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Health Committee

Health requires trust and a sense of safety

Health requires trust and a sense of safety. Unfortunately, educational, legal, economic, and environmental injustices have undermined those essential needs and significantly harmed the health of communities of color.  Study after study shows that Black and Brown people suffer much poorer health outcomes as a result of the biases and disparities in our society. Higher rates of stress-related illnesses, reduced access to health care, health care professionals who do not recognize their own implicit biases, racist ideas that have been passed down through health care education, and poorer levels of treatment than white people receive have all led to a general mistrust of health care systems and health care professionals.


The Health Committee seeks to reach out to people of color—to find out what they see as important for their health and then to serve as an advocate for their needs.  We're working to build connections that will help spread accurate, useful information about COVID 19, and to collaborate with others committed to health equity.  We also will work toward identifying and correcting implicit bias in the healthcare system, and to offer self-care workshops and other programs that will help improve the health of people of color in our community.

 


The Health Committee meets on the first Monday of the month at 7:30PM.


However, please check the full events list in case individual meetings have been rescheduled or canceled.


Health Committee projects:

 ⁃ Manchester Community Action Coalition (MCAC) Vaccine Confidence Campaign

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Notice: No-cost COVID testing for all areas of New Hampshire

December 2021

Recently, the state of New Hampshire announced the availability of no-cost test kits,  making it easier for NH residents to do at-home COVID tests. These are PCR saliva tests, with your sample sent to the lab via UPS expedited shipping and results posted privately online in a few days, and so are NOT the COVID-19 rapid antigen tests available in pharmacies.

All NH residents can go to the direct link: https://learn.vaulthealth.com/nh/

Per the Vault Health site,


"This at-home saliva test is offered at no cost from the State of New Hampshire, and you will not be asked for your credit card information. If the system does ask you for payment, this is an error; close your browser and try again."

Or for more information about Covid-19:  https://www.covid19.nh.gov/

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