National Minority Health Month – April 2021

#Vaccine Ready is the theme of this month’s National Minority Health Month, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health.  During the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on racial and ethnic minority and American Indian and Alaska Native communities, making access to the COVID-19 vaccine even more critical for those communities.

For more information about ways to increase COVID-19 vaccine confidence and access in communities of color and Tribal Nations see the following resources:

• Building Trust in and Access to a COVID-19 Vaccine Within Communities of Color and Tribal Nations
• COVID-19 and the Impact on Communities of Color: Our Nation’s Inequities Exposed
• Ending the Triple Pandemic: Advancing Racial Equity by Promoting Health, Economic Opportunity, and Criminal Justice Reform
• Ensuring COVID-19 Vaccine Access, Safety, and Utilization: Building Vaccination Confidence in Communities of Color