tools to community partners to increase awareness of, availability of, access to, and confidence in COVID-19 and influenza vaccination. CCPH will host a two-tiered Mini-Grants program to support participating organizations. Tier 1 will provide 5 grants up to $50,000 each to large scale organizations. Tier 2 will provide 15 grants up to $10,000 each for smaller scaled organizations.
Funded projects must include one or more of the following promising practices:
- Community-Level Immunization Champion
- Mass Public Health/ Education Campaigns
- Social Media Diffusion of Knowledge
- Medical-system (Local) Immunization Champion
- Electronic Health Record Vaccine Reminders
- Community-Based Distribution Sites
- Community-Specific or Subgroup-Specific Public Health/ Education Campaigns
- Patient Vaccine Navigator
Leadership
Awardees
Tier 1 ($250,000)
Mt. Calvary Center for Leadership Development
Old North State Medical Foundation
Alternative Learning Center and Community Engagement, Inc
EBC-ATOM, Inc.
Cornerstone Ministries of Greenville NC
Tier 2 ($50,000)
IAMVETS/NABVETS
Greenville Community Shelter (dba Community Crossroads Center
Community Technical Assistance Inc.
Dixon Social Interaction Services
Jones County Community Development Corporation, Inc.
Tier 3 ($99,000)
Future Endeavors Life Program
Goldsboro Raleigh District Assembly of Churches of Christ Disciples Inc
Goshen Medical Center, Inc
Jones County Community Hope
Joy Community Development Corp
Let’s Make It Happen Together, Inc.
Mount Carmel HELPS Inc
Peletah Ministries
Shackle Free Community Outreach Agency, Inc.
The Cornerstone Community Development Corporation (CDC)
Tyrrell County Community Development Corporation
Community Engagement Collaborative
CCPH has partnered with local organizations to disseminate resources and tools directly to communities engaged in advancing adult vaccinations.
Participating Counties
What our Principal Investigator says about this project:
“The goal of the grant is to boost COVID-19 and other adult vaccine literacy, confidence, access and receipt.”
““We will implement community-driven interventions that make a real difference in these communities and build an evidence base for innovative strategies moving forward.”
“We will implement innovative strategies with communities as equitable partners in the work and engage multiple sectors of society.”
–Debra Furr-Holden, PHD, source
Partners
Resources
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) | HHS.gov – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ COVID-19 website
- North Carolina COVID-19 Metrics | NC COVID-19 (ncdhhs.gov) – North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 website
- Vaccine Resource Hub
- Partnering for Vaccine Equity Learning Community
Contact
If you have any questions, please reach out to Paige Castro-Reyes at paige.castroreyes@ccphealth.org.
