UMEMBA HEALTH JOINS NATIONAL COVID-19 NETWORK TO BUILD RESILIENCE AGAINST PANDEMIC AMONG MINORITY PO

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UMEMBA HEALTH JOINS NATIONAL COVID-19 NETWORK TO BUILD RESILIENCE AGAINST PANDEMIC AMONG MINORITY POPULATIONS

Nearly 40 national partner organizations band together to bring communities culturally appropriate information and health services.

Austin, Texas (February 8, 2021) – Umemba Health LLC has joined Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM)’s National COVID-19 Resiliency Network (NCRN) of partners to inform community-driven response, recovery, and resiliency strategies for addressing the impact of COVID-19 on communities.

In response to the needs of minority populations most affected by COVID-19, we have implemented a COVID-19 Resource Page for Community Health Workers working with minority clients and communities. As an outreach partner, Umemba Health will assist with the expansion and delivery of NCRN’s network of designed collateral materials, tools and technology, and other news and publication resources that have been culturally and linguistically designed to assist community-based organizations and community health workers optimize their COVID-19 outreach efforts.

The launch of the NCRN occurs alongside the release of new digital technology accessible through the NCRN website. It provides location-based recommendations on where community members can get a COVID-19 test, fill prescriptions and get a COVID-19 vaccine when distribution increases in the coming months.

“Our national network connects individuals, families, community organizations and clinical providers to timely and relevant COVID-19 information and services in their neighborhood,” says Dominic Mack, MD, MBA, Professor of Family Medicine and Co-Director of the National COVID-19 Resiliency Network in the National Center for Primary Care at MSM.

The NCRN launch follows a $40 million award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health to coordinate a strategic network focused on delivering COVID-19-related information to communities hardest hit by the pandemic.

To access new COVID-19 resources, visit www.msm.edu/ncrn.

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About Umemba Health LLC

Umemba Health, located in Austin, Texas, is a woman-owned and minority-owned public health education and consulting agency. Services include education, training, and consulting for Community Health Workers (CHWs), Community Health Worker Instructors (CHWIs), and the organizations that employ them. Umemba Health is a Texas Department of State Health Services approved provider of Community Health Worker Certification and Continuing Education.

About Morehouse School of Medicine

Morehouse School of Medicine, located in Atlanta, GA, exists to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities; increase the diversity of the health professional and scientific workforce; and address primary health care through programs in education, research, and service, with emphasis on people of color and the underserved urban and rural populations in Georgia, the nation, and the world. MSM is among the nation's leading educators of primary care physicians and has twice been recognized as the top institution among U.S. medical schools for its dedication to the social mission of education. The faculty and alumni are noted in their fields for excellence in teaching, research, and public policy, and are known in the community for exceptional, culturally appropriate patient care. Morehouse School of Medicine is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award doctorate and master’s degrees.