Pandemic and Racism Community Advisory Group
About the Pandemic and Racism Community Advisory Group
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In early March 2020, Public Health — Seattle & King County convened representatives from various community, business, and government sectors in King County who are working together to help slow the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by accelerating the use of the recommended and required community mitigation strategies.
Committed to two-way communication, the Advisory Group helps share information and urge action within their respective networks, and also informs Public Health on what they are seeing on the ground – both challenges and opportunities. We work to help prevent, interrupt, and respond to misinformation and stigma.
Information about COVID-19 is changing frequently. Guidance found in these presentations may be outdated. Please consult the COVID-19 homepage for the most current information.
- Race/Ethnicity Data, Federal Public Comments
- King County Equity and Social Justice Strategic Plan Update Collaboration
- Schedule in 2023
- Public Health Policy Updates
- Healing Through Policy Cohort Application
- King County Equity and Social Justice Strategic Plan Update
- Public Health Strategic Plan Update
- End-of-year member survey results
- Public Health updates on COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses
- King County Determinants of Equity Report Update
- Check in exercise, what’s on your heart?
- Consultant recommendations for PARCAG
- Budget debrief
- ARCH workplan
- Determinants of Equity report update
- Introducing Dr Faisal Khan, Director, PHSKC
- Sept 24 retreat report out
- Public health updates: racism is a public health crisis, COVID-19 and Monkeypox
- National Academies public comments on federal policies that create racial health inequities
- Public health updates: racism is a public health crisis, COVID-19, Monkeypox, E. coli
- Fall retreat planning
- Public health updates
- Public Health budget debrief and discussion
- Public health updates: vaccines for children under five and state data disaggregation progress
- Optional meeting: Public Health updates and review of upcoming advisory group events and conversations
- Public Health budget process - prioritization of key investment requests
- Public Health institutional accountability and transparency
- Call in to collective work
- Breakout caucus rooms
- Reviewing group agreements and white supremacy culture
- Discussion on collective work
- Breakout rooms
- Reflection on antiracism strategies and group process
- Indoor mask mandate changes
- Public Health policy priorities and 2023-24 budget
- Membership and retreat updates
- Public Health Updates on vax and testing sites
- ARCH Framework
- COVID-19 Trends and Updates with Dr. Jeff Duchin
- Updates on At-Home Test Kit Distribution
- Vaccine verification policy: follow-up process for non-compliance.
- Public Health updates
- Updates and reporting back on vaccine verification, antigen testing kits
- Report back on State Department of Health notifiable conditions rule changes
- Listening session on hospital discharge data proposed rule changes
- Introductions to Public Health Interim Director, Dennis Worsham
- Updates on Racism as a Public Health Crisis workgroup
- Actions partners are taking on supporting equity for Native communities
- Strategy for at-home antigen test distribution
- COVID hospitalizations, incidence rates, mortalities
- Geographic and demographic disparities
- Variants of concer
- Place-based strategy overview
- Vaccine verification policy
- Retreat updates
- Racism as a Public Health Crisis and the Role of Data
- Social and Economic Disparities in COVID 19 Technical Report and Dashboard Outcomes
- Public Health Updates
- COVID-19 trends and vaccination
- Director Patty Hayes' retirement, and advisory community group for director recruitment
- Racism is a Public Health Crisis
- Making our Regional Economy More Equitable and Inclusive
- CDC COVID-19 Health Disparities Grant update and next steps
- COVID-19 trends
- Restrictions and re-opening and vaccinations
- What has work to increase vaccine rates?
- What hasn't worked?
- What should be our collective direction for the summer?
- What has work to increase vaccine rates?
- What hasn't worked?
- What should be our collective direction for the summer?
- Food Security Assistance Program
- Public Health Updates
- 2021 Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategic Plan
- Public Health updates
- COVID rental assistance
- Eviction Prevention & Rental Assistance Program
- CDC COVID-19 Health Disparities Grant
- Steering Committee and Institutional Partners Meeting
- Covid 19 updates
- Phase 3 Healthy Washington
- Discussion: Rising rates and our collective response
- Review of 2021 2022 budget, including anti racism budget
- Current funding from state and federal government
- Looking forward: 2023 2024 budget and on going engagement with PARCAG
- Land acknowledgment
- Vaccine Updates
- What is coming up in your community space?
- What are you hearing as it relates to racism, and to vaccine access needs?
- How can Public Health support you?
- Vaccination and BIPOC Communities
- Updates and Action Items
- Public Health Updates
- Rental Assistance Letter Update
- Tracking Tool for Community Input and Accountability,
- Equity Principles & Work Influenced by PARCAG
- Steering Committee membership updates
- Community Agreements & Accountability
- Rental Assistance Policy and How to Center Racial Equity
- Public Health Update: COVID 19 & Vaccination
- Vaccine Doses by Race/Ethnicity, & Age
- Equity Principles & Work Influenced by PARCAG
- Microsoft Vaccination Work
- Pop up Vaccines
- Public Health Update: COVID-19 Vaccinations Updates and Implementation Planning, Equity Principles and Best Practices
- Department of Health Updates
- Presentation, Community Partnership for Older Adults
- 2020 Survey Highlights
- Intro to COVID vaccine
- Implementation of COVID vaccine to date: state and local activities, and “Phase 1a”
- Next steps in COVID vaccine implementation: guidance on “Phase 1b”
- PARCAG Survey
- King County Public Health Updates
- Community Health Board Coalition panel
- Updates: State Board of Health—race/ethnicity data for notifiable conditions
- Meeting Close & Next Steps
- King County Public Health Updates: Matias Valenzuela
- PARCAG Member Engagement: Jodilyn Owen & Tara Lawal
- Meeting Close & Next Steps
- Updates on COVID-19 surge
- Exposure Setting Data—where are people getting infected?
