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Lo que el Covid se llevó/Those who Covid took away

Tue, 30 May 2023 14:44:04 GMT

Since the onset of COVID-19, artists and cultural organizations have played a critical role in helping to share essential public health information within their communities. CONTRA-TIEMPO is one of 30 organizations funded by the CDC Foundation to harness the power of the arts to engage audiences and participants of all ages to build confidence in COVID-19 and flu vaccines. Through this project, CONTRA-TIEMPO partnered with artists in 4 different states: Arizona, California, Georgia, and Florida. Through a collaborative creative process led by Artistic Director and Choreographer Ana Maria Alvarez and Filmmaker and Director Tiffany Judkins, Black and Latinx artists from across the country sharing their stories and experiences about the vaccine, exploring the fundamental question of: Who did you get vaccinated for?

“Throughout our communities, an understandable distrust of governmental, medical and public health institutions exists. Through this series of dance films, we will explore the contradictions and nuances of what it means to work, parent, lead and connect inside of the pandemic and what led our collaborators to make the decision to get vaccinated. So many of the stories we are hearing are rooted in a deep belief in the collective good. It has given me a lot of hope for the future,” said Ana María Álvarez, Founding Artistic Director CONTRA-TIEMPO Activist Dance Theater. Move To Vaccinate uplifts voices of artists who are making a difference in their respective communities and moving money back into the hands of artists of color, who have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. Community Partners include (this list continues to grow throughout the life of the project): MUCE: Miami Urban Contemporary Experience (link to https://www.muce305.org)Ashlee Katrice Thomas (Cultural Liaison for Miami)Dorvilier Olivier (Miami) Kara Janelle (Cultural Liaison for Atlanta)Outcrowd (Phoenix) Paqo Colorado (Phoenix) Ruby Morales (Cultural Liaison for Phoenix) Amen Santos (Los Angeles) Brasil Brasil Cultural Center (Los Angeles)Funding for this effort is made possible through a subaward from the CDC Foundation and is part of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) financial assistance award totaling $2,500,000.00 with 100 percent funding from CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, CDC/HHS or the U.S. Government.

About CONTRA-TIEMPO: CONTRA-TIEMPO is a bold, multilingual Los Angeles-based activist dance theater company that creates communities where all people are awakened to a sense of themselves as artists and social change agents who move through the world with compassion and confidence. They create a new physical, visual and sonic vocabulary that collages Salsa, AfroCuban, hip-hop, and contemporary dance with theater, compelling text, and original music to bring dynamic multi-modal experiences to the concert stage. While their performances are consistently electrifying, what sets the company apart most is their unique relationship to their own community. CONTRA-TIEMPO takes an uncompromisingly radical approach to the ways in which artists function within communities and create their work. They intentionally engage diverse audiences, cultivate dancer leaders, and center stories not traditionally heard on the concert stage, using their engagement process to inform and continuously re-fuel their creative process, and vice-versa.

CONTRA-TIEMPO Activist Dance Theater

Tue, 30 May 2023 14:24:16 GMT

Time Has Chosen Us

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 19:05:27 GMT

Out of Hand Theater’s Vaccine Confidence Program, Time Has Chosen Us, is a community engagement program that is inspired by the message from the late Congressman John Lewis that “we may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us”. It is our time to come together against the pandemic. Time Has Chosen Us brought together artists, doctors and a public health evaluation team to create a cinematic narrative and educational film developed from one-on-one interviews and insights from community focus groups around concerns and barriers that citizens of Southwest and North Central Georgia, and parts of East Alabama, faced when accessing the COVID vaccine.

These areas were chosen because of their low vaccination rates within the community, and because they contained a majority population of African-American citizens. This reflected Out of Hand's mission of combining theater and film with information and conversation to advance social justice and anti-racism. Many of the community members in this area, notably within Albany, GA, were vilified by the press and metropolitan areas for the outbreaks that occurred early in the pandemic in March of 2020. We felt that these individuals' situations and experiences were not heard or met with the necessary support to meet their needs as it pertained to public health.

This led to the creation of the narrative film, “Comfort”, written by Amina S. McIntyre, directed by Thomas Brazzle and starring Rob Cleveland (Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns, Drumline) and Cynthia D. Barker (Tyler Perry's House of Payne, The Game). Comfort follows a middle-class school teacher who faces her own insecurities and her family’s individual challenges when bringing them all together for their first annual gathering since the start of the pandemic. This story reflected the differing viewpoints, fears and concerns that many people have experienced in dealing with COVID. The film was followed by an educational video that dispelled myths about the COVID-19 vaccines and provided accurate, relevant, and human-centered information about COVID-19. To supplement the films, a team led by Marcel Foster, founder of Performance Hypothesis, created materials to enhance the program. Take away cards were designed by Brianna Smith, and an electronic survey, designed by Dania Hussain and Brianna Smith, was created to direct individuals to resources and relevant information about COVID-19 vaccination. Daima MacHang’u served as the event coordinator helping create engaging community activities in partnership with local community leaders in parts of Southwest and North Central Georgia.

Events had vaccines on hand provided by CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort) in collaboration with the Georgia Department of Public Health. Talk backs were also held at each event with a public health official. The goal was to help break the barriers between these communities and public health organizations, while also dispelling the myths that are common around COVID-19 vaccines. Through three events we reached close to a 100 in person individuals and over 400 individuals online virtually. At each event many participants wanted to coordinate future events and ways to share the film in their communities, give take away cards to family members, and speak one on one with the public health officials present at our events. We connected to doctors, community leaders in areas we hadn't been before and in turn gained future funding from the Georgia Department of Public Health to do more events for the next two years throughout the entire state.

BestShotUGA TikTok Competition

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 18:47:29 GMT

The University of Georgia (UGA) Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, along with College of Education professor Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor and representatives from the UGA Arts Council, is working to help increase vaccine confidence through community participation in the arts.

To incentivize community engagement, project organizers hosted a contest offering $1000 in cash prizes to any TikTok users creating such videos, the criteria being: presenting accurate information (25%), attracting viewership (25%) and original, entertainment value (50%). To increase participation and visibility, we hosted three TikTok tables on campus where we recorded brief interviews, asking passersby "how do you feel about vaccines?" Between February 1st to April 1st, 2022, 394 videos were posted on our #bestshotuga TikTok page , 278 of which were new, non-repetitive content. 124 of the videos (45%) were interviews (46 on February 12th; 57 on March 14th; and 21 on March 21st). Less than 3% of videos were made by creators who were not funded artists or solicited at campus interviews.

The data included the TikToks, TikTok commentary, longer interviews with 8 solicited TikTok artists, dozens of short interviews while tabling, the Author1's field notes, and survey data solicited at awards ceremony (11 participants on April 23rd with more surveys coming in daily). Followers for this project have steadily grown from 0 to 175, acquiring almost 200,000 views in eight weeks. Organizers wanted to understand how participants were re-storying COVID-19 vaccination messages.

Inmunidad Comunidad

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 17:10:08 GMT

Inmunidad Comunidad

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month and those who selflessly lend their well-respected voices to advocate for critical issues surrounding health, we are excited to launch Inmunidad Comunidad, a Spanish-language extension of Community Immunity – our rap anthology about vaccines.

David Hassler: Global Vaccine Poem Project

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 17:04:22 GMT

David Hassler: Global Vaccine Poem Project

David Hassler is Director of the Wick Poetry Center in Kent State's College of Arts and Sciences. In collaboration. with The University of Arizona Poetry Center, Hassler supports the Global Vaccine Poem Project, which aims to cultivate collective healing through poetry, to encourage all people to reflect on both the pandemic and their vaccination, and to imagine a safe and thriving future. The project is an effort to support both large-scale vaccination efforts and personal, individual responses to the historic challenges brought on by COVID-19. "We know that poetry is a powerful tool to connect us across division, to remind us of both of our individuality and our shared humanity."

Free the Vaccine for COVID-19

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 16:56:33 GMT

Since March 2020, an international collective of university students, artists, and healthcare advocates has been working to “Free the Vaccine for COVID-19.” In other words: to make sure that publicly-funded tests, treatments, and effective vaccines are available to everyone, everywhere, not just those with the ability to pay.

Guaranteeing this access is crucial for ending the pandemic. And, from an ethical standpoint, it’s simply the right thing to do. The campaign uses artistic activism to bolster calls from around the world for a “people’s vaccine.” Methods are based on research and history.

