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Henry Schein Cares Foundation Launches Third Phase of ‘Wearing Is Caring’ Campaign
Public Health Awareness Campaign to Promote Health Equity Regarding COVID-19 Vaccines MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Henry Schein Cares Foundation, in
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nPublic Health Awareness Campaign to Promote Health Equity Regarding COVID-19 Vaccines\n\n MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nThe Henry Schein Cares Foundation, in partnership with the UPS Foundation, today announced the third phase of the “Wearing is Caring” public health campaign, focused on promoting health equity to advance education about, and access to, the COVID-19 vaccines.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211116005644/en/\nThe campaign was first launched in October 2020 with a primary focus on promoting access to health care among underserved communities, and to encourage mask-wearing as an effective measure to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.\n\nEducation about and enhanced access to COVID-19 vaccines is critical to help navigate the pandemic, and additional work is needed to engage segments within our communities. According to the CDC, approximately 56% of Americans are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But some Black or African American people, as well as Hispanic or Latino people, are less likely to be vaccinated than non-Hispanics or people in other racial and ethnic minority groups. Americans who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups, including American Indian or Alaska Native people, have also been more severely affected by COVID-19 than non-Hispanics due to gaps in health care access, employment and working conditions, education, income, and wealth.\n\nPrimary care physicians can play a significant role in expanding access to the COVID-19 vaccine. A survey commissioned by the Henry Schein Cares Foundation found that 88% of participants indicated that their doctor’s advice was an instrumental factor in their decision to get vaccinated, highlighting the importance of primary care physicians as trusted advisors in personal health care decision making.\n\nTo help reinforce the importance of vaccinating communities in need and increase access to the COVID-19 vaccine, Henry Schein and the Henry Schein Cares Foundation will be supporting the following organizations with cash and in-kind grants:\n\n\nChoose Healthy Life is an initiative that helps Black churches – the oldest and most trusted institutions in the Black community – receive the necessary resources, training, and support to address COVID-19 and other health dispariti...