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OSU Extension vaccination outreach creates comfortable environments

Post author By COH Marcomm
Post date February 2, 2023

Mario Magana answers a question at the COVID-19 vaccine information event.

The event created an environment specifically designed for comfort around potentially confusing and uncomfortable questions about COVID vaccination

Tags COVID, Family and Community Health Program, Mario Magana, OSU Extension Service, Public Health, Roberta Riportella

Community Engagement Features Public Health

OSU accelerates local efforts to improve Latinx vaccine confidence and uptake

Post author By Alexis Croisdale
Post date June 16, 2021

Volunteer group photo, all wearing face masks — Volunteers pose at the Latinx Health Fair and vaccination clinic at St. Frederic Catholic Church on June 6. The clinic was coordinated by Consejo Hispano, the Oregon Health Authority, and Columbia County Public Health.

Oregon State is accelerating its local outreach to improve confidence in COVID-19 vaccines in the state’s Latinx population, which has been disproportionately affected by the pandemic and whose vaccination rate lags behind other races and ethnicities.