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Town Hall: Saving Black and Brown Lives
On June 16th, we had virtual town hall in partnership with Vaccinate All 58, discussing the importance of self-care and wellness in our post-pandemic world. The town hall will featured two panel discussions — “Overcoming the pandemic and the Intersection between Mental Health and Spirituality” and “Nutrition, Exercise, and Wellness”. Panel discussions will be led by doctors, spiritual leaders, and prominent athletes. With tracks both in english and spanish, we aim for the town hall to be inclusive of both our english-speaking and latinx community members.
Town Hall June 16th Video
Saving Black Lives — all around the Bay Area
Second COVID-19 Black Regional Town Hall
Thursday, March 25, 2021
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More than 1,000 people attended our Second COVID-19 Black Regional Town Hall event featuring California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris and African American doctors, public health representatives, and community leaders from all over the Bay Area sharing the latest information about COVID-19 and the vaccines.
Click the thumbnails below to watch videos of the opening session with Dr. Burke Harris and the break-out sessions for Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Santa Clara, San Francisco, San Mateo and Sonoma counties.
The COVID-19 Black Second Regional Town Hall was presented by Unity Care, Roots Clinic, Minority Business Consortium, Black Leadership Kitchen Cabinet, African American Community Service Agency and Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
COVID-19 Black Second Regional Town Hall — opening session featuring California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke-Harris
COVID-19 Black Second Regional Town Hall — Alameda County break-out session
Kimi Watkins-Tartt, Public Health Director, Alameda County Public Health Department; Dr. Noha Aboelata, CEO, Roots Community Health Center; and Selena Wilson, Vice President, Organizational Effectiveness, East Oakland Youth Development Center discuss latest COVID-19 updates in Alameda County.
COVID-19 Black Second Regional Town Hall – Contra Costa County break-out session
Shannan Moulton, Health Services Administrator at Contra Costa Health Services; Napoleon Dargan, Psy.D, Community Connect, Contra Costa Health Services; Desmond Carson, MD, Medical Director, Urgent Care, Lifelong Medical Care; and Michelle Milam, Crime Prevention Manager, Richmond discuss latest COVID-19 updates in Contra Costa County.
COVID-19 Black Second Regional Town Hall – Marin County break-out session
Updates on COVID-19 vaccine distribution and other COVID-19 efforts in Marin County.
COVID-19 Black Second Regional Town Hall – Sonoma County break-out session
Barbie Robinson, Director, Sonoma County Department of Health Services and Dr. Kismet Baldwin, Deputy Public Health Officer, Sonoma County Department of Health Services discuss latest COVID-19 updates in Sonoma County.
COVID-19 Black Second Regional Town Hall – San Francisco County break-out session
Dr. Ayanna Bennett, Director, Office of Health Equity, SF Dept. of Public Health; Dr. Malcolm John, UCSF Physician, Co-chair Health Equity Council; and La Roux Pendleton, Policy Director, Community Wellness, HOPE SF, Office of Mayor London N. Breed discuss the latest COVID-19 updates in San Francisco County.
COVID-19 Black Second Regional Town Hall – Santa Clara County break-out session
Rhonda McClinton-Brown, Branch Director, Healthy Communities Branch, County of Santa Clara Public Health Dept.; Euredis Chipendo, FNP-C, Family Nurse Practitioner, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center; Alma Burrell, Associate Director, Roots Community Health Center South Bay; Milan R. Balinton, Executive Director, African American Community Service Agency discuss latest COVID-19 updates in Santa Clara County.
COVID-19 Black Second Regional Town Hall – San Mateo County break-out session
Srija Srinivasan, Deputy Chief, San Mateo County Health; Dr. Leroy Sims, ER Physician & SVP, Medical Affairs, National Basketball Association; Lisa Tealer, Executive Director, Bay Area Community Health Advisory Council; Stacey Davidson, Program Mgr., Bay Area Community Health Advisory Council discuss latest COVID-19 updates in San Mateo County.
More than 700 people participated in our first regional virtual town hall meeting on July 30, 2020, where we heard from African American leaders of community organizations and public health departments from all around the Bay Area.
Watch the full recording of the first town hall.
Moderators:
Milan Balinton
Executive Director, African American Community Service Agency (AACSA) Family Resource Center (FRC) –FIRST 5 Santa Clara County
Selena Wilson
Vice President of Organizational Effectiveness, East Oakland Youth Development Center
Speakers:
André Chapman, M.A.
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Founder and CEO Unity Care – Founder, COVID19Black Initiative
Walter Wilson
CEO Silicon Valley Minority Business Consortium
Dr. Noha Aboelata
CEO at Roots Community Health Center
Rhonda McClinton- Brown
Branch Director, Healthy Communities Branch, County of Santa Clara, Public Health Dept.
Kimi Watkins-Tartt
Public Health Director, Alameda County Public Health Dept.
Dr. Ayanna Bennett
Incident Commander, San Francisco COVID Command Center at San Francisco Dept. of Public Health
La Roux Pendleton
Policy Director, Community Wellness, HOPE SF – Office of Mayor London N. Breed.
Shannan Moulton
Health Services Administrator at Contra Costa Health Services
Melissa Jones
Executive Director at Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiatives
Benita McLarin
Director, Health and Human Services at County of Marin
Liz Darby
Social Equity Programs and Polices at County of Marin
Lisa Tealer
Executive Director, Bay Area Community Health Advisory Council (Formerly AACHAC)
Shantelle Lucas
Director, San Mateo County Public Health Laboratory
Presented by Unity Care, Roots Clinic, Minority Business Consortium, Black Leadership Kitchen Cabinet, African American Community Service Agency and Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
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