Messengers in Health: Protecting our Elders Through Vaccinations

The “Messengers in Health” Community of Learning three-part series supports provider vaccine awareness and education to encourage urban Indian patients. The series will provide strategies and resources for individual clinicians providing health care, strategies and resources for health care organizations, messaging and communications strategies, and identification of evidence-based practices.

Objectives:

1. Identify ways to effectively communicate with urban Indian Elders

2. Share strategies to help improve trust between urban Indian Elders and Health Care Providers

3. Learn about recommended vaccinations for Elders this fall

4. Facilitate discussion between providers and frontline health care workers on Elder care and vaccinations

Host and Panelists:

• Host: Tiffani Stark, MHA

• Panelist: Evey Maho MAdm. (Diné)

• Panelist: Leila A. Ladnier, BSN, RN