COVID-19's Impact on the African American Community: A Stakeholder Engagement Approach to Increase Public Awareness through Virtual Town Halls

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COVID-19 has created a rapidly evolving public health crisis disproportionately impacting African Americans due to persistent inequities. The changing COVID-19 guidelines have resulted in concerns expressed by the American public, including unique concerns expressed by African Americans. To increase COVID-19-related awareness and dialogue among the African American community, the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health and the Housing Association of the Birmingham District convened a virtual town hall. This process of stakeholder engagement underscored the importance of cross-disciplinary expertise and collaboration and of community education and outreach by trusted sources.

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Fletcher, F. E., Allen, S., Vickers, S. M., Beavers, T., Hamlin, C. M., Young-Foster, D., … Erwin, P. C. (2020). COVID-19’s Impact on the African American Community: A Stakeholder Engagement Approach to Increase Public Awareness through Virtual Town Halls. Health Equity, 4(1), 320–325. https://doi.org/10.1089/heq.2020.0029

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