Coming Through COVID-19 Art Contest

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 20:38:46 GMT

Coming Through COVID-19 Art Contest is an opportunity for high school students from the US Virgin Islands to create artwork on their reflections and feelings of the pandemic, such as how they personally dealt with isolation or quarantine, a friend or family member getting the virus, or a personal loss. The artwork can also include messages to build COVID-19 vaccine confidence and how it can help the USVI to achieve a safe, new normal. Students may choose from a variety of mediums, such as drawing, painting, or mixed media/collage techniques, to create their artwork. Winners from each island, will be selected by a panel of judges (local artists and teachers) and by votes from the people through a virtual gallery on the website [ http://www.comingthroughcovidusvi.art/ ]

Arts Alliance Illinois: #VaxToGetBack

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 20:34:24 GMT

Arts Alliance Illinois: #VaxToGetBack

The Arts Alliance Illinois is encouraging all of their members and the whole creative sector to get involved encouraging their communities to get vaccinated as a method of safely returning to arts activities. The campaign, called #VaxToGetBack, is targeting arts organizations and enthusiasts throughout the state of Illinois. They invite their partners to participate in the campaign by posting on Instagram and Facebook about how they are ready to get back to in-person arts appreciation — whether that’s hosting gallery openings or shows, plays, concerts, or any arts-focused activities.

Johaira Michelle

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 20:33:55 GMT

J ohaira Michelle, registered nurse and a film student, creates visually stunning art that incorporates humor to empower the latino community to get vaccinated.

La Cuarentena Project, created by Michelle, is an informational website about COVID-19. The website contains two music video PSAs promoting vaccines, "La Cuarentena" and "Hot VaXxX Summer."

YBCA: San Francisco Creative Corps

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 20:33:42 GMT

A program that puts artists to work in service of the health of their communities. The SFCC Community Health Ambassadors have been engaging their neighborhoods, sharing critical pandemic safety messages that help protect their community and inspire them through the performing arts. Their Community Health Ambassadors even created a series of short videos encouraging community members to get vaccinated, to continue practicing COVID-safe behavior, bringing joy to everyone.

YBCA has been working alongside Paint the Void, an organization paying visual artists to promote COVID-19 public health messaging through city-wide public art.

#VAXToGetBack - Arts Alliance Illinois

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 20:33:37 GMT

Restrictions are lifting and things are opening back up, but many people still haven't been vaccinated. Arts Alliance Illinois is encouraging all community members and the whole creative sector to get involved encouraging people to get vaccinated as a method of safely returning to arts activities. The social media campaign, called #VaxToGetBack, targets arts organizations and enthusiasts throughout the state of Illinois. Arts Alliance Illinois invites partners to participate in the campaign by posting on Instagram and Facebook about how organizations are ready to get back to in-person arts appreciation — whether that’s hosting gallery openings or shows, plays, concerts, or any arts-focused activities.

Misinformation has been rampant on social media over the course of the pandemic. The #VAXToGetBack campaign aims to spread some encouragement and positivity about getting vaccinated and getting back to in-person arts experiences.

"Do It for Grandma" by Out of Hand Theatre

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 20:33:21 GMT

"Do it for Grandma" is a vaccine promotion comedy created by Out of Hand Theater in partnership with Coolcoolcool Productions. This video was created to help the Atlanta community understand the benefits of getting vaccinated for the you and for those around you. Their goal is to reach 5,000 people with this video.

The Go Safely Project

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 17:20:01 GMT

#GoSafely is a hashtag, an idea, and the concept behind a project brought to Havoc Movemen t, theatre and digital media company, by the Centers for Disease Control as a part of their campaign to inform the conversations around COVID-19 vaccination.

The project consists of highly creative video productions and well as an accessible resource list for more information about the COVID-19 vaccine.

La Cuarentena Project

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 14:51:23 GMT

La Cuarentena Project, created by Johaira Michelle, is an informational website about COVID-19. The website contains two music video PSAs promoting vaccines, "La Cuarentena" and "Hot VaXxX Summer."

Johaira Michelle, registered nurse and a film student, creates visually stunning art that incorporates humor to empower the latino community to get vaccinated.

Arts to Build Vaccine Confidence

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:54:12 GMT

The Award Winning Out of Hand Theater is using the arts to build vaccine confidence. Their project, "The Time Has Chosen Us", is inspired by the message from the late Congressman John Lewis that “we may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us”. It is our time to come together against the pandemic. “The Time Has Chosen Us” brings together artists to create a cinematic narrative and educational film developed from one-on-one interviews and insights from community focus groups around concerns and barriers that citizens of specific counties in the south face when accessing the COVID vaccine.

Lalo Alcaraz: COVID Latino Project

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 21:19:35 GMT

Lalo Alcaraz: COVID Latino Project

Latinx cartoonist and two-time Pulitzer editorial cartoon finalist Lalo Alcaraz has created comic cartoons for the "COVID Latino Project". Using culturally relevant references, Alcaraz’s cartoons hope to spread information about coronavirus inoculations and the importance of testing to Latino communities. “It’s right up my alley as far as something that I believe in and that is a crisis, which is vaccine hesitancy in our community, especially among campesinos,” Alcaraz said, referring to farmers.

The Velvet Bandit

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 21:15:02 GMT

Unemployed lunch lady turned street artist is empowering Northern Californians to get their COVID vaccine

Using street art, this former lunch lady turned street artist known only as the Velvet Bandit expresses a message of hope in her work and aims to encourage people in her Northern California community to get vaccinated. She wants to make pro-COVID vaccine artwork that connects us and also encourages people to trust in the vaccine. The artist uses a sense of humor and a tongue-in-cheek attitude to get her message across. She wants to produce art that is "pretty, positive, and uplifting" but also nudges her neighbors in the right direction.

Doug E. Fresh: Hip Hop Public Health

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 21:13:01 GMT

Doug E. Fresh: Hip Hop Public Health

Doug E. Fresh, founding artist and board member of Hip Hop Public Health, uses his talents and resources to unite and inspire social justice. More specifically, he is dedicated to inspiring health behavior change and achieving health equity in communities of color.

Isabel Lopez: COVID Vaccine Art Campaign

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 21:07:51 GMT

Isabel Lopez: COVID Vaccine Art Campaign

Lopez is the executive director of the non-profit Raizes Collective and one of the main organizers for the Collective's arts and public health campaign. The campaign takes aim at fears and myths about vaccine safety through artwork by local artists that’s been made into posters, flyers and banners. “For me, this campaign is really about attempting to save our gente (people) because right now there are so many myths going around,” says Lopez.

Vaccine Clinics at Central Arkansas Library System (CALS)

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 21:04:48 GMT

The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) is using their Communities for Immunity grant to open up vaccine clinics to residents of Pulaski and Perry County. During these vaccine clinics, CALS will be offering lunch and giving away sweatshirts and blankets to those who get vaccinated. They will also have a fun photo booth opportunity to celebrate getting vaccinated.

Vaccine Influencer program at Glendale Library, Arts & Culture (GLAC)

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 21:02:42 GMT

Glendale Library, Arts & Culture (GLAC) has started an initiative to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Glendale by recruiting and training community members to become “Vaccine Influencers” who have the tools to effectively build vaccine confidence with their family, friends, and coworkers. GLAC will train Vaccine Influencers on: Evidence-based communication strategies, How to handle misinformation, and The basics of how vaccines work.

This program is made possible by a Communities for Immunity grant. Communities for Immunity is made possible with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) .

The Galesburg (IL) Public Library

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 14:36:31 GMT

The Cook Inlet Housing Authority (CIHA) is a tribally designated housing entity serving the Cook Inlet region, including Anchorage, Alaska. The agency develops, owns, and operates a large portfolio of affordable housing throughout the region. Serving not only tribal members and other Alaska Natives and Native Americans but also the diverse population of greater Anchorage. CIHA identified the need to use arts and culture to encourage residents’ involvement in local planning and design to unify them. Collaboration with local artists and experimentation in activating space, creative placemaking, and problem-solving demonstrates CIHA's strategic intent to infuse their work with novel strategies and insights. They are guided by Alaska Native values and the Community Development Investments program provided the staff the opportunity to incorporate those values into activities and practices that enhanced their capacity to meet residents’ housing needs more effectively and to build genuine community.

The Peale Museum in Baltimore, MD

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 20:12:07 GMT

The Peale Museum in Baltimore, MD is expanding upon storytelling programming by leveraging local and national experts on vaccine uptake to create a cohort of local youth to serve as “Ambassadors” who can engage their vaccine-hesitant peers on vaccine confidence and uptake.

Sing For Hope

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 18:57:53 GMT

Sing for Hope harnesses the power of the arts to create a better world. Their creative programs bring hope, healing, and connection to millions of people in hospitals, care facilities, schools, refugee camps, transit hubs, and community spaces worldwide.

From March-July 2021, Sing for Hope provided 125 consecutive daily concerts, reaching over 270,000 community members comprised of vaccine recipients, medical staff, Javits staff, and National Guard, and many more through virtual streaming. With an average of 5 musicians hired for each of the 125 performances, Sing for Hope was one of the most significant employers of professional freelance musicians in the U.S. during Spring 2021. Their programming at the Javits Center gave them an opportunity to demonstrate (with unprecedented size and scope) the healing power of the arts and its potential for positive integration into future pandemic response.

