UNITING TO Increase vaccine confidence & equity
Henrietta Lacks' HeLa cells led to life-saving breakthroughs, including the HPV and Polio vaccines. Today her HeLa cells are helping scientists respond to the pandemic through various coronavirus studies.
The Lacks Family is excited to collaborate to share tools, resources, and insights
to conquer COVID-19 as we commemorate 70 years since Henrietta Lacks’ HeLa cells changed the world.
Through “HELA UNITE: Reclaiming Our Story to Conquer COVID-19,” we will honor her legacy through a collaborative digital education and outreach program to Increase COVID-19 vaccine confidence and equity.
WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER
We want to collaborate with you!
Ready to reach people, providers, and patients where they live, work, play & pray?
Click below to submit a request or resource.
From Our Family To Yours
Reel Talk With The Lacks Family
Reel Talk With The Lacks Family
Reel Talk With The Lacks Family
Henrietta Lacks' family is uniting to share with our communities the Reel Talk With The Lacks Family series. Take 3! Join us as we answer 3 questions in 3 minutes on Henrietta Lacks' legacy, increasing COVID-19 vaccine confidence and equity.
HELA100 Conversations
Reel Talk With The Lacks Family
Reel Talk With The Lacks Family
The Lacks Family knows that knowledge
is power! Join their family, experts, and special guests every month for a conversation on Henrietta Lacks' legacy, the impact of her immortal HeLa cells,
and advancing health equity.
Kids & COVID-19
Reel Talk With The Lacks Family
Kids & COVID-19
Before her HeLa cells changed the world, Henrietta Lacks was a mom of 5!
Check here each month for new boredom busters for your little ones that help provide education and a safe space to explore their feelings during the pandemic.
Tools to Take Action
Featured Partner Resources
Center for sustainable health care
The IRIS Collaborative - DC PINK DIVAS
Center for sustainable health care
NMQF - COVID FORECAST
The IRIS Collaborative - DC PINK DIVAS
Center for sustainable health care
NOVA Scripts central
The IRIS Collaborative - DC PINK DIVAS
The IRIS Collaborative - DC PINK DIVAS
The IRIS Collaborative - DC PINK DIVAS
The IRIS Collaborative - DC PINK DIVAS
The IRIS Collaborative - DC PINK DIVAS
PATIENTS
The Lacks Family knows the experience of patients with comorbidities during the pandemic.
These tools help address disparities, screening delays, avoidance, therapy interruptions and abandonment.
HELA UNITE empowers patients to safely re-engage in their health care, get active and informed on the vaccine.
PROVIDERS
Many of The Lacks Family are serving on the frontline during the pandemic.
These tools help health care providers and system leaders more effectively discuss the vaccine with Black patients.
HELA UNITE empowers providers to engage patients with culturally attuned, patient-centric information, trusted voices, acknowledging historical injustices, systemic bias and concerns to address barriers to access, inequity and hesitancy.
PEOPLE
The Lacks family is combating COVID-19 disparities by advocating, mobilizing with community leaders and elevating trusted voices.
The tools help address the infodemic, historical injustices, stress, loss, grief and vaccine hesitancy that impact Black Americans.
HELA UNITE empowers people to engage their family, peers, community and policymakers to increase vaccine confidence and equity.
COMMUNITY
Lacks Family Nurse Victoria Baptiste, BSN, RN, was humbled to be named as a 2022 BBC 100 Women in recognition of her work to educate people, patients, policymakers, and providers on vaccines. Victoria serves on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic working in the communities hit hardest by the compounded crisis as a traveling nurse administering the COVID-19. From HPV and COVID-19 to Moneypox, she is committed to educating and empowering patients to understand their care.
PARTNER
We are in this together!
Ready to reach people, providers, and patients where they live, work, play and pray?
Click below to submit a request or resource.
Requests: Interested in collaborating?
Resources: Have a resource to share?
We are ready to UNITE!
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