COVID-19 and Our Community: Better Safe Than Sorry! is an educational material to support the work of community health workers on COVID-19 and its prevention. It is complemented by a guide with concrete suggestions on how to use the flipchart and links to resources for those who want to delve deeper into the subject and investigate if there are any changes in the information.
The flipchart includes basic concepts of COVID-19, prevention and vaccination in the form of clear and simple messages that are supported by culturally appropriate illustrations to facilitate the process of communicating and transmitting information to community members. You can download these resources for free in both English and Spanish.
Migrant Clinicians Network's white paper, “Failures of US Health Care System for Pregnant Asylum Seekers,” outlines how pregnant asylum seekers who have been released into the US to await their asylum hearing face extreme obstacles to secure prenatal care, despite their legal presence within the country.
Without prenatal care, infants will not have the benefit of early screening and treatment for potentially life-threatening diseases and screening for congenital abnormalities, while in utero. Additionally, pregnancies without prenatal care may result in excess utilization of emergency services which produces unforeseen strain on the health care system.
Knowledge of prenatal care needs, cost, lack of insurance, transportation, refusal by health centers, and fear are delineated as key barriers for pregnant asylum seekers from accessing the care they need during their pregnancy.
Press contact: Claire Hutkins Seda, cseda@migrantclinician.org.
The following images can be used for social media posts or other purposes. The illustrations promote vaccination for men of various ages. The illustrations promote vaccination, and text can be inserted into the white thought bubbles.
- ManInGreenShirtSittingAtTableReadingNewspaperComicImage.png (99.89 KB)
- ManInGreenShirtSittingAtTableReadingNewspaperComicImage COLOR2.png (76.54 KB)
- ManInGreenShirtSittingAtTableReadingNewspaperComicImage COLOR1.png (73.73 KB)
- ManInGreenShirtSittingAtTableReadingNewspaperComicImageELDER2.png (81.82 KB)
- ManInBlueShirtSittingAtTableReadingNewspaperComicImage_0.png (95.61 KB)
- ManInBlueShirtSittingAtTableReadingNewspaperComicImage_0ELDER1.png (91.85 KB)
The following images can be used for social media posts or other purposes. The illustrations depict a healthcare worker and woman discussing vaccines and money. The images have empty speech bubbles that can be edited to include text.
- Money_comic_With_BubblesElder lady.png (50.73 KB)
- Money_comic_With_Bubbles.png (41.11 KB)
The following images can be used for social media posts or other purposes. The illustrations depict a healthcare worker and patient discussing the myth of microchips in vaccines. Some of the images include empty speech bubbles that can be edited to include text. These images can be used to help address vaccine myths regarding microchips in vaccines.
- WomanElderAndManDiscussingHesitanciesAndMyths.png (70.83 KB)
- WomanGirlAndManDiscussingHesitanciesAndMyths.png (71.02 KB)
- WomanAndManDiscussingHesitanciesAndMyths.png (68.49 KB)
- Chip_And_Vaccine_Comic_With_Bubbles Elder lady.png (40.62 KB)
- Chip_And_Vaccine_Comic_With_Bubbles COLOR2.png (52.09 KB)
- Chip_And_Vaccine_Comic_With_Bubbles COLOR1.png (41.23 KB)
- Chip_And_Vaccine_Comic_With_Bubbles.PNG (42.2 KB)
The following images can be used for social media posts or other purposes. The illustrations depict two people standing six feet apart while wearing masks. The images can be used to promote social distancing and practices to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases.
- VaccinatedManAndWomanSocialDistancingAndWearingMasksComicImage.png (49.87 KB)
- VaccinatedManAndWomanSocialDistancingAndWearingMasksComicImageCOLOR1.png (45.94 KB)
- VaccinatedManAndWomanSocialDistancingAndWearingMasksComicImageCOLOR2.png (44.69 KB)
- VaccinatedCHILDAndWOMANSocialDistancingAndWearingMasksComicImageCOLOR2.png (55.78 KB)
- VaccinatedCHILDAndGIRLSocialDistancingAndWearingMasksComicImageCOLOR2.png (65.55 KB)
The following image can be used for social media posts or other purposes. Its purpose is to promote vaccination.
- PeopleAroundTheWorld_0.png (115.45 KB)
The following images can be used for social media posts or other purposes. It depicts three people with band-aid symbols on their clothing to represent vaccination.
- ThreeVaccinatedPeopleComicImageCOLOR1.png (93.75 KB)
- ThreeVaccinatedPeopleComicImage.png (111.09 KB)
The following image can be used for social media posts or other purposes. Its purpose is to promote vaccination and communicate its safety. Text can be inserted into the white speech bubbles to explain that vaccinations are not harmful to human DNA.
- VaccineAndDNAComicImage.png (78.51 KB)
The following images can be used for social media posts or other purposes. Their purpose is to promote the scheduling of vaccination appointments.
The following images can be used for social media posts or other purposes. The illustrations promote vaccination for women of various ages. The illustrations promote vaccination, and text can be inserted into the white thought bubbles.
- WomanInGreenShirtSittingAtTableReadingNewspaperComicImage.png (82.39 KB)
- WomanElderInGreenShirtSittingAtTableReadingNewspaperComicImage.png (87.57 KB)
- WomanInBlueShirtSittingAtTableReadingNewspaperComicImage_0.png (85.85 KB)
- WomanElderInBlueShirtSittingAtTableReadingNewspaperComicImage_0.png (89.53 KB)
The following images can be used for social media posts or other purposes. The illustrations promote safe vaccinations for pregnant and nursing women. Both color and printer-friendly options are available.
