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WSHC’s Mobile Health Vans will bring life-saving vaccines directly to Boston’s hard-hit BIPOC communities
WSHC’s innovative and community-focused model of mobile vaccination alleviates the need for people who are elderly, high-risk or living with disabilities to travel to distant mass vaccination sites. Critically, WSHC also embraces the cultural and linguistic diversity of BIPOC populations, and provides multilingual healthcare services through its Mobile Vaccination Clinics.
MoreWhittier Street Health Center Launches Covid-19 Mobile Vaccination With Community-Based Groups in Communities of Color in Boston
The Whittier Street Health Center (WSHC), a comprehensive and innovative health care and wellness center championing equitable access to high-quality, cost-effective health care for diverse populations, proudly announces its partnership with community-based organizations in Boston, including the Brazilian Worker Center, Hyde Square Task Force, Agencia ALPHA, León de Judá and Lawyers for Civil Rights, in […]
MoreMobile vaccination team brings shots to those who need them most
https://www.wcvb.com/article/mobile-vaccination-team-brings-shots-to-those-who-need-them-most/35798074 Updated: 12:58 PM EST Mar 10, 2021 A mobile vaccination clinic run by the Whittier Street Health Center is bringing COVID-19 vaccinations to Boston residents at city churches. BOSTON. THE VAN IS MOVING ABOUT THE COMMUNITY TO HELP STOP THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS AND PLACES THAT HAS HAD A DEVASTATING EFFECT.
MoreWhittier Street Health Center to start mobile vaccination clinics
By: Crystal Haynes, Boston 25 News Updated: March 10, 2021 – 4:41 PM BOSTON — In an effort to combat contributing factors like vaccine hesitancy and lack of access due to transportation, Whittier Street Health Center started the delivery of mobile-vaccination clinics to faith-based institutions in high-risk communities. Boston 25 News spoke with retired teacher, Nasaleem Smith, […]
MoreMobile vaccination van rolls out
By adamg on Wed, 03/10/2021 – 9:04am https://www.universalhub.com/2021/mobile-vaccination-vaccination-van-rolls-out WBZ reports the Whittier Street Health Center today starts up a van service to bring 150 daily Moderna doses to several churches in Roxbury, Dorchester and Hyde Park. Pre-registration required for one of the shots.
MoreCOVID Vaccinations At 7 Boston Churches Start Wednesday
By CBSBoston.com StaffMarch 10, 2021 at 4:44 am Filed Under:Boston News, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine BOSTON (CBS) – Some Boston churches are helping to get more people vaccinated. The Whittier Street Health Center will administer vaccines at seven churches in the city, starting Wednesday at the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Dorchester from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. […]
MoreWhittier Street Health Center Receives Grant Funding from Liberty Mutual Foundation to Overcome COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
PRESS RELEASE UPDATED: MAR 9, 2021 09:00 EST https://www.newswire.com/news/whittier-street-health-center-receives-grant-funding-from-liberty-21336326 Whittier Street Health Center has been awarded $350,000 in grants from the Liberty Mutual Foundation to help support its COVID-19 testing and vaccinations for Boston’s communities of color and to support its campaign to overcome the distrust and other barriers that are slowing efforts to vaccinate those […]
MoreRoxbury health center launches mobile vaccination effort
Jordan Frias | Byron Barnett BOSTON (WHDH) – Residents of Roxbury now have two ways of getting vaccinated if they are eligible for the coronavirus vaccine. In addition to the Reggie Lewis Center, eligible residents can now utilize the mobile vaccination center run by Whittier Street Health Center staff. The health center has partnered with Peabody Properties […]
MoreLow income seniors getting vaccinated close to home in hard-hit Roxbury
By: Malini Basu, Boston 25 News Updated: February 26, 2021 – 6:32 PM ROXBURY, Mass. — For weeks, Boston 25 News has been telling you about the struggle in some of the hard-hit communities, like Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan and other surrounding areas. Finally, there’s light at the end of the tunnel, where a local health center is […]
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