Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) Resources: 

• HCPF Memo Series

• COVID-19 Information for Health First Colorado and CHP+ Providers and Case Managers

• Vaccine Toolkit

• Communication Resources

  • Print Materials

  • Videos

  • Social Media Toolkit

  • Multilingual Resources

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Mask Guidance:

• COVID-19: Workers Need Respirators

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CDC Resources:

• CDC COVID-19 Home

• Learn About the New mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines

  • Spanish version: lnformación sobre las vacunas contra el COVID-19

• Continuing the Journey of a COVID-19 Vaccine

• COVID-19 Vaccination Communication Toolkit for Health Systems and Clinics

  • Social media messaging and video at the bottom of page will be extremely helpful for communicators!

• CDC added Down Syndrome to their list of conditions that carry an “increased risk of severe illness from the virus that causes COVID -19.”

• COVID-19 Vaccine Resources: People with Disabilities by Dr. Karen Remley, CDC

• Long-Term Care Facility Toolkit

• COVID-19 Vaccination Communication Toolkit

 

Colorado State Resources:

• HHS Launches Hotline to Improve Access to COVID-19 Vaccines for People with Disabilities

• State of Colorado Vaccination Website

• State of Colorado FAQ on Vaccines

• CDPHE provides latest information on COVID-19 vaccine distribution | Colorado COVID-19 Updates  

• COVID-19 vaccine | Colorado COVID-19 Updates

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Vaccination Clinic Resources:

• Walgreens COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Inquiries

  • COVID-19 Vaccination Form​​

  • QR Code

  • Talking Points/FAQ​​

 

AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine Resources:

• Q&A on the COVID-19 Vaccine

• Strategies for Improving Staff & Resident Confidence in the COVID 19 Vaccine

• COVID-19 Vaccine: Answers to Your Questions (.pdf presentation)

• LTC DON Podcast

 

American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL #GetVaccinated) Resources:

• Communications Toolkit

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Myth Versus Fact:

• COVID-19 Vaccines: Myth Versus Fact - Johns Hopkins

• Myth vs Fact Vaccination - from Pharmerica
   

Local Resources:

• Supporting Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities – COVID-19 Vaccine: Overcoming Fears and Myths (Mar. 3, 2021) - from Community Advantage and Pharmacy Alternatives

• Keeping You in the Loop : A COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A (Dec. 11, 2020) - from Children's Hospital Colorado

• Alliance's Local Public Health Department Contact Information Document

• Boulder County Health Infectious Diseases Specialists Review the COVID-19 Vaccine - video

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Advocacy Tools:

• Plain Language Guides:

  • Plain Language Guide to the COVID-19 Vaccine by selfadvocacyinfo.org

• Webinars:

  • The Facts About COVID-19 Vaccines for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP)

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Vaccination Infographics:

• COVID-19, long-term immunity and vaccines by immunology.org

• The COVID-19 Vaccine Easy Read Edition by autisticadvocacy.org

• Pregnancy, breastfeeding and COVID-19 by the World Health Organization

• The Journey of a Vaccine by the National Institutes of Health

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Prioritization Advocacy for the IDD Community:​

• Detroit's Covid vaccination queue is one of first to include people with ADHD, other disabilities (NBC News, 2.20.21)

• Opinion: Coloradans with intellectual and developmental disabilities should qualify now for COVID-19 vaccination (The Colorado Sun, 2.17.21)

• 'People with intellectual and developmental disabilities have been forgotten': Council pushes for vaccine priority for high-risk group (Denver 9 News, 2.15.21)

• The Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council urges Governor Polis to Provide Vaccine Priority to Coloradoans with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (2.12.21)

• The Arc of Colorado's Letter Advocating for People with IDD to be a top priority to receive the vaccine.

• The CO DD Council's Action Alert Advocating for People with IDD to be a top priority to receive the vaccine.

• Joint Position Statement on Equity for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation and Safety (AADMD)

• NEWS: Advocates urging state to add those with intellectual, developmental disabilities to COVID vaccine priority list (The Longmont Leader 1.23.21)

• Arc Thrift CEO, Lloyd Lewis: https://arcthrift.com/priority (2/11/21)

• Alliance has joined 25 advocacy groups to ask for people with IDD to be prioritized first under Phase 2.