CHIP Strategy Bank

Strategy: COVID Vaccine Field Partnership
Health Department, Agency, or Organization: County of San Luis Obispo Public Health Department
Size of Jurisdiction: 100,000 – 499,999
Description: Public Health partnered with Transitions Mental Health Association, a local organization which provides mental health services to low income persons, including people experiencing homelessness to design a vaccine outreach program for PEH. Public Health ordered refrigerated backpacks for carrying the vaccine and supplies. We met with local law enforcement and regional homeless service providers to locate encampments and to accompany the vaccinating teams so that persons could be vaccinated on the street and in encampments. The vaccinators were both from PH and TMHA. This partnership also evolved to provide education as well as vaccines to persons staying in shelters and safe parking areas.
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