abordaje de la igualdad en la salud para las comunidades de color
1 de octubre de 2020
Los pastores de las iglesias del área, la ciudad de Reno, la ciudad de Sparks, el distrito escolar del condado de Washoe, REMSA y Renown estarán disponibles para hablar sobre el impacto de la COVID-19 en las comunidades de color, y sobre cómo se han unido para proporcionar pruebas gratuitas de COVID-19 a los residentes de la zona.
WHAT
Media is invited to interview community leaders to learn how we are coming together to address health disparities and promote equity in healthcare access and delivery.
The first project to support our community and address health equity is to partner with area pastors to provide free COVID-19 nasal swab testing for adults and children of faith-based organizations, churches and school children.
The first drive-through/walk-up test site will be hosted on Saturday, September 26 from 1-4 p.m., at Ministerio Palabra de Vida by Pastor Cesar Minera. Las pruebas se ofrecerán a los miembros del Ministerio Palabra de Vida (Word of Life Ministries) y de la Asociación de Ministros Evangelicos (A.M.E.N.), una red de más de 15 iglesias en el área de Reno, Sparks y Carson City, así como a estudiantes y familias del distrito escolar del condado de Washoe (WCSD) que viven en esa área.
El personal de la Autoridad Regional de Servicios Médicos de Emergencia (Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority, REMSA) realizará la prueba de hisopado nasal y Renown Health procesará las pruebas. Having symptoms of COVID-19 is not required to get tested.
WHEN
Thursday, September 24 at 1:45 p.m.
WHERE
Ministerio Palabra de Vida 2375 S Virginia St, Reno, NV 89502
VISUAL & INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES
- Pastor Cesar Minera
- A member of the church congregation
- Representatives from the City of Reno (Vice Mayor Reese), City of Sparks, WCSD, REMSA and Renown Health
WHY
According to the American Hospital Association, the COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately affecting our Black, Indigenous and people of color communities. Las personas de raza negra y las personas latinoamericanas tienen tres veces más probabilidades que las personas blancas de contraer COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the COVID-19 hospitalization rate for Black and Latino persons also face similar grim hospitalization rates, 4.7 and 4.6 times higher, respectively, compared to white persons.
Black people are dying at a rate nearly two times higher (24%) than their share of the population (13%), and, in 42 states, including Nevada, Latino people make up a greater share of confirmed cases than their share of the population, according to the COVID Data Tracking Project at The Atlantic.
In support of Governor Sisolak’s proclamation of Racism as a Public Health Crisis, a partnership of faithbased organizations, churches and Pastors, along with community leaders recognize that it is critical to change the culture of medicine by addressing racism and implicit biases that contribute to health disparities.
The group of northern Nevada community leaders includes; Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve; Sparks City Counselman Kristopher Dahir, Chaplain for the Northern Nevada Veterans Home, and Board President of Excel Christian School; Angela D. Taylor, Ph.D. of Washoe County School District's Board of Trustees, an ordained minister and assistant Pastor at Greater Light Christian Center; Senior Pastor Cesar Minera of Ministerio Palabra de Vida (Word of Life Ministries) and President of A.M.E.N. (Asociacion de Ministros Evangelicos de Nevada), a network of over 15 churches in the Reno, Sparks and Carson City area; Pastor Nathan DuPree of Living Stones Church and executive director of 360 Blueprint, a collaboration of the local law enforcement agencies, the Washoe County School District and local community leaders, and co-chairman of the African American Clergy Council of Northern Nevada (AACCoNN), faith-based organizations, churches and Pastors uniting to support our community focusing on families, health, education, job development, and crime prevention; Norris DuPree, Jr., Ph.D. and President of Transformations Therapy and Behavioral Consultation; Pastor DeSean Horne of Second Baptist Church, Dean Dow, MBA, CMTE, President & CEO of REMSA and Anthony Slonim, MD, DrPH, President & CEO of Renown.
The first project to support our community to address health equity is to partner with area pastors to provide free COVID-19 nasal swab testing for adults and children of faith-based organizations, churches and school children of the WCSD.
Las pruebas se realizan sin costo. Those with insurance will be asked to provide an insurance card, all others will be tested free, with thanks to the Renown Community Benefits fund.
Acerca de Renown Health
Renown Health is Reno’s only locally owned, charitable, not-for-profit integrated health network. Ser una organización sin fines de lucro significa que todos los ingresos permanecen en la comunidad y se reinvierten en programas, personas y equipos para mejorar la salud de la comunidad. Renown contribuye directamente al bienestar general de la comunidad con una misión de beneficio comunitario para reducir las disparidades en materia de salud, promover el bienestar de la comunidad y mejorar el acceso a la atención de las poblaciones vulnerables. Esto incluye ofrecer atención gratuita y con descuento a aquellos que no pueden pagar la atención médica, y establecer sociedades con otros para abordar la salud y el bienestar. En asociación con muchas organizaciones comunitarias, escuelas del área, agencias de servicios humanos y sociales, y líderes gubernamentales y empresariales, Renown apoya muchas iniciativas educativas, de divulgación de la salud pública y de desarrollo comunitario en todo Nevada. En el año fiscal 2019, Renown Health, una red de salud comunitaria sin fines de lucro y de propiedad local, invirtió más de $158 millones en educación de salud, iniciativas comunitarias y servicios de atención médica no reembolsables. En el año fiscal 2020, el Dr. Tony Slonim, director ejecutivo, destinó $150,000 en fondos a 60agencias locales para apoyar los esfuerzos de diversidad e inclusión y los determinantes sociales de la salud.