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Kituo cha Wright kinapeleka 'Mabalozi wa Chanjo ya Jamii' kupambana na COVID-19
Kituo cha Wright cha Afya ya Jamii kimechaguliwa kuwa mojawapo ya vituo vya afya 15 nchini kote kushiriki katika Mradi wa Balozi wa Chanjo ya Jamii unaofadhiliwa na ruzuku, unaolenga kuongeza chanjo za COVID-19 miongoni mwa vikundi ambavyo kihistoria vimetengwa.
Vituo vya Kudhibiti na Kuzuia Magonjwa vitafadhili mpango huo, unaohusisha vituo vya afya katika majimbo 12. Mradi huo unaendeshwa kwa ushirikiano na Huduma ya Kitaifa ya Afya kwa Baraza la Wasio na Makazi na Chama cha Kitaifa cha Vituo vya Afya ya Jamii.
The Wright Center will receive $200,000 in grant funding to focus on administering vaccines to individuals with substance use disorders and individuals who experience homelessness. These populations have been identified as being at increased risk for COVID-19 infection because, among other reasons, they “experience barriers to accessing health care and might have low levels of trust in the medical system due to previous experiences of distress or stigma,” according to the project’s organizers.
Wafanyikazi wa afya ya jamii wa Kituo cha Wright na wataalamu walioidhinishwa wa urejeshaji watafanya kazi kama "mabalozi" wa mradi, wakitoa elimu ya chanjo na habari katika mradi wa mwaka mzima kwa watu katika eneo la huduma la kaunti tano la shirika huko Kaskazini-mashariki mwa Pennsylvania.
Tangu Desemba 2020, wakati chanjo mpya za COVID-19 zilipoanza kupatikana, Kituo cha Wright kimetoa zaidi ya dozi 40,500 za chanjo. Utawala wa Rasilimali za Afya na Huduma za shirikisho mapema mwaka huu uliwasilisha tuzo ya 2021 ya Utambuzi wa Ubora wa Afya ya Jamii kwa The Wright Center, ikitambua juhudi za shirika lisilo la faida la chanjo ya COVID-19 ili kukabiliana na janga la afya ya umma.
The Wright Center, which serves as one of about 50 Pennsylvania-designated Opioid Use Disorder Centers of Excellence, has significant experience in treating and supporting individuals who are coping with substance use disorder. It has assisted individuals living in recovery and co-founded the region’s Healthy Maternal Opiate Medical Support (MOMS) program, which assists pregnant and new mothers who have a substance use disorder.
Kwa habari zaidi kuhusu Kituo cha Wright cha Afya ya Jamii, piga 570.343.2383 au nenda kwa TheWrightCenter.org.
