Community Outreach Tools

Pharmacists can connect with their community through partnerships with public health, faith-based organizations, colleges and schools, and other community organizations.

Consider reaching out to your:

Local health department
City hall
Schools and colleges
Recreation centers
Places of worship

Open Forum Webinar: Public Health Partnerships in Practice

March 4 – Access the Slides

Hear from pharmacists who have partnered with public health efforts in their communities to increase COVID-19 vaccination, reaching underserved and high-risk patient populations.

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Listen to Success Stories

Hear how pharmacists nationwide are reaching patients in their community to increase vaccination rates.

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CDC outlines nine tips for Increasing Vaccine Confidence Through Communication and Community Engagement:

Acknowledge the role of long-standing systemic health and social inequities.
Make vaccine confidence visible to help build social norms.
Use trusted messengers to share clear, credible communication.
Develop frequent community engagement activities.
Engage people across multiple channels.
Build new partnerships.
Think about other community spaces.
Reach out to media outlets that serve specific communities.
Consider how vaccine access and demand issues intersect.

More Resources

State Strategies to Increase Access, Administrative Capacity, and Confidence for COVID-19 Vaccines
Review a list of state strategies designed to increase access, enhance administrative capacity, and build vaccine confidence to improve COVID-19 vaccine uptake. (ASTHO)
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Your Community
To make your COVID-19 vaccination outreach more efficient, you can use this map to see where people may be more hesitant about getting vaccinated. (HHS)
Vaccine Equity Planner
The tool identifies “vaccine deserts,” where people have little or no convenient access to vaccination and potential new vaccination sites to address the gaps.
The U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage Index
This tool allows users to search on the county level to explore the barriers each community is likely to face in achieving high vaccine coverage and why.
Minority Health Social Vulnerability Index (SVI)
The Minority Health SVI is an extension of the CDC SVI that combines the 15 social factors included in the original CDC SVI with additional factors known to be associated with COVID-19 outcomes. This tool can be used to plan targeted and equitable COVID-19 testing, vaccine and treatment distribution, and administration efforts. (OMH)