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Project

Expanding Disabilities Networks (UCEDD) Access to COVID 19 Vaccines

Center:

NJ-The Boggs Center on Disability and Human Development, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2021

Contact Information:

Carrie Coffield
[email protected]
732-235-9329

Project Description:

Supporting Transition Age Youth in COVID Vaccinations: Health Equity & Health Literacy will focus on creating and disseminating educational materials for youth and young adults with disabilities about the importance of receiving a COVID vaccine, focusing initially on those 16 and older and eventually including youth ages 12 and older as the vaccine becomes available to them.

Keyword(s):

COVID, vaccine

Core Function(s):

Developing & Disseminating Information

Area of Emphasis

Health-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Family Members/Caregivers, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Limited English

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State