Anishinaabe Covid Vaccine Healing Drum Song

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:03:10 GMT

Anishinaabe Prayer and Healing Drum Song Video encouraging Native Americans to get their COVID-19 Vaccine. Performed by Michigan drum Woodland Stream.

The song brings the community together to focus on healing from the events of the pandemic and to protect their community. It is a song that presents a prayer for life and spiritual lift.

Native American Community Clinic Covid Vaccine Poster!

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 12:56:47 GMT

Artists Howes and Myles were tasked with designing a poster to depict the future of their community. It emphasizes the importance of "Protecting Our Future Generations."

"To be good relatives to our communities means taking care of ourselves on mental, physical and spiritual levels so that we can honor our elders' teachings and pass those down to the youth. We all are responsible for protecting our future generations by nurturing our youth and cherishing our elders through our own actions. This kind of compassion for others and ourselves is the blooming flower of life in each of us." Marlena Myles

INTO ACTION Content Library | COVID-19 Vaccine

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 14:50:11 GMT

INTO ACTION: COVID-19 Vaccine GIFs

INTO ACTION is a movement of designers, illustrators, animators and artists building cultural momentum around civic engagement and the issues affecting our country and world.

These GIFs are free to use without modification or credit, but they appreciate being tagged where possible. Find them on Instagram and Twitter at @intoactionus.

Post Vaccine Happy Dance: Not Just Showing Off

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 21:53:21 GMT

Post Vaccine Happy Dance: Not Just Showing Off

Gurdeep Pandher posted a viral video of him doing the bhangra, which is a traditional dance from Punjab, India, to highlight his excitement of receiving both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. This is a part of the global vaccine celebration via social media announcing their vaccinations and encouraging others to do the same.

“Shots In Town”-- Paul Costabile (NYC comedian) released a music video showing the importance of being vaccinated.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 21:53:19 GMT

“Shots In Town”-- Paul Costabile (NYC comedian) released a music video showing the importance of being vaccinated.

The music video for “Shots In Town” features videos of families from across the world reuniting after being fully vaccinated, as well as healthcare workers and patients receiving vaccines for the first time. The lyrics talk about the progression of the vaccine rollout, touches on the science and tells you how to make an appointment. This is a feel good song put out free on social media that celebrated the vaccine being out and people being able to see their families again, and also gave people information about vaccine rollout, production, and how to make an appointment.

Breakout Princeton Blogs-Cracks in the System: Healthcare and COVID

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 21:53:18 GMT

Breakout Princeton Blogs-

Cracks in the System: Healthcare and COVID

Princeton University collaborated with PACE Center for Civic Engagement to provide students with an opportunity to listen to guest speakers, dissect art/films/articles to "understand the challenges that exist in getting access to health services". Through this, student participants will get an opportunity to discuss the importance of vaccinations and brainstorm strategies on how to enable greater access to it. Most importantly, through this event, there will be short films posted on their social media accounts that discuss how to receive a COVID-19 vaccine and the importance of doing so.

#SleevesUpNOLA

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 21:53:16 GMT

#SleevesUpNOLA

The City of New Orleans, in collaboration with New Orleans Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, and the Louisiana Department of Health, created the "Sleeves Up Campaign". The campaign aims to incorporate local Carnival dance culture to encourage NOLA citizens to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The campaign also began the hashtag, #SleevesUpNOLA, to encourage the local population to share their own reasons for getting the vaccine.

China’s Sichuan Provincial Commission of Health

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 21:53:15 GMT

China’s Sichuan Provincial Commission of Health

China’s Sichuan Provincial Commission of Health created a nationwide art vaccine campaign to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations. Through this campaign, they created a vaccine rap music video known as "Get Jabbed Quick".

They utilize Chinese singers and rappers, dancers, and footage of locals receiving their COVID-19 vaccine to encourage others do to the same.

Forsyth Barr Stadium Vaccine Clinic

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 21:53:14 GMT

Forsyth Barr Stadium Vaccination Clinic

As a collaboration between Te Kaika and the local university's Maori and Pacific Island student associations an event has been created to decrease anxiety at vaccination sites. The event is bringing a "party atmosphere" to the vaccination site at Forsyth Barr Stadium through music. Students have reported that having the music made them have more fun and made the time pass by quicker. The clinic had about 6000 vaccine doses.

Ad Council Music Video

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 21:53:12 GMT

Ad Council Music Video

The COVID-19 Vaccine Education Initiative partnered with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) to create an music video encouraging vaccination. The campaign, entitled "It's Up to You", was made to express the wish that sports can return to normalcy thanks to the vaccine.

The COVID-19 Vaccine Education Initiative is lead by the Ad Council, and the COVID Collaborative with the involvement of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Global Vaccine Poem

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:14:51 GMT

Global Vaccine Poem

Dear Vaccine is a global community poem, inviting everyone to share their voices to promote COVID-19 vaccination through the imaginative language of poetry. People are encouraged to submit their creative responses to the prompt "Dear Vaccine" to increase vaccine confidence and promote a sense of community through the art of poetry.

The Global Vaccine Poem project is a collaboration between the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University, housed in the College of Arts and Sciences & The University of Arizona Poetry Center, housed in the College of Humanities.

Ndlovu Youth Choir's "JabaJaba"

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:14:46 GMT

Ndlovu Youth Choir's "JabaJaba"

The renowned South African Ndlovu Youth Choir released a new song encouraging locals to do the #jabajaba and get vaccinated.

The choir master, Ralf Schmitt, encouraged all to get vaccinated, saying, “We hope that our message particularly resonates with young people and encourages them to not only take the vaccine but encourage their friends and families to do so.”

The Vaccine Vial Project

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:14:45 GMT

The Vaccine Vial P roject

A program by the Institute of Contemporary Art San Jose and the non-profit SVCreates asked two West Coast artists to reflect on the collective loss experienced by Santa Clara County during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to honor healthcare workers. The two artists chosen for the project, Perter Foucalt and Chris Treggairi, created Timeline of Greatness , a multimedia project featuring both 1,000 empty vaccine vials, and monitors featuring interviews with the public.

Spotify Curated COVID Vaccine Playlist and Guide

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:14:44 GMT

Spotify Curated COVID Vaccine Playlist and Guide

Spotify collaborated with the Ad Council and COVID Collaborative to create a "COVID-19 guide" as its own genre. When entering the genre the top link provides you with the latest on the COVID-19 vaccine and is linked to sources on the CDC website. Additionally, Spotify has linked a multitude of podcasts on the subjects of vaccination and COVID-19 and has collected samples from user-generated playlists worldwide and created its own 25-track Vaccine Songs playlist.

VALUE Baltimore

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:14:43 GMT

VALUE Baltimore

The Baltimore City Health Department has launched "VALUE Baltimore", which is a vaccine education and community engagement program in collaboration with International Vaccine Access Center, Maryland Institute College of Art, and more to bring vaccine acceptance and access lives in unity, education, and engagement, also known as VALUE.

Baltimore City Health Commissioner Letitia Dzirasa states that the goal is to increase vaccination numbers by "engaging people at where they live, work and play" through listening sessions, accessible pamphlets, and unique t-shirt designs.

Princeton Health Department

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:14:42 GMT

COVID-19 Vaccine Public Art Campaign

In collaboration with the Arts Council of Princeton, the Princeton Health Department established a COVID-19 Vaccine Public Art Campaign for COVID-19 prevention and vaccination artwork. The purpose of the campaign was to inspire individuals and reach vulnerable populations to strengthen vaccine confidence through images and messages from their own neighbors.

All submissions were original pieces from local artists and included a tagline communicating the importance or safety of the vaccine. The campaign encouraged messages in various languages besides English. Four local artists were selected and their artworks were printed onto posters, yard signs, flyers, stickers, and tote bags. These promotional materials were displayed throughout the community in local businesses, schools, doctors offices, and at clinics. All artists were compensated through the NJ Strengthening Local Public Health Capacity Grant.

"Vaccine & Us" Smithsonian Institute

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:14:39 GMT

"Vaccine & Us" Smithsonian Institute

As part of its "Vaccines & Us" collaboration, the Smithsonian Institute partnered with Baruch College to create and choose posters that highlight COVID-19 vaccination awareness efforts. The four winning artists each represented this message in different ways. For example, Joey Criscione's winning design was inspired by the Netflix logo, using a V rather than an N to easily communicate how receiving a vaccine saves lives. Other winners include Isabelle Izkiyayeva, Justin Chen, and Erica Wong.

Vaccines & Us is an organization formed through the collaboration of the Smithsonian and other cultural organizations, with the goal of promoting vaccination among Americans.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater Video Project

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:14:38 GMT

Milwaukee Repertory Theater Video Project

The Milwaukee Repertory Theater created a series of music videos encouraging their community to get the COVID-19 vaccination. Jenny Toutant, the theater's engagement and education officer, explained that their team wanted to think of ways they could "influence hearts and minds" as an arts organization. Their vaccination music videos are part of a series which address other local issues, including Milwaukee's lead crisis.

