Vaccine Reluctance Among Older Adults with a History of Trauma: Diverse Concerns, Trauma-Informed Strategies, and Lessons for the Future

Event Description: 
JFNA Center on Aging and Trauma, a project of the Holocaust Survivor Initiative, is hosting a webinar to discuss how a history of trauma can impact older adults as they age and contribute to vaccine hesitancy. Join this webinar to learn strategies for ensuring that older adults have the information and person-centered, trauma-informed (PCTI) support they need to make informed decisions about their health.
 
Presenters:
  • Myra Giberovitch, MSW, RSW, therapist, trauma specialist, author, adjunct professor
  • Rafael Martinez, LCSW, MSW, psychotherapist, Callen-Lorde
  • S. Orlene Grant, RN, BSN, MSN, President, Founder and CEO of the Juanita C. Grant Foundation (JCGF)
  • Shannon Patrick, MPH, Program Director of MHP Salud’s Strengthening Aging service for Older Hispanic Adults program
  • Leah Miller, BA, Associate Director of The JFNA Center on Aging and Trauma
 
This webinar will be held on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. ET.
 
Click here to register.
Dates: 
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 - 2:30pm to 3:45pm EDT
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Sponsor: 
Jewish Federations of North American (JFNA) Center on Aging and Trauma
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