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CanVaxx Team Doing Amazing Things in WyCo20211014200510
CanVaxx Team Doing Amazing Things in WyCo
October 14, 2021CanVaxx, CHC, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccine, healthcare, In the news, UGPHD, Vaccine0 comments
For the last six months, the CanVaxx team has been going around the community, participating in local events, and coming up with new ways to spread fa...
Why BIPOC are Hesitant to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine:20210816100036
Why BIPOC are Hesitant to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine:
August 16, 2021BIPOC, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccine, healthcare, In the news, Vaccine, Vaccine Facts0 comments
History of misconduct in healthcare to BIPOC and how it should not stop BIPOC from getting their vaccine For hundreds of years, the heal...
Importancia de la vacuna COVID-19 para comunidades minoritarias20210813170036
Importancia de la vacuna COVID-19 para comunidades minoritarias
August 13, 2021Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccine, Vaccinated, Vaccine, Vacuna, Vacuna de Coronavirus, Vacuna de COVID-190 comments
Nuestra comunidad fue golpeada con COVID-19 hace más de un año, cerrando negocios, restaurantes, escuelas, y numerosas otras instalaciones. Millones d...
Losing a Crucial Service in our Community20210720093037
Losing a Crucial Service in our Community
July 20, 2021BIPOC Mental Health, Birth Equity, Carla Moralez, CHWs, Community Health Worker, Community Resources, Health Equity, Kansas City Kansas, KCK, Maternal Community Health Worker, MCHW, New Birth Company, Wyandotte County0 comments
For several years, New Birth Company Kansas City, Kansas has offered alternatives to hospital birthing in Wyandotte County. These alternatives helped ...
Grant Announcement – Receiving Support to Continue our Fight Against COVID-1920210706214333
Grant Announcement – Receiving Support to Continue our Fight Against COVID-19
July 6, 2021CHWs, community health workers, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, COVID-19, Grant announcement, In the news, Vaccination0 comments
The Community Health Council of Wyandotte County has been awarded a $10,000 grant for the work that we do and the people that we help in our community...
Distraught Mother Finding Support from CHC Through Trying Times20210525155129
Distraught Mother Finding Support from CHC Through Trying Times
May 25, 2021CHW success stories, CHWs, community health workers, COVID-19, Pandemic, Success, success stories, Wyandotte County0 comments
*Disclaimer: The name of the client in this story has been changed to protect their identity and their well-being* Because of our partnerships and the...
Importance of the COVID-19 Vaccine for Minority Communities20210507215758
Importance of the COVID-19 Vaccine for Minority Communities
May 7, 2021Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccine, Pandemic, Vaccine, Vaccine Facts0 comments
Our community was hit with COVID-19 over a year ago, shutting down businesses, restaurants, schools, and numerous other facilities. Millions of pe...
Helping When it Matters the Most20210507211809
Helping When it Matters the Most
At the beginning of 2020, there was a client that needed assistance with health issues they were experiencing, so they reached out to CHC. This client...
Help Navigating The Struggle20210319154759
Help Navigating The Struggle
March 19, 20210 comments
A client reached out to the health department with concerns for his pregnant daughter and two young grandchildren. The health department referred him ...
Finding a Primary Care Provider20200114115053
Finding a Primary Care Provider
Community Health Worker Success StoriesPicking a Primary Care Doc.Note For This SeriesThanks to a generous grant from United Health Foundation and par...