All of the music tracks were made in collaboration with Kiran Vedula, a local musician, producer, and educator who works as an artist in residence with COA Youth and Family Centers.

DJ Ricardo Castorena: Bringing Vaccines to Farmworkers

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:14:36 GMT

DJ Ricardo Castorena: Bringing Vaccines to Farmworkers

DJ Ricardo Castorena with the radio station, Radio Lazer, travels from farm to farm in California's Central Valley to attract farmworkers to nearby vaccination sites he is playing lively music at. Castorena states that his job is to do outreach such as starting conversations and debunk myths about the COVID-19 vaccine for farmworkers that may be hesitant to receive it.

Asheville Arts Organizations Partner with the County Health Department

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:14:34 GMT

Asheville Arts Organizations Partner with the County Health Department

Various Asheville, NC organizations, including 103.3 Asheville FM, Asheville Music Professionals, Asheville Area Arts Council, and Buncombe County Health and Human Services partnered to offer a COVID-19 vaccination clinic. The vaccination clinic was free and open to the public, and the local arts organizations provided giveaways for attendees.

San Antonio artists create murals to increase COVID-19 vaccine awareness

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:14:32 GMT

San Antonio artists create murals to increase COVID-19 vaccine awareness

Phase 2 of San Antonio’s COVID-19 prevention campaign entitled “What Will It Take” partnered with the arts organization, Supporting Multiple Arts Resources Together. Several local artists collaborated with the City of San Antonio to help increase awareness about the importance of getting vaccinated to help decrease the spread of COVID-19.

"We hope that these murals serve as a reminder to our community to stay safe and to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Many of these murals feature our own neighbors and once again demonstrate how much our community cares for one another." -Mayor Ron Nirenberg

Music Heals

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:14:31 GMT

Music Heals

New York City's Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment partnered with the musician's union AFM Local 802 to hire local artists for the program "Music Heals". This program is meant to support musicians who may have lost their income due to the pandemic, and will recruit hundreds to play at city run vaccination centers. It follows a prior program, "Music for the Soul of NYC's Health + Hospital Heroes", which had local musicians perform virtually for healthcare workers and patients in the city's hospitals.

Cecil Community Centre- Chinatown Vaccination Clinic

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:14:29 GMT

Cecil Community Centre- Chinatown Vaccination Clinic

Cecil Community Centre collaborated with Hong Luck Kung Fu Club to provide a two-day vaccination clinic pop-up directly to Kensington-Chinatown, Toronto, Canada. Rick Wong, an instructor with Hong Luck, said the club wanted to help increase vaccine uptake in the community by providing entertainment and encouragement with lion dancers and drummers for those waiting in line.

Cecil Community Centre also provided volunteer translators and vaccine ambassadors on-site to provide guidance and information to those that may be hesitant or want to learn more about the process of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

No Seas Wey

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:14:26 GMT

No Seas Wey

In El Paso, Texas a social campaign was created called "No Seas Wey." This program focuses on current issues affecting Hispanic populations. According to this group, Hispanic individuals are disproportionately affected by COVID-19 and they are working to increase vaccine confidence and provide educational information through the arts. No Seas Wey is collaborating with local artists such as Jesus "Cimi" Alvarado that created large-scale murals around El Paso. Cimi states they paint influential celebrities such as WWE superstar wrestlers wearing a mask and stating "Ponte la vacuna" to encourage vaccine uptake. Additionally, the mural has a QR code that sends users to a link "noseaswey.com" with educational tools for more information.

We Can Do This LIVE Twitter Spaces

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:14:23 GMT

We Can Do This LIVE Twitter Spaces

The Recording Academy and the Dept. of Health and Human Services have teamed up to create We Can Do This LIVE Twitter Spaces. This forum and space was created to encourage discussion on vaccines, safety, and a return to live music. The goal was to host an open forum offering authentic and transparent expertise, personal perspective, and highlight a path forward to resume live music following nearly 18 months of shuttered venues and canceled tours.

The Recording Academy’s Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer Valeisha Butterfield Jones hosted the event, which also featured White House Senior Policy Advisor for COVID-19 Equity Dr. Cameron Webb. This even was created with the intention of reaching this event was geared to specifically reach Black Americans with a focus on the under-40 demographic.

Vax'n 8

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 18:54:47 GMT

Vax'n 8

A group of doctors that call themselves "Vax'n 8" from Vacaville, CA sing lyrics about the importance of getting vaccinated over the song "My Shot" from the Broadway musical, Hamilton.

Create Our Recovery

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 20:02:59 GMT

Create Our Recovery: A Live Music Event

Led by Jon Klassen (Clinic Administrator), Sarah O’Connell (Artist Promoter), and Sergio Gamboa (Live Performer), the Las Vegas Convention Center hosted a vaccination clinic as part of the "Create Our Recovery" concert series. At the Las Vegas Convention Center (the biggest Vegas vaccination site) they hired popular local artists to perform for patients receiving their vaccines. This event engaged both artists and community members alike, humanizing the medical process of receiving a vaccination within the current environment. With the lack in public performances for the past year, the advertisement of popular local artists performing free of charge (to the general population) encourages individuals to get vaccinated with the ambience of an eclectic lineup, from bluegrass, to jazz, to body percussion.

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Social Media Campaign

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 20:00:07 GMT

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Social Media Campaign

Artists such as Deborah Cheetham AO, Tim Minchin, Meow Meow, Rhonda Burchmore OAM, Virginia Gay, Tripod, and members of The Australian Ballet, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Theatre Company, Short Black Opera and many more are also participating in the social media campaign (as well as videos about the vaccine effort being shown at all MSO performances)

Salem Health x Salem Art Association: "Public Health, Public Art"

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 19:58:09 GMT

Salem Health x Salem Art Association: "Public Health, Public Art"

"Public Health, Public Art" is an initiative to encourage COVID-19 vaccination of the Salem residents through the use of public art. Two local artists, Chris Casarez and Eric Tautkus, are tasked with creating graffiti murals adjacent to the Oregon State Fairgrounds to encourage vaccination within the community. The aim is to integrate hopeful and encouraging phrases, like "save lives" and "commit to wellness", to help the public understand the importance of the vaccine and the art itself.

Salem Health partnered with the Salem Art Association to sponsor these two artists that together hope to help push more people to get vaccinated.

Rhythm of Life

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 19:57:25 GMT

Rythym of Life

A film celebrating the success of the COVID vaccine rollout, and encourage people who haven't yet get vaccinated to get their shot. The film follows the launch of a national campaign urging people to get their vaccine and join the millions of people who have already received their jabs, as ‘every vaccination gives us hope’. The body content of your post goes here. To edit this text, click on it and delete this default text and start typing your own or paste your own from a different source.

Houston Heights Theatre Vaccination Event

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 19:57:18 GMT

Houston Heights Theatre Vaccination Event

Offering free doses to the Houston population in a popular concert venue, accompanied by live music. First doses will be administered from noon-4 p.m. Wednesday, May 5, and second doses will be given from noon-4 p.m. Wednesday, June 2. "The sooner we get everyone vaccinated, the sooner we can safely enjoy shows at our favorite local venues. Houston's music and entertainment industry has been one of the hardest hit during COVID," said Houston City Council member Abbie Kamin, who represents the Heights area. The goal is to draw people in with live music, encourage them to get vaccinated in an effort to get the Houston arts scene back to normal.

"COVID-19 Vaccine Art Competition" Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte, NC

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 19:57:13 GMT

"COVID-19 Vaccine Art Competition". Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte, NC

To help share vaccination information with residents for whom English is not their primary language, Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte co-sponsored an art contest, inviting submissions with multilingual messages about the COVID-19 vaccine.

After a judging process, these artworks were selected to be shared with our many diverse communities in hopes they can help spark conversations about the safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines and encourage residents to make appointments. The artists' images can be downloaded and printed for display in your community or shared across social media networks.

Alliance For California Traditional Arts

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 19:53:27 GMT

Alliance For California Traditional Arts

The Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA) has created a cultural campaign known as "ACTAvando Contra COVID" which commissions local Latinx artists to create originial works such as songs, poems, and radio dramas to encourage vaccine confidence.

Some artists utilize traditional Mexican acoustic string ensembles, writing and singing bilingual songs, radio comedy/drama programs spoken in Indigenous Mexican languages, and more to spread their message. Many of these messages include providing accurate information on ways to stay safe such as through COVID-19 vaccines, addressing social concerns, and building community.

Juan Felipe Herrera, a US poet laureate, wrote the poem "Tantos Años Juntos" to encourage vaccine confidence among Spanish speaking audiences.

