The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic extends far beyond the illness itself. Communities of color will be hardest hit, and demand for essential resources across all communities will sharply increase. Our response demands a new level of collaboration, partnerships, and investment. Here is where you can find our most relevant and timely resources to both respond now and rebuild for the future.

Q&A with Dr. Janice Underwood, Virginia’s first cabinet-level Chief Diversity Officer

08.10.2020 | Health Leads

Since September 2019, Dr. Janice Underwood has served as Virginia’s first cabinet-level Chief Diversity Officer, and She currently leads the Health Equity Task Force. We sat down with Dr. Underwood to discuss the transformative work the Northam administration and her team specifically are doing to fight racial injustice, advance equity across many dimensions of diversity, and build equitable systems in response to racial injustice and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Addressing Community Needs and Preparing for the Secondary Impacts of Covid-19

The CEOs of Health Leads and Hopelab provide learnings from the field, and a framework for understanding the dimensions of the growing gap between essential resource needs and the capacity to meet those needs, which includes the ability to effectively coordinate resources and facilitate cross-sector collaboration as we rebuild systems with sustainable solutions.

Flattening the Next COVID-19 Curve – Our Essential Resources

The impact of this pandemic extends far beyond the illness itself – and right now, another demand curve shows the secondary impacts of COVID-19 are already starting to surge. The economic fallout has already started to expose our systems’ deepest flaws, fractures and inequities, but we can take action now to respond and rebuild.

Checklist for Frontline Workers: How to Keep COVID-19 Out of Your Home

The highly contagious coronavirus is threatening the safety of healthcare and social services workers around the globe, and keeping it out of their homes after a shift is a big challenge. Our Chief Clinical Officer Damon Francis shared these recommendations created by emergency department clinicians in the Bay Area.

Potential Disaster Funding for Non-Profits and Small Business

Many organizations responding to COVID-19 are wisely investigating federal and state assistance programs that will support their work and missions during this unprecedented time. However, the pathway to securing this type of disaster funding is often unclear, and the influx of information can be overwhelming. To help out, we’ve summarized the opportunities for organizations looking to secure disaster funding.

Covid-19 Resources

Q&A with Dr. Janice Underwood, Virginia’s first cabinet-level Chief Diversity Officer

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Addressing Community Needs and Preparing for the Secondary Impacts of Covid-19

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