Grassroots Efforts Through the COVID-19 Crisis: Running local clinics with community partners

10:30am-12pm

Presenter: Nelly Jimenez - Executive Director & CEO, ACLAMO

Session Type: Panel Discussion

Topic: Healthcare Systems and Services

Recording

Description

ACLAMO continues to successfully implement initiatives in COVID-19 prevention, intervention, and recovery to address health disparities and advance health equity in the Latino and immigrant community throughout Montgomery County, PA as the only full social services organization in the area. We have identified effective health communication and community engagement strategies which have been designed to increase vaccine confidence, protect our community which is vastly left behind by mainstream providers while empowering families through connection to resources, and stop myths by hosting and participating in numerous panels with experts and doctors to discuss testing and vaccine information. Our presentation will cover ACLAMO’s grassroots efforts and discuss strategies for ensuring vaccine equity. Strategies include: equip influential messengers by providing trainings and materials; Increase vaccination opportunities and enhance provider partnerships; and establish partnerships with state and local health departments.

Files

ACLAMO_Presentation_2021.pdf

Facilitators

Nelly Jimenez

Executive Director & CEO

Nellja@aclamo.org

Nelly Jimenez has been a key leader for the Latino community in the Greater Philadelphia area for 23 years. She is the Executive Director/CEO of ACLAMO. She is an appointed member of the Pennsylvania’s Governor’s Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs. Ms. Jimenez has received several awards including the Exceptional Woman 2020 Mission Ally Award for her work surrounding social justice and the pursuit to eliminate racism and empower women, the 2018 United Way Superhero, the 2015 Most Influential Latina of the Delaware Valley and the 2013 Power Women Award by Main Line Today Magazine among others. She has participated and hosted several panels on issues regarding housing, COVID-19, food insecurity, women rights and social justice.

Caitlyn Handlin

Business Development and Public Affairs Manager

Photo of Caitlyn Handlin

Ms. Caitlyn Handlin graduated from West Chester University in 2020 with degrees in Cultural Anthropology, Spanish, and Latin American Studies. She serves on ACLAMO’s Executive Team as the Business Development and Public Affairs Manager, and has been with the organization for over a year. Her passion for visual storytelling allows her to capture community members’ testimonies as they relate to inequities they face as a result of long-standing systemic issues to advocate for social change in Montgomery County.