Gwinnett Cares' Next Healthcare Summit Scheduled for May 12th

Gwinnett Cares, powered by the Gwinnett Coalition, in partnership with the Gwinnett Newton Rockdale Health Departments, will host its fifth online healthcare summit since the pandemic outbreak to continue to help educate our community about how to best navigate, co-exist with, and now build immunity to COVID-19. National, statewide and local public health officials, as well as elected officials and mental health advisors will join the call to share the latest on the current state of COVID-19 response and care.

Key discussion topics for this session will include:

· Vaccine confidence – what we need to know about Johnson & Johnson

· How safety protocols are working to keep us safe

· Research and vaccine developments moving forward

· Global surges – the vaccines vs. variants

· Vaccination efforts to-date and progress on herd immunity

· Risk assessments

· Vaccination strategy – safely, swiftly, equitably – data informed decisions

· Taking vaccination efforts mobile

· Scheduling resources

· New safety guidelines post-vaccination

· Consumer beware – watching for scams

· Public/Private partnerships

· Dealing with anxiety – the healing process

· Kids’ resiliency – physically and mentally

· How to better support our children and preparing them to return to school

Distinguished subject matter experts scheduled to present are:

• Dr. Henry Bernstein, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
• Dr. Audrey Arona, District Health Director – Gwinnett Newton Rockdale Health Departments
• Sheila Lovett, Immunization Director - Georgia Department of Public Health
• Marlene Fosque, District 4 Commissioner – Gwinnett County
• Chelsea Walker, LCSW, Wellness Program – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
• Gloria Juliao, Director of Play Therapy – View Point Health

The summit will be hosted virtually via Zoom and broadcast via Facebook Live at @GwinnettCares.org on Wednesday, May 12th from 8:00 am to 9:45 am. Register to attend at http://bit.ly/BeWellGwinnett. The webinar is free and open to all. Live interpretation will be offered via Zoom in Spanish, Korean and Vietnamese.

This event is offered as a service to the community to provide factual, science-based information we need to safely navigate and coexist with COVID-19. The summit will update residents on the most recent and accurate healthcare protocols, vaccination information, and community resources available to help us all move successfully from crisis to relief to recovery