Event Title
Understanding the Role of Trust in Mitigating COVID-19 Related Health Disparities
Presenter(s)
Victor Jordan
(Due to unforeseen circumstances, Mr. Jordan was not able to participate in the panel live, but he did provide remarks that are included in the panel summary.)
Victor Jordan is the First Vice Chairperson, Community Board 17 (CB 17), Brooklyn, New York. CB 17 consists primarily of the neighborhoods of East Flatbush and the Flatbush sections of Brooklyn. He is a member of the Social Services Committee of CB 17, where issues dealing with healthcare and hospitals are discussed. In previous Community Board administrations, Victor has served as Chairperson of the Land Use Committee and Chairperson of the Education Committee. Victor has lived in Flatbush/East Flatbush for most of his life. In terms of his educational background, Victor has a background in mathematics education, political economy, and law.
Jahmel Robinson
Jahmel K. Robinson, B.S., M.A., was born in the inner-city of Albany, New York. While growing up, Jahmel was very involved in transforming his community through service. Jahmel, who sees the church as his foundation for his life's work, is an ordained minister. Jahmel currently serves as the Director of Ministry Operations, where he is responsible for the oversight of ministry objectives and leadership development.
Ladan Alomar
Ladan Alomar's earliest memories are of helping people, bringing the poor children in her neighborhood to her home to feed them when she was in elementary school. Years later, Alomar has molded her life around serving others. She served as the executive director of Centro Civico for three decades, growing the organization's programs and assets immensely.
Winsome Foderingham (Moderator)
Extensive design, management, partnership-building and external relations experience across sectors including nonprofit, higher education, government and corporate philanthropy.
As a creative business strategist, I pay attention and I am naturally curious--using broad-spectrum notice to plan for proposals and programs that meet primary audience needs and are sustainable. As part of the University at Albany's Office of Corporate & Foundation Relations team, I coordinate external partnerships with national foundations and company-sponsored foundations, in part to raise funds for faculty research and university-wide campaigns, programs and institutional projects. I consult with campus leaders and faculty and academic departments with fundraising strategies and framing ideas for foundation outreach.
Curate discipline-specific training for academic departments on topics related to successful proposal (grant) writing.
Strong proponent of integrating new media and social networks channels such as Twitter for fundraising, sharing research and academic updates, marketing, community engagement, partnership building, student services, and more.
Facilitator, resource connector, speaker and writer with extensive proposal (grant) writing, instructional design, and speechwriting experience.
Start Date
8-1-2021 10:00 AM
End Date
8-1-2021 11:00 AM
Abstract
Trust is generally recognized as both an enabler of and a barrier to achieving health equity. A lack of trust in governments and government officials, health care providers and pharmaceutical companies, among others, is recognized as a factor in the disparities chronically experienced in socially vulnerable populations, and exacerbated in the COVID-19 pandemic. In many communities of color, the Tuskegee syphilis study stands as a reminder to distrust medical authorities; it is still fresh in the minds and hearts of many in the community. Voluntary vaccinations, utilization of public health and social services and confidence in public health messages are just some of the actions that rely on the presence of trust and trustworthy institutions. Panelists will share their perspectives on the role of trust in mitigating health disparities, their experiences in working to build the necessary trust among vulnerable communities and their insights about gaps in what is known about how to build and sustain trust as part of interventions designed to achieve health equity.
Understanding the Role of Trust in Mitigating COVID-19 Related Health Disparities
Trust is generally recognized as both an enabler of and a barrier to achieving health equity. A lack of trust in governments and government officials, health care providers and pharmaceutical companies, among others, is recognized as a factor in the disparities chronically experienced in socially vulnerable populations, and exacerbated in the COVID-19 pandemic. In many communities of color, the Tuskegee syphilis study stands as a reminder to distrust medical authorities; it is still fresh in the minds and hearts of many in the community. Voluntary vaccinations, utilization of public health and social services and confidence in public health messages are just some of the actions that rely on the presence of trust and trustworthy institutions. Panelists will share their perspectives on the role of trust in mitigating health disparities, their experiences in working to build the necessary trust among vulnerable communities and their insights about gaps in what is known about how to build and sustain trust as part of interventions designed to achieve health equity.