- How to amplify our Public Health Messages on Social media
- What can PARCAG members do to disseminate translated materials?
- Update on the upcoming Public Education Campaign
- How to participate in the Ambassador emails
- King County Public Health Updates
- Panel & Discussion: PARCAG Institutional Partners
- State Board of Health—race/ethnicity data for notifiable conditions
- Executive Order –Kimberly Meck
- Family violence report is posted
- Welcome (Yordanos Teferi and Sandra Huber)
- COVID-19 and Racism is a Public Health Crisis policy agenda updates (Matias Valenzuela)
- Next steps from 9/24 budget update PARCAG meeting (Yordanos and group)
- King County grant-making processes for food vouchers and rental assistance
- Updates
- Discussion with Dr. Jeff Duchin and Director Patty Hayes
- What challenges are you experiencing in the work to combat and take precautions for COVID-19?
- What are immediate steps Public Health could take to improve the situation?
- What policy changes could address lessons learned so far?
- Update on "Racism is a Public Health Crisis"
- Revised purpose statement and Steering Committee for Pandemic and Racism Community Advisory Group
- Food security
- CARES Act Request for Application
- Food security: draft of new data brief
- CARES Act Request for Application
- Planning for a future COVID 19 vaccine
- PCAG subgroup proposal to modify PCAG purpose and leadership structure
- King County Budget, supplemental request and 2021-2022 biennium
- Reflections
- Feedback on mental health indicators brief
- Maximizing safety in Phase 2 reopening: your challenges & successes
- Introductions
- Participation guidelines
- Background: Commitments to pro-equity strategies in the King County budget
- Budget input Part 1: COVID-19 emergency funding (2020)
- Budget input Part 2: 2021-2022 biennial budget
- A conversation with Patty Hayes, Director, Public Health-Seattle & King County
- COVID-19: Where do we stand today in King County? What barriers and issues are you seeing?
- Racism is a public health crisis
- COVID-19: Where do we stand today in King County? What barriers and issues are you seeing?
- A conversation on equity impacts: the interconnected systems of childcare and schools
- Standing for Justice while we keep our community safe
- COVID-19 and Unrecognized Realities Experienced by Black People
- Safe Start: King County's application to the State for modified Phase 1 opening
- King County Small Business Task Force Webinars
- Testing updates
- Now hiring - Contact Tracers!
- Face coverings and personal protective equipment
- New grant opportunity: supplemental COVID-19 Community Response Fund, King County Office of Equity and Social Justice
- New data on the Social, Economic and Overall Health Impact Dashboard: Traffic
- Face coverings distribution
- Safe Start Phase 2
- Reflections from the Community Health Board Coalition
- Racism is a public health crisis
- Community Well-being
- Seattle Foundation Phase 2 Grants
- Re-opening safely
- Open discussion and announcements
- Announcements from Advisory Group members
- Discuss King County Budget
- Check in on proposed non-medical face coverings directive
- Mobilizing for contact tracing
- Follow-up items
- Perspectives from Advisory Group members
- Monitoring social, economic, and health impacts of COVID-19 mitigation on King County residents
- Seattle Foundation – Phase 2 Update
- Reflections from Aging & Disability Services
- Check in on face coverings Directive
- Considerations for expanding community access to PPE
- Controlling the spread of COVID-19 in King County: What barriers are you seeing? What help is needed?
- Positive signs - and a continued call to action
- Current situation and key resources
- Isolation and quarantine discussion
- Supporting mental health: what would be helpful?
- Welcome and current context
- COVID-19 Data Tools; understanding the impacts of COVID-19 on vulnerable groups – what’s important to you?
- Seattle Foundation COVID-19 Response Fund – Feedback & Next Steps
- Open forum/Q&A
- Welcome
- Discussion with King County Metro Transit
- Looking ahead: A conversation with Patty Hayes, Director of Public Health - Seattle & King County
- Deepening community partnerships to build a more just recovery
- Highlighting community response efforts
- Follow-up items from previous meetings
- Path forward
- Updated on COVID-19 data by race/ethnicity
- Community response efforts
- Follow-upand future items
- Intent of Advisory Group
- COVID-19 Response – Community Mitigation Structure
- Current Guidance - Recommended Strategies to Reduce Spread
- Open Forum – Priority Issues and Questions
- Follow-ups from last week
- Current situation and guidance
- COVID-19 Response Fund: Seattle Foundation
- Current situation and new guidance
- Communication tools
- Matching needs and resources: What’s happening now? Creative ideas for more rapid, equity-driven connections?
- An encouragement for self-care
- Community mitigation group structure – sector task forces
- Seattle Foundation COVID-19 Response Fund Update
- Latest mitigation strategies: Stay Home, Stay Healthy and accompanying social marketing campaign
- Supporting mental health: what would be helpful?
For more information about the Pandemic and Racism Community Advisory Group, contact:
- Jennell Hicks at jennell.hicks@kingcounty.gov or 206-263-8787
- Maria Pausal at mpausal@kingcounty.gov or 206-477-7038
- Kirsten Wysen at kirsten.wysen@kingcounty.gov or 206-263-8757