CDC COVID-19 Toolkit for Community-based Organizations
The CDC released a new toolkit to assist community-based organizations in educating communities about COVID-19. You can access the toolkit here.
Souls, Storms, and Science - Intersecting Faith and Science
The next installment of this series will focus on Black women navigating the COVID-19 landscape. This session will occur on Tuesday, Feb 9th. Learn more and register to attend here.
SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines
A commentary published in the Annals of Internal Medicine by Drs. Conners, Graham, Lane, and Fauci, on what we have accomplished and what remains left to be learned in our COVID-19 vaccine efforts. You can find the article here.
COVID-19 Facts and Misconceptions:
Executive Director of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing (HIGN) and NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing Professor Dr. Tara Cortes hosts Dr. Sarah D. Berry, Dr. Sandra Crouse Quinn, and Dr. Michi Yukawa to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine facts and misconceptions on Feb 9th. You can learn more and register for this session here.
CoVPN & Partner Resources:
Urban Indian Health Institute COVID-19 Resources
The Urban Indian Health Institute produced many resources focused on engaging American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Check out the resources and videos here.
Asian and Pacific Islander Health Forum COVID-19 Resources
The Asian and Pacific Islander Health Forum produced many resources focused on engaging Asian and Pacific Islander communities. Check out the resources and videos here.
COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations and Research with Children and Pregnant Persons
The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated the FAQs on their website to include information about vaccine recommendations and research with children and pregnant persons. You can check out those FAQs here.
Black AIDS Institute COVID-19 Resources
The Black AIDS Institute has compiled resources focused on engaging Black communities. Check out the resources and videos here.
Treatment Action Group COVID-19 Resources
Treatment Action Group has compiled resources focused on engaging diverse communities, including persons living with HIV. Check out the resources here.
COVID Vaccine Matters
Dr. Larry Corey and Dr. Chris Beyrer of the COVID-19 Prevention Network have penned a series of blogs on the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, which can be found here.
Community Engagement Materials Menu (updated 4 Jan 2021)
The CoVPN created many community engagement materials to help educate communities about COVID-19 and the research happening. You can access all of the CoVPN Community Engagement materials that have been created and share with your friends, colleagues, and communities via a secure Dropbox here (Password: CoVPNTria!$) or see the attached menu document. This menu update includes an mRNA Info Sheet, and several infographics about mRNA vaccines (as JPEGs and ideal for social media sharing/posts).
Iman and COVID-19
This series was developed to address the concerns of Muslim communities regarding COVID-19 and COVID-19 research. The sessions are recorded and available on the CoVPN Facebook page here.
PANDEMIA Series
This series was developed in partnership with the Latino Commission on AIDS to address the concerns of Latinx communities regarding COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccine trials. The session recordings of past episodes are available on the CoVPN YouTube page here.
COVID in Black Series
This series was developed to address the concerns of Black communities regarding COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccine trials. The session recordings of past episodes can be found on the CoVPN YouTube page here and on the CoVPN Facebook page here.
The COVID-19 Vaccine and the Black Community was an amazing and informative discussion on COVID-19 vaccines and clinical trials organized by Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc. and features Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett and Dr. Barney Graham (NIH), Dr. Wayne Frederick (Howard University), and Dr. Wayne Riley (formerly with Meharry Medical College), along with other Black health experts and leaders.
The CoVPN is also pushing out some amazing content that is definitely worthy of sharing. If you are on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, please follow the CoVPN and share our content with your contacts and networks!
And of course, check out our website for more information on the network and the clinical trials: www.PreventCOVID.org.
Announcements
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The W. Montague Cobb/National Medical Association Health Institute, in collaboration with the National Medical Association (NMA), honors the life and enduring legacy of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., a towering figure in the pursuit of justice, equity, and human dignity. The full video of this discussion can be found on our webinar page.
Cobb & Company Podcast Episode 15: Dr. Hassan Tetteh talks about the many ways that artificial intelligence is reshaping healthcare, research, and the workforce, and it's origins in military applications. Cobb Institute Podcast
Physician scientists: Calling all researchers to Join the Project IMPACT2 subscriberlist. Complete the 10-minute survey
Cobb President & CEO Receives JRGOS 2026 Augustus A. White, III, MD, PhD Founders Award: Read more
The Inaugural World Congress on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, presented in partnership with NMA, Imhotep, The Cobb Institute and Springer Nature’s Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, featured a keynote from Cobb Institute President Dr. Randall Morgan.Read more
2026 W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute Health Disparities Symposium The 2026 Health Disparities Symposium, presented by the W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute in collaboration with Howard University Hospital, was a great success. The main symposium and the evening gathering were well attended and featured dynamic speakers and presentations.
Congratulations to Leon McDougle, MD, MPH, member of the Cobb Institute Board of Directors and the first African-American professor with tenure in The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Medicine’s department of family and community medicine, on receiving the 2025 Louis W. Sullivan, MD, Award from the AAMC. Read the full announcement here.