As the Office of Community Health, we recognize that in times of crisis our most vulnerable patients are likely to become even more vulnerable. Being prepared and able to understand and support our communities outside our hospital and clinic walls will be critical to support those of us working within these spaces.
Table of Contents
- Resources to Support Our Patients
- COVID-19 and Our Most Vulnerable Populations: Educational Resources
- Law, Policy, and Public Health Recommendations and Resources
- Stop the Stigma
- Sharing our Stories
Resources to Support Our Patients
Dane County, WI Resources
- Madison Resources for Impacts of COVID-19 – Updated Daily
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211 COVID-19 Community Resource List (English, Spanish, Hmong)
- WisconsinGov Department of Workforce Development – Unemployment COVID-19 Public Information
- African American Breastfeeding Alliance (AABA) of Dane County, Inc.: FAQs – Note: all support group sessions will be held virtually due to COVID-19. Check website calendar and contact AABA through website for more information
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Resiliency Resources: Coping with Trauma and Stress during COVID-19 (WI DHS)
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WI COVID-19 FAQ: Stimulus Checks, Unemployment, and PPE Quick Information
- Dane County, WI COVID-19 Response Efforts: Community Organizations to Consider Supporting
- Meadowood Health Partnership – Community Health Worker-led organization providing supplies to under-resourced neighborhoods in Madison, WI
- Centro Hispano’s Latino Consortium for Action: Emergency Relief Fund for COVID-19 Response – Providing information and support to Dane County’s Latino Community
- Harambee Village Doulas – Essential healthcare employees supporting pregnant Women of Color in Madison, WI
- Nehemiah Center for Urban Leadership Development: COVID-19 Response Efforts – Community Organization supporting Madison’s African American community
National Resources
- AMPHL COVID-19 Resources – from the Association of Medical Professionals with Hearing Losses
Multilingual Resources | Recursos multilingües
COVID-19 and Our Most Vulnerable Populations: Educational Resources
- To understand the effects of a pandemic upon our vulnerable populations see the Social Interventions Research Network COVID-19 Resource Page.
- Disabled in the Coronavirus Crisis – Opinion Piece
- COVID-19: Not the Great Equalizer – Presentation by Jennifer Edgoose, MD, MPH, Associate Professor at UW DFMCH
- Social Distancing is a Privilege – New York Times
- COVID-19: A Fair and Just Recovery – Resource Compilation by UWPHI
- COVID-19 and Racial Disparities
- Housing Disparities Affect Ability to Stay Safe During COVID-19 – People of Color and Native Populations at Higher Risk – KHN (May 12, 2020)
- Racial Health Disparities and COVID-19—Caution and Context – NEJM (May 6, 2020)
- The Other COVID Risks: How Race, Income, ZIP Code Influence Who Lives or Dies – Kaiser Health News (April 22, 2020)
- The Black Plague – The New Yorker (April 16, 2020)
- Tracking Race and Ethnicity in the COVID-19 Pandemic – (April 15, 2020)
- What the Racial Data Show – The Atlantic (April 6, 2020)
- Early Data Shows African Americans Have Contracted and Died of Coronavirus at an Alarming Rate – ProPublica (April 3, 2020)
- Milwaukee leaders launch coronavirus awareness campaign focused on African Americans – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (March 26, 2020)
Law, Policy, and Public Health Recommendations and Resources
Stop the Stigma
- To help stop the stigma and misinformation of COVID-19 see the UW Health facebook page
- Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association – “As mentioned in our previous APAMSA national statement, we are concerned about the heightened tensions and fear that have unfortunately stemmed from this outbreak. If you have witnessed or experienced acts of xenophobia-driven violence, we also encourage you to aid in hate crime response and prevention by sharing your story at StandAgainstHatred.org. We remain hopeful that together, we can overcome these adversities and work towards improving the health of the APIA community through this difficult time”
Sharing our Stories
UW DFMCH Office of Community Health
Our People
Jennifer Edgoose, MD, MPH
Director
Shelly Shaw, MPH
Associate Director
*temporarily reassigned to SEOC COVID-19 response team*
Maddie Batzli
Program Coordinator