Shot to Reunite

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 19:51:52 GMT

Shot to Reunite

A new effort is underway to boost confidence about the COVID-19 vaccine among Long Island’s artists. The “Shot to Reunite” coalition of arts leaders, artists, public servants, and business and community leaders from across Long Island is joining together in an art-driven public health campaign.

The coalition held its first event, held Sunday in Huntington Station – an initial hot spot during the epidemic’s outbreak. It was the first step in the group’s multi-faceted effort, which aims to drive fact-based, judgment-free conversations within communities to empower all eligible residents to get the COVID-19 shot.The coalition announced its new website, ShotToReunite.org, as well as their social media efforts.The coalition also announced its “Call to Artists” artist contest. Here, artists will have eight weeks to enter their art for a juried selection process. At the beginning of June, five images will be chosen to be used in the campaign. The artwork will then be distributed for display throughout Long Island, and winners will receive cash awards.

Back the Vax

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 19:47:30 GMT

Back the Vax

Artists in 24 regions across Illinois are creating over 72 pro-vaccination projects the summer of 2021 as vaccines are now widely available. They held a free outdoor festival with local music, art, and culture. The festival was also equipped with free mobile vaccine clinics to promote and encourage vaccinations within the community. The Art Bar has collaborated with the Arts Alliance Illinois and City of Aurora Public Art to bring this event to life!

'Welcome Back Philly' Mural Encourages Residents to Get Vaccinated

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 19:41:48 GMT

'Welcome Back Philly' Mural Encourages Residents to Get Vaccinated

The 33,000-square-foot ground mural was created by local artist Felix St. Fort, alongside a team of 42 other artists and 70 volunteers. It was unveiled during the Fourth of July holiday and is part of the city’s 'Vax Up, Philly' campaign.

In a press release, the organization Mural Arts Philadelphia stated, "The goal of these designs is to connect to people on a more emotional level by using art to communicate the importance of getting vaccinated. Seeing designs that represent all neighborhoods of Philadelphia is important, and seeing messages that feel sincere, heartfelt and help build trust is critical in this campaign."

Vax to the Future

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 19:35:49 GMT

Vax to the Future

Vax to the Future brings art to different COVID-19 vaccination sites in the Seattle area to further enhance the experience of getting vaccinated. People are encouraged to share their positive vaccine experiences, where the focus will be on performance arts, featuring musicians from 4Culture’s Touring Arts Roster and an “I got vaccinated” button give-away designed by local visual artists.

Vax to the Future strives to add a community vibe encouraging people to share their vaccination experience to motivate others. To that effort, Public Health—Seattle & King County is partnering with 4Culture to launch this new pilot program.

Our future is together, let’s vaccinate today!

El Sol Neighborhood Education Center

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 19:29:05 GMT

El Sol NEC: COVID-19 Toolkit

El Sol NEC has created a COVId-19 Toolkit with the goal of guiding community health care workers and promoters. The Toolkit will aid in promoting healing throughout communities during the pandemic. The toolkit includes versatile resources such as:

Weekly Mental Health Check-In Plan
Self-Care Planning Guide
Healing Plans
Emotional Healing Map
Support Group Outlines
Real Stories (provided by individuals affected by the pandemic)
Song Lyrics
Mental Health Fact Sheets

This toolkit is located here .

Deborah Cullinan: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 17:45:11 GMT

Deborah Cullinan: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) CEO Deborah Cullinan is one of the nation’s leading thinkers on the pivotal role artists and arts organizations can play in shaping our social and political landscape, and has spent years mobilizing communities through arts and culture. Deborah is committed to revolutionizing the role art centers play in public life and during her tenure at YBCA, she has launched several bold new programs, engagement strategies, and civic coalitions.

Under Deborah's leadership, YBCA has been actively engaged in efforts to support vaccine confidence in communities. In partnership with the City of San Francisco, YBCA launched the San Francisco Creative Corps, an initiative designed to employ 60 performing artists as Community Health Ambassadors (CHAs) to engage their neighborhoods in person and online, sharing critical vaccination and pandemic safety messages through the performing arts, murals, and video.

Anna Akpele: Signs of Solidarity ATL

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 16:39:58 GMT

Anna Akpele, Curator

Anna Akpele is a curator and gallery manager based in Atlanta, GA. Akpele has worked in numerous notable galleries throughout Atlanta, including Hagedorn Foundation Gallery, Hathaway Contemporary, and Arnika Dawkins. She currently works as the gallery manager at The Gallery|Wish.

Recently, Akpele served as lead curator for Signs of Solidarity ATL, a project which aimed to build COVID-19 vaccine confidence through public art installations and events. In this role, Akpele commissioned nine artists to create hand-painted vaccine-inspired murals to be installed around Atlanta. The project aims to encourage community members to get vaccinated, and to support local artists who have struggled economically during the pandemic.

Louise E. Shaw: David J. Spencer CDC Museum, Centers for Disease and Prevention

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 15:59:22 GMT

Louise E. Shaw, Curator, David J. Sencer CDC Museum

Louise Shaw, Curator of the David J. Sencer CDC Museum, Centers for Disease and Prevention, is responsible for curating The Story of CDC , a permanent exhibit which traces the history of the CDC from its roots in the Public Health Service to contemporary times. She also organizes temporary exhibitions that cover a range of health topics, such as Watching Hands: Artists Respond to Keeping Well, which displayed the work of artists who were invited to create paintings, drawings, installations, and graphic communications that communicated the importance of one of the most important disease prevention strategies, hand washing.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Shaw and her team are collecting first-person testimonials, documents, artifacts, and images in order to preserve and interpret the history of the pandemic as it is unfolding.

Oxnard Performing Arts Center COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Campaign

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:58:13 GMT

OPAC: COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Campaign

Throughout the months of June, July and August 2021, Oxnard Performing Arts Center Corporation's (OPAC) mission is to help with COVID-19 vaccination outreach in Oxnard and Ventura County by hosting creative and fun events that support local artists and engage the community.

The County of Ventura has Partnered with the Ventura County Community Foundation and Complete Reach Committee to launch a public outreach campaign that includes funding arts-based approaches to improve vaccine confidence. OPAC partnered with local artists to create posters and short films, implemented community arts and culture pop-up events, engaged young people in a video contest.

Together, they have provided grant funding to OPAC and other community-based organizations to help Ventura County Reach a 88% vaccination goal.

Kristina Libby: Floral Heart Project

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:36:43 GMT

Kristina Libby

Kristina Libby believes art can be a powerful catalyst in generating cultural change. As a result, her work has a very focused social practice, combined with a more traditional fine arts focus.

Kristina used art to help heal the community during COVID-19 . Her COVID-19 artwork titled the Floral Heart Project has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, NY Post, NY Magazine, NBC, ABC, FOX and been featured at the Arizona Historical Society Museum, One Community Museum, and the Milwaukee Art Museum.

She is currently collaborating on a COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence project targeting kids. " Maxine Vaxxine" is a child who has super powers due to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. She can hang out with her friends, go into any restaurant she wants and even go to see live performances with her family.

The project (still in ideation phase) is intended to get vaccine hesitant kids excited about the potential for getting the vaccine by realizing how powerful it is. She is looking for an organization who wants to sponsor the development of this project.

ART in Transit Project: Immunity for Community

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:22:08 GMT

ART in TRANSIT Project: “Immunity for Community”

In collaboration with the Community Foundation for San Benito County , County of San Benito , Council of San Benito Governments and the Water Resources Association San Benito County , we’ve commissioned 6 artists to create poster designs for 2 countywide, collaborative outreach campaigns, focusing on vaccine education and water conservation, as part of our ART in TRANSIT Project.

IMMUNITY FOR COMMUNITY

The goal of the first campaign, the “Immunity for Community” vaccine poster project, is to build trust in the safety and efficacy of the COVID vaccine; to combat vaccine misinformation and to sustain momentum in our County’s efforts to vaccinate a substantial portion of our population against COVID-19. The 3 artists selected for the vaccine campaign, each receiving a $500 stipend as part of their award, include: Venecia Prudencio, Jasmine Montes de Oca and Bryan West.

The vaccine posters, created in English and Spanish, are currently on display in county bus shelters, buses and other public building, storefronts and high-visibility areas. For more information, please contact the Arts Council at info@sanbenitoarts.org or at 831.636.2787.

MAPC: Creative COVID-19 Communications

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 17:03:52 GMT

MAPC: Creative COVID-19 Communications

The Boston Metropolitan Area Planning Council’s Arts & Culture and Public Health teams partnered with local artists and designers to produce creative, culturally resonant communications about COVID-19 and vaccinations. MAPC hired nine artists and artist groups to create materials encouraging under-served communities to get vaccinated.

San Francisco Creative Corps

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 16:52:11 GMT

San Francisco Creative Corps

An initiative designed to employ 60 performing artists as Community Health Ambassadors (CHAs) to engage their neighborhoods in person and online, sharing critical vaccination and pandemic safety messages through the performing arts, murals, and video.

