Prioritizing your health this cold and flu season? You’ve got this.
The National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) is excited to announce that we are part of the You’ve Got This (yougotthis.usaging.org) campaign to vaccinate older adults and people with disabilities. Launched by the USAging-led Aging and Disability Vaccination Collaborative (usaging.org/advc) during cold and flu season, NCIL is part of a fall push to connect older adults and people with disabilities to COVID-19 and flu vaccines. Led by USAging and funded by the U.S. Administration for Community Living, the Aging and Disability Vaccination Collaborative grants are helping communities stay healthy by focusing on those who need it most—older adults and people with disabilities, particularly those from historically marginalized and underserved communities in which vaccination rates are low.
As part of its grant, NCIL will share vaccination resources and information to connect people with disabilities and older adults to COVID-19 and flu vaccines. Check out NCIL’s COVID-19 Information and Resources Page (ncil.org/covid-19) and social media accounts to view national and local resources.
Find a local community partner for in-person vaccine clinics near you, help with transportation, in-home shots, vaccine awareness and education, and healthcare consultations at yougotthis.usaging.org.
CIL ADVC Grantees:
We want to hear from you and highlight the efforts your Center for Independent Living (CIL) and community are offering!
Is your CIL hosting a vaccine clinic, vaccination education event, or other grant activity? Let us know!
If you have any questions about the ADVC or want to share an upcoming event, please contact Mary-Kate Wells at [email protected].
About the Aging and Disability Vaccination Collaborative
Led by USAging and funded by the U.S. Administration for Community Living, the Aging and Disability Vaccination Collaborative will distribute funding to enable organizations across the aging and disability networks, including Centers for Independent Living, to hold events and to provide education—all with the goal of helping the most vulnerable in their communities get vaccinated. To achieve this, ADVC grantees are prioritizing historically marginalized and underserved populations, including African Americans, Latinos, LGBTQ+ communities and individuals for whom English is not their primary language. Organizations selected for funding will host community vaccine clinics, provide in-home vaccinations, provide transportation to vaccination sites, and will conduct outreach and education to older adults and people with disabilities among other activities. Learn more at usaging.org/advc.
