The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the disparities of underserved, minority, and underrepresented communities. This includes understanding of accurate health information, education in hard hit communities, and understanding the importance of inclusion in clinical research to overcome COVID-19. The NNLM Virtual Symposium would be an opportunity to engage with all NNLM Network Members to address misinformation and mistrust, raise awareness about the pandemic, and efforts to combat it. The symposium will be an opportunity to understand COVID-19 and share strategies and programs to help Network Members engage with these communities.
Dr. Vin Gupta
MD, MPA, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Seattle, WA
Learning from Community Leaders: COVID-19 Awareness, Vaccination Attitudes, and Health Literacy in Five Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities
B. Heather Brown
M.Ed. University of Utah
Valentine Mukundente
Best of Africa
Doriena Lee
Calvary Baptist Church
Eruera (Ed) Napia
Sacred Circle Healthcare
Jeannette Villalta
Hispanic Health Care Task Force
Fahina Tavake-Pasi
National Tongan American Society
• 1:10-1:25 PM EDT - Can You Make Us a Library? Building a COVID-19 FAQ for a Volunteer Team Supporting Senior Residential Facilities in NH During the Pandemic.
Deb Baker
COVID Alliance Senior Support Team of NH
• 1:25-1:40 PM EDT- COVID-19 Educational Support Team: Librarians, Physicians, and Medical Students Collaborate to Synthesize COVID-19 Research for Clinicians
Kaitlyn Van Kampen
MLIS, University of Chicago
Vineet Arora, MD, MAPP
University of Chicago
• (1:40-1:55p EDT) Dispelling Misinformation and Disinformation about COVID-19 Through a Multidisciplinary Teaching Module
Aaron Bowen
MLIS, MA, Wichita State University
• 1:55-2:10 PM EDT- Creation and Provision of Reliable COVID-19 and Vaccine Information for Consumers through Programming and Resources: Opportunities for Librarians
Dana L. Ladd PhD
Virginia Commonwealth University
Eligible for Certified Health Education Specialist credit
• (2:20-2:35p EDT) Listening to Community Concerns in the COVID-19 Infodemic: A WHO Digital Approach
Christine Czerniak
PhD, World Health Organization
Avichal Mahajan
PhD, World Health Organization
• 2:35-2:50 PM EDT - 50 Global Actions to Manage the COVID-19 Infodemic: a WHO Framework
Ms Lynette Phuong
MPH, World Health Organization
Tim Nguyen
World Health Organization
Christine Czerniak
PhD, World Health Organization
Avichal Mahajan
PhD, World Health Organization
• 2:50-3:05 PM EDT - Health Care Workers and the COVID-19 Infodemic: A Quandary of Quantity, Quality and Delivery
Philip Walker
MLIS, MS,Vanderbilt University
• 3:05-3:20 PM EDT - COVID-19 Infodemic: Community Health Workers (CHWs) Bridge the Gap
Teresa Wagner
DrPH, MS, CPH, RD/LD, CPPS, CHWI, DipACLM, CHWC, University of North Texas Health Science Center/SaferCare Texas
Denise Hernandez, PhD, MPH, CPH, CHW-I, Dallas-Fort Worth Community Health Worker Association
• 3:20-3:35 PM EDT –A Pilot Study of Medical Misinformation Perceptions and Training Among Practitioners in North Carolina
Dr. Jamie L. Wood
Duke University School of Medicine
• 2:20-2:35 PM EDT - The Role of the Crowd in Countering Misinformation: A Case Study of the COVID-19 Infodemic
Srijan Kumar
PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology
• 2:35-2:50 PM EDT - @Dear Pandemic: A Social-Media Based COVID-19 Science Communication Campaign
Amanda M. Simanek
PhD, MPH University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health
Sandra Albrecht
PhD, MPH, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health
• 2:50-3:05 PM EDT - The Anti-vaccination Movement's Use of Black & Brown Bodies to Promote Distrust in the COVID Vaccine
Kolina Koltai
PhD, Center for an Informed Public, University of Washington
• 3:05-3:20 PM EDT - Librarians and Health Professionals Partner to Address Health Information Needs in Time of COVID-19 through Podcast and Other Digital Technologies
Brenda Linares
MLIS, MBA, AHIP, University of Kansas Medical Center
Mariana Ramirez Mantilla
LCSW, JUNTOS center for Advancing Latino Health, University of Kansas Medical Center
• 3:20-3:35 PM EDT - Wiki-demic: The Rise of Wikipedia in the Battle Against COVID-19 Disinformation
Denise Smith
MLIS, McMaster University
Gregg Orton
National Director, The National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA), Washington, DC
Jess Kolis, MPH, CHES
Health Communications Specialist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Global Immunization Division, Atlanta, GA
Eligible for Certified Health Education Specialist credit.
• Development and Implementation of IMPACT (Illinois Medical Professionals Action Collaborative Team) to Combat the Infodemic and Improve Vaccine Access and Hesitancy Using Social Media and Community Partnerships
Vineet Arora
MD, MAPP, University of Chicago
Serena Dhaon
B.S., University of Chicago
Lisa Mordell
MS, University of Chicago
Eve Bloomgarden
MD, Northwestern University
• Would You Share this Video? Fighting Fake Health News with e-Health Literacy.
Alla Keselman
PhD National Library of Medicine
David Kaufman
PhD, FACMI, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Catherine Arnott Smith
PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Gondy Leroy
PhD, University of Arizona
Eligible for Certified Health Education Specialist credit.
• 2:20-2:35PM EDT - Developing Culturally-relevant Materials to Address Vaccine Hesitancy in Minority Populations
Katherine Leath
MPH, MA, UAMS Center for Health Literacy
• 2:35-2:50PM EDT - Addressing the COVID-19 Information Needs of the Latinx Community
Denise A. Hernandez
PhD, MPH, CHWI, Dallas-Fort Worth Community Health Worker Association
Cristal Retana
Children’s Health
Florencia Velasco-Fortner
The Concilio
• 2:50-3:05PM EDT - Kina ("Together")
Shannon RedBrook
MS, University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth
Anna Wirta Kosobuski
EdD, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus
• 3:05-3:20PM EDT - Using Plain Language with the Plain Community: COVID-19 Outreach to the Amish
Haley Fuller
BS, CHES, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Rosemary Search
RN, BSN, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
• 3:20-3:35 PM EDT - Addressing Barriers to Care and Medical Mistrust in the LGBTQ Community During COVID-19
Kimberly Levitt
MPH, DHS(c), Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center
Chris T. Pernell
MD, MPH, FACPM, Chief Strategic Integration and Health Equity Officer, University Hospital
Eligible for Certified Health Education Specialist credit.