Health Home, Healthy Community

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 16:52:07 GMT

Health Home, Healthy Community

Billboards and digital ads in Smoketown and West Louisville, KY, featuring artwork created with local youth and community members to communicate what a healthy home and a healthy community means to them. The campaigns are designed to prevent lead poisoning and the spread of COVID-19., and include interactive art-making, poetry, and writing activities and take-home worksheets.

Dr. Stephen B. Thomas: University of Maryland Center for Health Equity

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:54:09 GMT

Dr. Stephen B Thomas

Dr. Stephen B Thomas is the director of the University of Maryland's Center for Health Equity. As one of the nation's leading scholars in the effort to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities, Dr. Thomas has applied his expertise to address a variety of conditions from which minorities generally face far poorer outcomes, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity and HIV/AIDS.

More than a decade ago, Dr. Thomas and a team of Center for Health Equity researchers developed the Health Advocates In-Reach and Research (HAIR) campaign, which aims to create an infrastructure to engage salons and barbershops as sources for health education and medical services in a culturally tailored and community specific way. The initiative served as the basis for the Shots in the Shop campaign, a national effort to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake in minority communities.

Josh Miller: IDEAS xLab

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 20:12:54 GMT

Josh Miller

Josh Miller is the co-founder and CEO of IDEAS xLab, a non-profit in Louisville, KY that leverages the power of community creativity and culture to transform lives through art. He is an artist with a background in entrepreneurship, art and business administration, and editorial production - and explores the world through photography He is an artist with a background in entrepreneurship, art and business administration, and editorial production.

In 2020, IDEAS xLab launched the Healthy Home, Healthy Community campaign, which was designed to prevent lead poisoning and the spread of COVID-19, and included interactive art-making, poetry, and writing activities and take-home worksheets.

Carrie Mae Weems: Resist COVID / Take 6

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 19:03:19 GMT

Carrie Mae Weems

Carrie Mae Weems is a nationally renowned MacArthur Award winning contemporary artist. Her work employs fabric, audio, digital images, installation, video, and most notably, photography. Weems has long embodied the intersection between art and activism, exemplified by her creative investigations into themes such as race, sexism, class, cultural identity, class, and power.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Weems developed the public art campaign RESIST COVID/TAKE 6 , which communicates public health messaging through billboards, wheat paste posters, and takeaways. The messages promote preventative measures and dispels false information.

This is Our Shot

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 16:54:34 GMT

This is Our Shot

Walgreens is partnering with performing artist and songwriter John Legend for the "This is Our Shot" campaign, which aims to remind Americans that the vaccine is the nation's opportunity to bring an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. The campaign launched in April 2021 with a commercial featuring Legend's voice, alongside content shared across multiple websites and social media platforms.

By partnering with credible voices - including influencers, celebrities, community leaders, Walgreens pharmacists, and faith-based organizations - Walgreens aims to use the campaign to build trust in the vaccine.

Cobhams; West African musicians spread the word that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:46:32 GMT

Cobhams; West African musicians spread the word that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective

UNICEF and Artists from West Africa have partnered together to create music with the hope to build confidence in vaccinations among West African countries.

NBC's "This is Us"

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:24:04 GMT

NBC's "This is Us"

Health professionals are working closely with Hollywood showrunners, writers and producers to write Covid-19 vaccines into scripts as part of ongoing efforts to fight hesitancy and misinformation about being vaccinated.

"Now, as vaccination efforts ramp up nationwide, shows like “This Is Us” — which featured a recurring character receive two doses of a vaccine in an episode last month — are integrating vaccines into episodes and audiences can expect to see more vaccination plot points, says Kate Folb, director of the Hollywood, Health and Society program at the University of Southern California."

Crush the Curve: Kerala, India

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:08:08 GMT

Crush the Curve: Kerala, India

The Kerala, India health department joined the #RasputinChallenge dance challenge by animating two vials of Covaxin and Covishield COVID-19 vaccines dancing to the popular song. At the end of the video, they encourage people to get vaccinated and Crush The Curve. The strategy includes using a popular dance trend to gain views on a video with an encouraging message to get vaccinated.

Free the Vaccine: Creativity vs. COVID

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:29:25 GMT

Free the Vaccine: Creativity vs. COVID

Free the Vaccine's Creativity vs. COVID campaign uses art to relay information regarding COVID and vaccine efficacy with the hope of increasing vaccine uptake. There is a virtual gallery that viewers can visit to see some of the campaign's works. Virtual gallery exhibit to encourage widespread distribution of the vaccine.

San Francisco Emergency Management Department

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 20:35:09 GMT

San Francisco Emergency Management Department

The San Francisco Emergency Mangament Department features a music video on their youtube channel to "The Time is Now," a song written and recorded by airport employee, Chris Morgan. The song encourages the people of San Francisco to get their COVID-19 vaccines.

Music video showing people as they wait in line for the vaccine and after they have received it. The video features airport duty manager, Chris Morgan's song "The Time is Now."

From 'Jolene' To Vaccine: Dolly Parton Gets COVID-19 Shot She Helped Fund

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 20:35:01 GMT

From 'Jolene' To Vaccine: Dolly Parton Gets COVID-19 Shot She Helped Fund

Social Media post from Dolly Parton encouraging the public to get their shot, including a vaccine-themed rendition of her song "Jolene"

Country music legend Dolly Parton got a taste of her own medicine when she received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine whose research she helped fund.

Parton, 75, documented the moment in a video posted to social media in which she encouraged eligible viewers to get the shot and broke into a modified rendition of "Jolene" to that effect.

"Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, I'm begging of you please don't hesitate," she sang. "Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, 'cause once you're dead then that's a bit too late."

Stay Connected L.A. Project

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 20:16:24 GMT

Sta y Connected L. A.

Stay Connected L.A. (SCLA) is an academic/community partnership between the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California and 11 Latino artists from the East area of Los Angeles, working in unison with community-based organizations to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations among those still hesitant. SCLA uses a variety of cultural artistic expressions including theater, playlets, the spoken word, art on public staircases, youth art exhibits, and visual arts and murals to convey its vaccination message. A winning entry has been used as the face of the campaign and is displayed in the East area of Los Angeles in murals, billboards, lamp posts and bus bench signage. The images were created by Paul Botello (a Mexican-origin muralist) depicting traditional Mexican-origin family life and a vaccination line in the Eastern part of L. A. with recognizable icons. Stunningly colorful and beautiful these art pieces form the backdrop to an entire educational campaign to reduce vaccine hesitancy.

Stay Connected L.A.

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 20:05:30 GMT

Stay Connected L. A.

Stay Connected L.A. (SCLA) is an academic/community partnership between the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California and 11 Latino artists from the East area of Los Angeles, working in unison with community-based organizations to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations among those still hesitant. SCLA uses a variety of cultural artistic expressions including theater, playlets, the spoken word, art on public staircases, youth art exhibits, and visual arts and murals to convey its vaccination message. A winning entry has been used as the face of the campaign and is displayed in the East area of Los Angeles in murals, billboards, lamp posts and bus bench signage. The images were created by Paul Botello (a Mexican origin muralist) depicting traditional Mexican origin family life and a vaccination line in the Eastern part of LA with recognizable icons. Stunningly colorful and beautiful these art pieces form the backdrop to an entire educational campaign to reduce vaccine hesitancy.

Amplifier

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 19:44:52 GMT

Celebrities Push For Vaccine Equity At 'Vax Live' Benefit Concert

Shot to Reunite is an open call to local artists to create and submit works of art that can be used in a campaign to boost confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine and related public health messaging with a focus on resonant works that engage diverse ethnic, cultural, and Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities.

Texas Folklife

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 19:34:15 GMT

Texas FolkLife

Texas Folklife (TXF) is a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to presenting and preserving the diverse cultures and living heritage of the Lone Star State. TXF is designated by the National Endowment for the Arts as the official folk and traditional arts organization for the state. Since 1984, TXF has honored traditions passed down within communities, explored the importance of traditional arts in contemporary society, and celebrated the state’s vibrant heritage by providing arts experiences enjoyable for all generations.

Texas Folklife recently premiered the Hecho, No Miedo | Facts, Not Miedo campaign, utilizing folk-based music, dance, visual arts, and oral history to explore issues of vaccine equity and encourage communities at high risk of COVID-19 to better understand and trust the vaccine! Balancing Texas Folklife’s 36-year history of arts and culture work and the collaborators’ own lived experience, this effort was also informed by expertise from a variety of local community health workers. The project sets the stage for future endeavors that explore the power and potential of traditional arts in community health.

