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COVID-19 Resources
Important Message from the State Office of Rural Health:
The Division of Primary Care and Rural Health recognizes these are challenging times for all of us and we want everyone to have the most accurate and up to date information possible regarding COVID-19. Therefore, for any questions and concerns please redirect your search to https://vaccinate.virginia.gov/ for updates.
Everyone in Virginia aged 6 months or older is eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Pre-registration is no longer required.
Virginia Department of Health (VDH) COVID-19 Resources:
- COVID-19 Testing:
- VDH COVID-19 Testing Sites Map
- VDH Updated Guidance on Testing for COVID-19 (Updated 12/14/2020)
- Supporting Testing Access through Community Collaboration STACC (free test kits)
- COVID-19 Vaccine:
- Vaccinate Virginia
- Sign up for Vaccinate Virginia Partner Updates
- VDH COVID-19 Vaccine Patient Education Materials
- J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheet
- Contact your Local Health District
- Become a 2021 VDH Community Ambassador
- VDH Tele Town-Hall and Other Vaccine Confidence Resources
- VDH COVID-19 Vaccination Disparities and Social Determinants
- VDH COVID-19 Communications Hub Shareables
- CBERS 2022 Mental Health & The Rippling Effects of COVID-19
- VDH COVID-19 Therapeutics Virginia
COVID-19 Communications Materials:
- US Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) Rural Community Toolkit
- CDC Vaccination Communication Toolkit
- The Language of Vaccine Acceptance by de Beaumont
- Public Health Communications Collaborative (PHCC)- Misinformation Alerts
- Public Health Communications Collaborative (PHCC)- Communications Resources
- Downloadable VDH COVID-19 Vaccine Patient Education Materials
- “The Best Ways for Employers to Promote COVID-19 Vaccines (download here)
- HHS Launches COVID-19 Community Corps – a nationwide network of trusted voices to encourage vaccination in next phase of COVID-19 public education campaign
- PHCC “Tough Q&A“- Updated to address the delta variant
- J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheet
- NRHA COVID-19 Vaccine Talking Points for Rural Leaders
- Customizable COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Toolkit for Rural Communities
- Download Presentation Slides from the “Large-Scale Vaccinations in a Rural Community – Hear How it Happened” Webinar
- “About the Three COVID-19 Vaccines” Graphic (download here)
- CDC “Talking with Patients about COVID-19 Vaccinations”
- CDC “Ways to Help Increase COVID-19 Vaccinations”
- HHS “What works and What Doesn’t in COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach”
- Reaching Farm Communities for Vaccine Confidence
- Community Toolkit for Addressing Health Misinformation
- HHS COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot Resources
- COVID-19 Vaccination Field Guide Addendum: Rural Considerations for Vaccine Confidence and Uptake Strategies
- “How a Rural Hospital Broke Language Barriers to Provide COVID Vaccines to Immigrants“
- PHCC Updated Messaging + Toolkit: Second Booster Doses
- NRHA COVID-19 Vaccination Confidence Initiative
- Creating Rural Community Outreach Materials related to COVID-19 and Disability
- COVID-19 Vaccines Available for Children Under Age 5- Research Identifies the most effective messaging for parents
Additional/External COVID-19 Resources:
- Georgia Health Policy Center’s COVID Collection
- CDC National Forum on COVID-19 Vaccine
- COVID-19 Vaccination Reporting Data Systems
- CDC Vaccine Tracking System (VTrckS)
- COVID-19 FAQs and Funding for HRSA Programs
- COVID-19 Claims Reimbursement to Health Care Providers and Facilities for Testing, Treatment, and Vaccine Administration for the Uninsured
- Survey Results: COVID-19 Vaccine Activities in Rural Health Clinics
- ACL Strategies for Helping Older Adults and People with Disabilities Access COVID-19 Vaccines
- NRHA Rural-Relevant COVID-19 Resource Library
- CMS Announces Payment for In-Home Vaccinations
- CDC Statement on Vaccine Side Effects
- We Can Do This: COVID-19 Public Education Campaign launches a Spanish-language website
- National Rural Health Resource Center’s “COVID-19 Funding Sources Impacting Rural Providers” guide
- HRSA COVID-19 Coverage Assistance Fund (CAF)
- NRHA Rural-Relevant COVID-19 Resource Library
- NOSORH- HRSA COVID-19 Funding for Rural Health Clinics
- CDC “COVID-19 by County”- KnowYour COVID-19 Community Levels
- The Implications of Long COVID for Rural Communities
- Adolescent & Childhood Vaccination Recovery
- Policy Brief: COVID-19 and the Rural Health Workforce: The Impact of Federal Pandemic Funding to Address Workforce Needs
- NRHA research seeks to measure attitudes among rural adults, rural parents, and rural teenagers regarding the COVID-19 vaccine, trusted sources of vaccine information, and barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake
- CMS Returning to Certain Pre-COVID-19 Policies in Long-term Care and Other Facilities
- Bipartisan Policy Center- The Impact of COVID-19 on the Rural Health Care Landscape
- Strategies for Rural Health Leaders’ Success in a Post-COVID-19 World
- Mapping the Intersections of Poverty, Race, and COVID-19 (April 2022)
- CDC Updated Guidance on COVID-19 Booster Shots
- One Stop Online for COVID Prevention and Treatment in Every County
- The Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021
- Services and Supports for Longer-Term Impacts of COVID-19
- Warner and Kaine Announce More than $2.1 million in Funding to Address COVID-19 in Rural Virginia Communities