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Thank You to the Boston Red Sox for Recognizing Whittier’s Mobile Vaccination Clinic!
Today members of the Whittier Street Health Center’s Mobile Vaccination Clinic received a generous act of kindness from the Boston Red Sox. Each staff member received swag bags containing a Red Sox cap, Red Sox bear, Red Sox commemorative World Series ring, lanyard, mock baseball, spring training t-shirt, baseball cards and a Red Sox pennant. […]
MoreWhittier Street Health Center’s Recognition of the eight-year anniversary of the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing
On Thursday, April 15, 2021, at 2:49 pm—the exact time the first bomb went off at the 2013 marathon finish line–Whittier Street Health Center will announce a moment of silence over the loudspeakers of the Frederica M. Williams Building and the 279 Blue Hill Avenue facilities. All employees are invited to participate in this moment […]
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MA League of CHCs What’s it like to get COVID-19? What’s it like to get the vaccine? What’s it like for doctors and nurses when they have no cure for their patients? Sit back and listen as 6 Massachusetts health center providers of color share their personal stories from the front lines of the pandemic—and […]
MorePop –Up Clinics Bring Vaccines To People Who Can’t Get To A Vaccination Site
https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2021/03/31/pop-up-covid-vaccine-clinics-are-a-hit-among-people-sometimes-considered-vaccine-hesitant The mobile clinics bring vaccines to people who never stopped working during the pandemic and to places that are easy to access.
MoreWSHC’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. […]
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