Vax Live Concert

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 19:15:40 GMT

Celebrities Push For Vaccine Equity At 'Vax Live' Benefit Concert

Hechos, No Miedo | Facts, Not Fear Video Series

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 19:10:02 GMT

Hechos, No Miedo | Facts, Not Fear Video Series

Working with a variety of artists and community collaborators to produce arts-based public health messaging for communities that have experienced high levels of infection and low vaccine rates during the pandemic, Hechos, No Miedo seeks to engage Austin-area community members in conversations that respect community knowledge, embrace lived experience, and help identify and overcome the complex barriers affecting equitable access to the COVID-19 vaccine.

As of August 2021, each of the four PSAs (with a short and long version) are designed for sharing through social media, peer-to-peer messaging platforms, and broadcast. View each & learn more on our website or watch on YouTube and listen on Soundcloud .

Balancing Texas Folklife’s 36-year history of arts and culture work and the collaborators’ own lived experience, this effort was also informed by expertise from a variety of local community health workers. The project sets the stage for future endeavors that explore the power and potential of traditional arts in community health.

Vax to the Max

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 19:05:42 GMT

Vax to the Max

Vax to the Max is a series of events working with local artists and musicians to share positive, personal experiences with others in their spheres who have yet to get vaccinated . Partnering with 4Culture, Vax to the Max brings art to different COVID-19 vaccination sites throughout the county to further enhance the experience of getting vaccinated. Our future is together, let’s vaccinate today.

The Novel Artist Health Equity COVID Campaign

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 18:57:33 GMT

The Novel Artist Health Equity COVID Campaign

Merging art, medicine and culture, the Novel Artist Health Equity COVID Campaign is centered around providing information about the COVID-19 vaccine to the Latinx and indigenous communities in Sonoma County, California. These communities are known to have mistrust in the local medical and government systems due to a history of systemic racism and mistreatment. Due to this mistrust, minority groups living in this region are not receiving or accepting COVID-19 vaccine communication, outreach, and messaging. This program has local artists working together to solve this issue by creating educational artwork that their communities can trust in an effort to increase vaccine confidence for this population.

"Trusted messengers from the vulnerable communities themselves are vital partners in community health outreach campaigns. Local Sonoma County artists are trusted community partners and can create powerful messaging campaigns that can be much more trusted and effective. A key piece to the novel Artist Health Equity COVID campaign is to empower artist from vulnerable communities to be key strategizers and content creators to increase the acceptive of the COVID-19 vaccine. "

Community Music School of Springfield

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 18:49:47 GMT

Community Music School of Springfield

Community Music School of Springfield, founded in 1983, is a non-profit community arts school in Western Massachusetts. Their mission is to provide an equitable and inclusive center of excellence in music education that empowers individuals, inspires creative passion, and promotes well-being in their greater community. In partnership with the Springfield Culture Partnership , the Community Music School of Springfield helped create the Trust Transfer Project , a project that gave local artists the opportunity to be active participants in community health communication, as well as express their own experiences with COVID-19.

This project model offers a unique opportunity for us to depend on each other to share and receive health messages in a creative and inspirational way.

“We hope to bridge the partnership gap among artists, the faith community, health institutions & community organizations as we come together in unity. Out of the darkness of this pandemic comes a shining ray of hope. Artists will be lifted up and encouraged as their gifts make room for them to create as they help in the effort to stop the spread of COVID-19.” said Vanessa Ford, Project Manager, CMSS teaching artist and lifelong resident of Springfield, who served for the past eight years as a MA Senate Staff member.

Barbershop Medicine

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 18:40:29 GMT

Barbershop Medicine Videos

The barbershop is where people go to fellowship and talk about social issues. Dr. Italo Brown and Dr. Cedric Rutland stop by their local barbershop to talk about COVID-19 and the vaccine; answering questions about how COVID has hit minority communities so hard and the vaccine’s safety. Dr. Italo Brown and Dr. Cedric "Jamie" Rutland from YouTube’s original series “Barbershop Medicine” discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the Black community and encourage Black people to get the vaccine when they can.

Springfield Cultural Partnership

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 17:04:26 GMT

Springfield Cultural Partnership

Springfield Cultural Partnership is an organization that connects artists, institutions and audiences to create and celebrate creativity in Springfield. They strive to foster civic engagement and arts education in the City of Springfield by creating and sustaining a vibrant cultural environment, and authentically engaging institutions, artists, and the community. The Springfield Cultural Partnership’s Vision is to succeed as a significant force in the region’s creative community by contributing to economic vitality and cultural enrichment. The Cultural Partnership fosters a synergy and alignment of cultural resources that create an enriching, welcoming experience for Springfield visitors and residents alike. In partnership with the Community Music School of Springfield, Springfield Cultural Partnership helped create the Trust Transfer Project , a project that used local artists as tools for health communication for the community of Springfield.

Georgia Department of Public Health

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 17:03:00 GMT

Georgia Department of Public Health

The Georgia Department of Public Health funds and collaborates with Georgia's 159 county health departments in an effort to protect the lives of all Georgians. In partnership with the CDC , Dashboard, Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) Georgia , and Living Wall s , the Georgia Department of Public Health developed the Atlanta Arts Pilot, a multi-modal vaccine confidence campaign that features a series of large-scale projections and banners designed by local artists. The artwork spreads messages of social cohesion, solidarity, and positivity around COVID-19 vaccines, and serve as a source of vaccine information for the public.

Vaccine clinics double as live music venue– Juneau, Alaska

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 16:12:14 GMT

Vaccine clinics double as live music venue– Juneau, Alaska

Volunteer musicians are performing live at the City and Borough of Juneau's vaccine clinics. Grammy Award-winning cellist, Zuill Bailey, performed all six Bach suites as people filed in for a second COVID-19 vaccine dose.

“This is an incredibly hopeful moment and chance to fuse the glorious sound of classical music,” Bailey said. “Music and the arts help people to celebrate life. This is the ultimate celebration.”

Bailey’s music greeted people arriving for vaccinations Saturday morning and filled Centennial Hall. His concert area was set up in the final waiting area so people in the last phase of their appointment could see him and hear his music.

Quarantine Quilt: A community art project through Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 16:12:05 GMT

Quarantine Quilts

The new project gives Wisconsinsites the opportunity to be part of a community quilt which will be made throughout the COVID-19 Quarantine. Once complete, the quilt will be displayed at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts.

When finished, this quilt will be displayed at the WMQFA. It is a way to stay creative while stuck at home, trying to avoid the coronavirus.

If you wish to take part in this community project, simply create a 12" x 12" square with a 1" seam allowance. That means, leave one inch at the end non-decorated.

You can embroider your square, paint it, embellish it, or do essentially anything else you can think of.

Time to Heal

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 16:05:53 GMT

Time to Heal

Created by El Sol Neighborhood Education Center in San Bernadino, CA, Time to Heal is a song and accompanying tool kit that aims to encourage safety precautions and vaccinations in LatinX communities. Disseminated in both English and Spanish, the aim of the Time to Heal tool kit is to help community members reflect on their mental health and learn how to cope after a traumatic experience, such as living through a pandemic. The guides contain resources such as a weekly mental health check-in plan, a guide for self-care planning, healing plans, an emotional healing map, support group outlines, real stories, song lyrics, and fact sheets related to mental health.

#VACCINATED

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:51:25 GMT

#Vaccinated

Amplifier , a nonprofit design lab that builds art and media experiments to amplify the most important movements of our times, created the project #Vaccinated to build trust in the safety and efficacy of vaccines, advocate for vaccine equity, and help combat vaccine disinformation. They have partnered with Team Halo to award artists with a total of $100,000 for submitting original art on specified topics regarding encouraging people to get vaccinated. People are able to download their favorite artworks for free to share them online with friends.

National Association of County and City Health Officials

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:41:51 GMT

National Association of County and City Health Officials

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is a national health organization that works with local health officials to improve the public's health while adhering to a set of core values: equity, excellence, participation, respect, integrity, leadership, science & innovation. In partnership with Maryland Center for Health Equity , the Black Coalition Against COVID , and the beauty and personal care brand SheaMoisture , the National Association of County and City Health Officials helped launch the Shots at the Shops initiative, which recruited 1,000 Black-owned barbershops and hair salons nationwide to promote informed decision-making as a means to increase COVID-19 vaccinations.

Black Coalition Against COVID

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:41:01 GMT

Black Coalition Against COVID

The Black Coalition Against COVID is a DC-based organization that works to mobilize community leaders and advocates to coordinate support and healing for the DC-community, specifically in relation to COVID-19. The Black Coalition Against COVID has worked in partnership with Maryland Center for Health Equity , the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) , and the beauty and personal care brand SheaMoisture to help create the Shots at the Shops initiative, in which 1,000 Black-owned barbershops and hair salons nationwide were recruited to promote informed decision-making as a means to increase COVID-19 vaccinations.

