Boston University issued a press release for Dr. Sabrina Assoumou's achievement on being selected to serve in the 2024-2026 cohort of New Voices in Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine at the National Academies.
Dr. Sabrina Assoumou was selected to serve in the 2024-2026 cohort of New Voices in Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine at the National Academies.
Dr. Sabrina Assoumou speaks on the importance of flu shot to protect ourselves and those around us, and it is never too late to get one if you haven't done so already.
Dr. Assoumou, Dr. Linas, Dr. Drainoni, and Dr. Pierre co-published a paper on NEJM Catalyst about BMC's communications campaign for building confidence in COVID-19 vaccines.
Our director of community engagement was featured in Vital CxNs's Partner Spotlight, talking about Long COVID and the work we do in the community.
Dr. Sabrina Assoumou speaks on concerns over lagging vaccination rate in Massachusetts and encourages Massachusetts residents to get vaccinated if you have not yet done so.
Dr. Assoumou encourages that getting vaccinated for COVID-19, flu, and RSV is the most effective way of protecting the community.
Dr. Sabrina Assoumou talks about waning immunity, that the protection we have gotten from previous vaccination is starting to decrease, so that it is important to get up-to-date to boosters. She also highlights the recent CDC finding debunking an emerging concern over the association between Paxlovid and viral rebound.
Dr. Cassandra Pierre talks about the benefits of masking to protect people from respiratory illnesses.
Dr. Cassandra Pierre predicts that we will see the peak of COVID surge at the end of January. She advises the public to get the latest booster for COVID-19 to protect ourselves, and it is not too late to do so now.
Dr. Sabrina Assoumou talked about the current upward trend of COVID-19 cases in the Boston area.
Dr. Sabrina Assoumou spoke on wbur radio about the spread of COVID, flu, and RSV during this holiday season.
Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnet discusses healthcare leaders' opportunities to improve patients' health thorough addressing economic mobility.
Dr. Benjamin Linas spoke on preventive measures to protect ourselves from sickness during the winter as the vaccination rates against COVID-19, flu, and RSV have been lagging in communities.
This article examines English- and Spanish- speaking pregnant individuals' attitudes toward Tdap, influenza, and COVID vaccines.
Academic medical centers could play an important role in increasing access to and uptake of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, especially in Black and Latino communities that have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. This article describes the vaccination program developed by the Boston Medical Center (BMC) health system (New England's largest safety-net health system), its affiliated community health centers (CHCs), and community partners. The program was based on a conceptual framework for community interventions and aimed to increase equitable access to vaccination in the hardest-hit communities through community-based sites in churches and community centers, mobile vaccination events, and vaccination on the BMC campus.
Vaccines are a strong public health tool to protect against severe disease, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19. Still, inequities in COVID-19 vaccination rates and health outcomes continue to exist among Black and Latino populations. Boston Medical Center (BMC) has played a significant role in vaccinating medically underserved populations, and organized a series of community-engaged conversations to better understand community concerns regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. This paper describes the themes which resulted from these community-engaged conversations and proposes next steps for healthcare leaders.
This article assessed the mental health consequences of the pandemic on healthcare workers in Massachusetts.
Community partnerships have played a significant role in building COVID-19 vaccine confidence in Greater Boston Area. This paper discusses future implications for healthcare leaders to achieve health equity.
The paper looks into how healthcare workers perceive COVID vaccines and boosters.
The paper aims to understand strategies to increase COVID vaccination among the general public in Massachusetts by interviewing healthcare workers.
This paper identifies a disparity in COVID vaccination coverage across Massachusetts. ZIP codes with higher BIPOC residents and essential workers had lower coverage than the areas with different demographics.
The paper reflects on BMC's success in developing strategies to increase COVID vaccine utilization and address health-related disparities in the community during the pandemic.
