About the Initiative

On February 19, 2021, the National Council of Negro Women launched the Good Health Women’s Immunization Network to raise awareness of the benefits of immunization as a critical element of good health. The Good Health Women’s Immunization Networks (Good Health WINs) is our commitment to build an army of good health champions who understand the importance of immunizations across the lifespan. While the initial primary focus in the first year of Good Health WINs was to listen and activate NCNW member networks around COVID-19 and other immunizations, year five expands our focus to a broader community and includes continuing education, advocacy, and expansion in addressing additional health disparity concerns impacting families and communities across the US.
 
Good Health WINS champions are taking collective action to reduce vaccine hesitancy and improve vaccination rates. Together, trusted messengers in NCNW sections, national affiliates, and partnering organizations share the vision and understand the importance of immunizations and good health. We are a growing network of grassroot organizations, health care advocates, policy makers and people who passionately want to inform and empower everyone, especially communities of color, on vaccine opportunities, access and reducing health disparities. Good Health WINS begins with education and grows with partners and people who care.
 
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The initial Good Health WINs Program goals included the following objectives:

1. Help end the COVID-19 pandemic, which was wreaking havoc on
communities of color, lower-income families, and frontline workers.

2. Promote “candid conversations” and mutually respectful relationships
between Black women, communities of color, and policymakers.

3. Increase public understanding and acceptance of immunization as an
essential path to good health.

4. Support increased testing, contact tracing, isolation options, and preventive
care and disease management in populations at increased risk for COVID-19.

5. Advance equity in the nationwide distribution and administration of all vaccines.

6. Promote evidence-based policies, systems, and environmental strategies to
mitigate social and health inequities.

7. Reduce COVID-19-associated stigma and implicit bias

8. Promote the trustworthiness of healthcare institutions and systems.

GHWINs In Action

What’s to Come:

Year 3 GHWINs scope of work requirements are expanded to include:

1. Increased availability of messages that resonate with Black and Hispanic
communities.

2. Increased range of trusted community voices supporting vaccine education and
delivery.

3. Increased number and diversity of vaccination opportunities.

4. Increased number of partnerships or collaborative activities between providers
and community organizations, and

5. Implementation of strategies to reduce racial and/or ethnic disparities in adult
vaccination coverage in all health areas.

Outputs
1. Increased equity in nationwide distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccines and PPE.

2. Building community confidence in family medical decision-making, Reduced
stigma and implicit bias associated with COVID-19 and other concerns – including
Monkey Pox, polio, and other health areas

3. Improved access to testing.

Education
1. Quantitative/ Qualitative Research –

2. Develop culturally sensitive materials, toolkits, playbook, and Good Health WINs
micro-site

3. GHW will advocate at the tables where public health and vaccination decisions
are made (immunization coalitions, health departments, and immunization
managers) to ensure their expertise is being incorporated into public policy.

Become a Section Member

If you are interested in continuing the National Council of Negro Women’s efforts in strengthening our communities and would like to become a member of the Prince George’s County Section.

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