Maryland Center for Health Equity

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:39:54 GMT

Maryland Center for Health Equity

The Maryland Center for Health Equity is University of Maryland organization that is committed to improving the health of residents in the state of Maryland. The Center for Health Equity is focused on the elimination of racial and ethnic health disparities. In partnership with the Black Coalition Against COVID , the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) , and the beauty and personal care brand SheaMoisture , the Maryland Center for Health Equity helped create the Shots for the Shop initiative, which recruits Black-owned barbershops and hair salons nationwide to promote informed decision-making as a means to increase COVID-19 vaccinations.

Dr. Olajide Williams: Public Health + Arts, Hip Hop Public Health

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:14:29 GMT

Dr. Olajide Williams

Dr. Williams, founder and board chair of Hip Hop Public Health , envisions and guides projects that leverage art, music, and science to promote healthy behaviors, health literacy, and health equity. He is also a board member of the Partnership for a Healthier America, whose honorary chair is former First Lady Michelle Obama. In this role, he helps guide health equity-related activities across the country. Dr. Williams is an expert on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in communities of color and COVID-related health disparities.

Raizes Collective

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:05:06 GMT

Raizes Collective

Raizes Collective, based in Santa Rosa, was established June 2015 to empower and mobilize community through the arts, culture and environmental education.

This organization offers artists and community members the resources to create programming, activities, and shows that use art and community building to instigate social and political change. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Raizes Collective developed the Novel Artist Health Equity COVID Campaign, which employs local artists to create artwork that raises vaccine confidence in their local communities.

Monica Campana: ATL Arts Pilot, Living Walls

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 20:20:46 GMT

Monica Campana

A native of Peru, Monica Campana , moved to the US when she was 15 in 1998 but continued to feel like a visitor in her overlooked part of town well into adulthood. Her artistic skills and desire to find home lead her to street art - which introduced her to a different way to see the city she lived in while giving her a new sense of empowerment.

Soon after that, she used those artistic and organizational skills to create Living Walls , The City Speaks, a nonprofit organization that uses art to catalyze conversations about art as a tool for social change. Living Walls operates at the intersection between art, social justice and economic development.

Shots at the Shop

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 20:11:58 GMT

Shots at the Shop

The Shots at the Shop initiative aims to recruit 1,000 Black-owned barbershops and hair salons nationwide to promote informed decision-making and increase COVID-19 vaccinations. The project recognizes hairstylists and barbers as trusted community members, training them to dispel myths and disinformation about COVID-19 and share accurate vaccine information. In addition to serving as sources for information about where to get vaccinated locally, participating barbershops and hair salons partner with their local health department to establish their own temporary vaccination site. The Shots and Shops initiative started as a partnership between the Maryland Center for Health Equity , the Black Coalition Against COVID , the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the beauty and personal care brand SheaMoisture .

Resist Covid Take 6

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 20:11:32 GMT

Resist Covid Take 6!

Created by artist and MacArthur Award winner Carrie Mae Weem, Resist Covid Take 6 is an artist-driven public awareness campaign which aims to share public health information and uplift the experiences of the Black, Latinx, Asian/Pacific Islander and Native American communities that have been disproportionately effected by the negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The awareness campaign uses public art projects to share public health information, support vaccine confidence and recommend steps that can be taken to ensure these community members’ safety. Their work also supports a broader dialogue about social and economic inequities that have been magnified since the start of the pandemic.

Community Immunity

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 19:53:24 GMT

Community Immunity

A project created by Hip Hop Public H e al t h , Community Immunity is a five-part animated rap anthology, with each video featuring a common underlying hip-hop track with a unique rap verse that incorporates vaccine literacy content and a universal hook about the benefits of community immunity. The Community Immunity project recognizes that information alone does not motivate behavior change. The project's primary goal is to fill knowledge gaps by connecting culturally and emotionally with audiences. By teaching the public about the benefits of getting vaccinated and debunking common myths about the COVID-19 vaccine, Community Immunity hopes to see hard immunity within the American population.

Trust Transfer Project

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 19:50:44 GMT

Trust Transfer Project

The Trust Transfer Project is an initiative which aims to support artists in Springfield, MA who are using their work to spread public health information, stop the spread of COVID-19, and increase vaccination rates. Built in collaboration by the Community Music School of Springfield and Springfield Cultural Partnership , the Trust Transfer Project places a spotlight on artistic expression as a key component of building community trust. The project awards funding to Black and Latinx artists in Springfield’s South End and Metro Center neighborhoods, who then create public works of art that include evidence-based messaging about COVID vaccines and stopping the spread. Health messages are communicated in a variety of languages and through varied artistic mediums.

Center for Disease Control

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 18:49:13 GMT

Center for Disease Control (CDC)

The CDC is the national public health agency of the United States, protecting citizens by detecting and responding to new and emerging health threats and tackling the biggest health problems causing death and disability for Americans. The CDC puts science and advanced technology into action to prevent disease and promote healthy and safe behaviors, communities and environments. In partnership with Dashboard, Living Walls , Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) Georgia , and the Georgia Department of Public Health , the CDC launched the Atlanta Arts Project, a multi-modal vaccine confidence campaign. The project features a series of large-scale projections and banners designed by local artists which aim to stimulate social cohesion and solidarity, support positivity around COVID-19 vaccines, and share vaccine information with the public.

Community Organized Relief Effort

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 18:29:42 GMT

Community Organized Relief Effort

Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) is a community relief organization that strives to saves lives and strengthens communities impacted by or vulnerable to crisis. CORE programs serve to build healthier and safer neighborhoods and mitigate the scale of devastation caused by disaster. In partnership with the CDC , Living Walls , Dashboard , and the Georgia Department of Public He al t h , CORE worked to bring the Atlanta Arts Pilot to Atlanta, GA. Atlanta Arts Project is a multi-modal vaccine confidence campaign, featuring a series of large-scale projections and banners designed by local artists to share vaccine information, stimulate social cohesion and solidarity, and support positivity around COVID-19 vaccines.

Living Walls

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 18:23:34 GMT

Living Walls

Living Walls is an Atlanta-based arts organization that seeks to utilize the power of public art as a social and economic engine, working to build an artistic workforce and create healthy, sustainable spaces for the local community. Their goal is to create a future where public art is foundational to the growth and evolution of cities, channelling the spirit and culture of local communities in the process. In partnership with the CDC , Dashboard, Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) Georgia , and the Georgia Department of Public He al t h , Living Walls worked to bring the Atlanta Arts Pilot to Atlanta, GA. Atlanta Arts Project is a multi-modal vaccine confidence campaign, featuring a series of large-scale projections and banners designed by local artists to stimulate social cohesion, solidarity, and positivity around COVID-19 vaccines, and to share vaccine information with the public.

Jackson Medical Mall

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 18:18:56 GMT

Jackson Medical Mall

Jackson Medical Mall is an abandoned shopping mall turned community hub, hosting an array of healthcare, arts and culture, retail, and social service programs. One of many programs offered at the mall is 5Voices@6 (a component of Care4me Services ), which aims to reduce the prevalence of HIV and enhance wellness and medical adherence among young men of color, using arts and culture as a platform for leadership, empowerment and prevention.

Dashboard

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 17:58:22 GMT

Dashboard

Dashboard is an Atlanta-based art lab that works to connect artists with spaces to reimagine and redefine experience. Their services include public art commissions, art exhibition curation and production, public programming, event design and production, and artist granting. In partnership with the CDC , Living Walls , Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) Georgia , and the Georgia Department of Public Healt h , Dashboard developed the Atlanta Arts Pilot, a multi-modal vaccine confidence campaign featuring a series of large-scale projections and banners designed by local artists to share vaccine information with the public, stimulate social cohesion and solidarity, and support positivity around the COVID-19 vaccines.

IDEAS xLab

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 17:20:29 GMT

IDEAS xLab

IDEAS xLab is an artist-run non-profit based in Louisville, Kentucky that aims to champion inclusion and belonging through creativity, art, and action. Led Queer, Black, and female artists, IDEAS xLab collaborates closely with local public health officials to create arts-based, culturally-responsive change initiatives designed to positively impact health and wellbeing. IDEAS xLab partnered with the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health & Wellness and the Bates Community Development Corporation for the Healthy Home, Healthy Community campaign , generating messaging that led to increased access to public health resources, COVID-19 information, and childhood lead poisoning prevention.

Hip Hop Public Health

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 16:46:57 GMT

Hip Hop Public Health

Hip Hop Public Health's mission is to deliver positive health behavior change through the transformative power of music, art and science. With the understanding that youth and families around the globe are living with the knowledge and skills to make healthier choices, Hip Hop Public health uses arts-based approaches, namely music, to inspire health behavior change and achieve health equity in communities of color. Hip Hop Public Health spearheaded a vaccine confidence project called Community Immunity , a series of free, engaging, evidence-based music video resources designed to increase vaccine literacy by addressing the mistrust and debunking myths about the COVID-19 vaccine.