- PregnantVaccinatedWoman Green transp Backg.png (189.8 KB)
- PregnantVaccinatedWoman GreenSoft face_0.png (417.88 KB)
- PregnantVaccinatedWoman GreenSoft faceTransBackground.png (364.37 KB)
- PregnantWoman BlueSoftace.png (370.49 KB)
- Nursing Mom Vaccinated.png (627.7 KB)
- Nursing Mom VaccinatedAfricanamerican.png (773.6 KB)
- Woman-Pregnant_Vaccinated.png (177.32 KB)
- Woman-Pregnant_Vaccinated_2.png (231.78 KB)
- Woman-Pregnant.png (159.92 KB)
- Woman-Pregnant_2.png (196.21 KB)
- Woman-Breastfeeding_Vaccinated_2.png (273.06 KB)
- Woman-Breastfeeding_Vaccinated.png (432.99 KB)
- Woman-Pregnant_Questions-Vaccination_2.png (232.64 KB)
- Woman-Pregnant_Questions-Vaccination_3.png (289.42 KB)
- Woman-Pregnant_Questions-Vaccination.png (201.22 KB)
- Woman-Pregnant_Questions-Vaccination_4.png (256.47 KB)
The following images can be used for social media posts or other purposes. The illustrations promote vaccination for elders. Both color and printer-friendly options are available.
- 60 woman vaccinated.png (455.06 KB)
- Elder_Vaccinated.png (209.59 KB)
The following images can be used for social media posts or other purposes. The illustrations promote vaccination for teenagers. Both color and printer-friendly options are available.
- 18 woman vaccinated.png (365.05 KB)
- Teen-Girl_Vaccinated.png (264.31 KB)
The following images can be used for social media posts or other purposes. The illustrations promote vaccination for children and families. Both color and printer-friendly options are available.
- Momand Child vaccine BlueTranspBackgr.png (203.84 KB)
- Momand Child vaccine Blue.png (262.32 KB)
- Momand Child vaccine Latin Question.png (276.95 KB)
- Momand Child vaccineLatin.png (224.87 KB)
- Mother+Child_Vaccination_2.png (313.04 KB)
- Mother+Child_Questions-Vaccination_2.png (430.61 KB)
- Mother+Child_Vaccination.png (240.75 KB)
- Mother+Child_Questions-Vaccination.png (304.64 KB)
The following images can be used for social media posts or other purposes. The illustrations promote vaccination for children. Both color and printer-friendly options are available.
- ThreeVaccinatedKids.png (269.11 KB)
- Vaccinated GIRL 1.png (101.88 KB)
- Vaccinated GIRL 2.png (105.59 KB)
- Vaccinated BOY 3.png (94.62 KB)
- Child-Girl-2_Vaccinated.png (109.33 KB)
- Child-Girl-1_Vaccinated.png (104.57 KB)
- Child-Boy_Vaccinated.png (106.69 KB)
- ENG_Campaign_Email_Template-Initial_Email.docx (26.65 KB)
- SPA_Formato_Correo_Electrónico-Correo_Electronico_Inicial_07_23_2021_.docx (30.69 KB)
- SPA_Formato_de_Correo_Electrónico-Registro_de_Vacunas_Publicacion_en_Redes_Sociales_07_23_2021.docx (26.94 KB)
- ENG_Campaign_Email_Template-Vaccine_Sign-Up_Social_Media_Post_Sharing_With_Spanish_Post_Translations_07212021.docx (25.13 KB)
- ENG_Campaign_Email_Template-Vaccine_Sign-Up_Social_Media_Post_Sharing_With_Haitian_Creole_Post_Translations.docx (24.74 KB)
- ENG_Campaign_Email_Template-Community_Leader_Highlight_Social_Media_Post_Sharing.docx (23.86 KB)
- SPA_Formato_de_Correo_Electrónico-Lideres_del_la_Comunidada_Para_Destacar_y_Compartir.docx (26.52 KB)
- SPA_Formato_Correo_Electrónico-Videos_de_las_Redes_Sociales_07_23_2021.docx (23.79 KB)
- ENG_Campaign_Email Template-Social_Media_Videos_With_Spanish_Translations.docx (25.05 KB)
- ENG_Campaign_Email Template-Social_Media_Videos_With_Haitian_Creole_Translations.docx (25.74 KB)
- ENG_Campaign_Email_Template-Thank-You_Email.docx (21.83 KB)
- SPA_Formato_Correo_Electrónico-Correo_Electronico_De_Gracias.docx (23.38 KB)
- 2022-8-24_Resource-Mapping_Template.docx (37.37 KB)
- 2023-4-3_Formato-para-el-mapeo-de-recursos.docx (24.25 KB)
- 2022-8-24_Work-Plan_Template.docx (38.31 KB)
- 2023-4-3_Plan-de-trabajo.docx (21.5 KB)
- SPA_Caja_de_Recursos_De_Redes_Sociales_07_23_2021.docx (10.77 MB)
- Haitian_Creole_Social_Media_Toolkit_Template_Haitian_Creole_COVI19_Campaign.docx (2.16 MB)
- ENG_Social_Media_Toolkit_Template_Spanish_COVID19_Vaccine_Campaign_07222021.docx (10.76 MB)
- ENG_Social_Media_Toolkit_Template_Haitian_Creole_COVID19_Vaccine_Campaign_.docx (2.15 MB)
These resources provide editable and printable poster templates to promote COVID-19 or other vaccinations. They are customizable and can be edited to include photographs and text. They are available in English, Spanish, or Haitian Creole, and with English or Spanish editing directions.