Walter Reed Senior Center Vaccine Clinic
On Tuesday, October 31, ECNV hosted a clinic for seniors at Walter Reed Senior Center in Arlington, VA with help from our vaccination partner, Walgreens.
Collage: a Latina woman signing up to receive her COVID-19 vaccination; Rosalia Farjardo (left) and Miranda Cobbs (right), PharmD area 67 supervisor from Walgreens; a pharmacist wearing a white jacket, Miranda Cobbs and Rosalia, posing in front of a Walgreens red table.
Women Giving Back Event
On Friday, October 6, ECNV staff, Outreach Coordinator/ Peer Mentor, Tracee Garner and Director of Multicultural Families, Rosalia Fajardo attended Women Giving Back’s Referral Partner Open House and Community Resource Fair.
Collage: Outreach Coordinator/ Peer Mentor, Tracee Garner and Director of Multicultural Families, Rosalia Fajardo posing together in front of a table with a purple table cloth, and further right, a line of women with green bags picking up information related to ECNV’s services; Rosalia Fajardo giving a blue bag to an African-American woman with a black shirt.
Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment for 2024 Period
On Friday, November 3, ECNV staff, Director of Multicultural Families, Rosalia Fajardo, had the great honor of joining the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra along ECNV Board member Dr. Sergio Rimola, Legal Aid Justice Center, Enroll Virginia and Protect Our Care on marking the beginning of 2024 Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment Period, making the coverage more affordable. Rosalia thanked Secretary Becerra for making COVID-19 vaccines available for all!
Collage: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra posing with Rosalia Fajardo; a tall gentleman wearing glasses, Rosalia, Dr. Sergio Rimola, and a blonde woman.
COVID-19 Vaccine Partnership with Walgreens
On Tuesday, October 31, 2023 ECNV started a new partnership with Walgreens thanks to the Bridge Access Program, which is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services. This partnership enables ECNV to provide free vaccines to the community of people with all disabilities who do not have medical insurance.
Image: Walgreens red logo
Bailey’s Community Center Vaccine Clinic
On Friday, October 27, 2023, ECNV hosted a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Bailey's Community Center in Falls Church, VA.
Collage: An African-American man wearing a white t-shirt and pants, sitting down, a cane is also visible; an African-American senior woman also receiving a vaccine; Rosalia pictured with a dwarf person.
Wingler House Apartments Vaccine Clinic
On Friday, October 27, 2023, ECNV also hosted a vaccine clinic for seniors at Wingler House Apartments. Fourteen residents were vaccinated.
Collage: a senior wearing a grayish t-shirt receiving a vaccination; a male senior citizen also getting a vaccination; an over all view of the clinic with various staff wearing green scrubs.
Latino American Festival
On Sunday, October 15, 2023, ECNV staff, Director of Multicultural Families, Rosalia Fajardo, Independent Living Specialist / Travel Trainer Margarita Baquero and Communications and Publications Specialist Elaine Shaw attended the Latino American Festival in Arlington. ECNV distributed COVID-19 home tests to fair attendees, as well as gave information about other ECNV programs such as travel training and workshops.
Collage: Two women two in traditional Mexican dresses, Rosalia is in the center; Margarita Baquero ECNV travel trainer specialist in pink jacket with an African American woman in grey sweater and little girl in pink blouse; a Muslim family a mother wearing pink scarf light blue blouse and black pants and two little boys.
2023 ECNV Vaccination Events
With funding from USAging’s Aging and Disability Vaccination Collaborative and the Administration for Community Living (ACL), ECNV is organizing community vaccination events especially for seniors and people with disabilities.
World Alzheimer's Month “Never too early, never too late”
World Alzheimer’s Month is recognized every September and World Alzheimer’s Day is 21 September. This is a global opportunity to educate, support and raise awareness of the continued challenges affecting people with dementia and their families. September is also a time for the world to communicate what their communities are doing to alleviate the stress of daily challenges affected by dementia. This year’s theme is “Never too early, never too late”.
Fairfax County Health Department Multicultural Advisory Council Quarterly Meeting
On June 20, 2023, Rosalia Fajardo represented ECNV at the Fairfax County Health Department Strategic Plan to provide input on Health Equity in Action & Vibrant Community Relationships as Priority Areas for the next five years.
Left, Rosalia Fajardo and another collaborator at the meeting.
Health Expo at Word of Life Church
On June 24, 2023, ECNV was proud to distribute information and resources during the incredible day at the Hope Expo.
Participants at the Health Expo
Community Forum Hosted at Anthem HealthKeepers
On June 15, 2023, ENCV outreach team Pansy Walker and Rosalia Fajardo attended a community forum hosted by Anthem HealthKeepers.
Left, a general view of the forum; (right) side Pansy Walker and Rosalia Fajardo with forum participants.
Fiesta Latina Loudoun County
On May 7, 2023, ECNV attended the Loudoun County Latino Festival organized by the Loudoun County Department of Parks and Recreation.
Rosalia Fajardo (center) with volunteers from Equality Loudoun, (left) Matthew Charlesworth | Defense Director and (right) Sofia Smeigh | Historian at Fiesta Loudoun.
Let’s Zumba!
On April 27, 2023, we went Zumba dancing!
Latin women participants of Zumba on Fire!
Culmore Resource Center
On April 13, 2023, ECNV staff participated in the health and resource fair held at the Culmore Resource Center organized by Second Story, distributing COVID-19 home tests.
Rosalia Fajardo and Margarita Baquero
ECNV Receives Grant for Vaccination Outreach to Aging and Disability Communities
ECNV has funding from USAging’s Aging and Disability Vaccination Collaborative to continue our work to provide vaccinations for older adults and people with disabilities.
USAging’s Aging and Disability Vaccination Collaborative logo.
Volunteer Research Study Opportunity
Do you experience recurrent urinary symptoms? If so, you may be eligible for a Urinary symptoms research study.
CDC Now Allows Additional Covid-19 Shots For Older Adults And Immunocompromised Adults
Because the protection provided by the COVID-19 vaccine fades much more quickly for people 65 and older and people who are immunocompromised, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its COVID-19 vaccine recommendations to allow an additional a dose of the updated (bivalent) vaccine for these populations.
Sexual Victimization of I/DD Populations
Sexual Assault is a critical issue for the disability community, and particularly for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). While the statistics vary, people with I/DD are between 2-7 times more likely to be victims of sexual violence.
Sexual Health Resource Hub
The Arc of Harrisonburg and Rockingham partnered with the Disability-inclusive Sexual Health Network (DSHN) and The Arc of Augusta to release an accessible sexual health resource hub for those with IDD.