Covid Drive Rapid Mobile Testing Project

We need a grant writer Mission Statement, Vision and Values:The Moss Point Covid Community Outreach Project seeks to prevent and stop the spread of COVID-19 by eliminating health disparities in African American communities through awareness, testing, and contact tracing. We envision wellness and social well-being for all people in the region, including those of color residing in underserved communities and who are more likely to have serious, chronic and often preventable diseases as well as significantly higher mortality rates. We must protect the most vulnerable. We know who the target is. We know who to protect. We will examine the impact that this disease has on vulnerable populations and pledge our support to those affected by this tragedy. Our non-profit work culture is based on integrity, trustworthiness, honesty, transparency, teamwork and accountability We are aligned with the federal government priority on covid-19 to Protect the Health of Americans Where They Live, Learn, Work and Play. Cause and Purpose: While fully understanding the impact of COVID-19 on racial and ethnic minority populations is limited by missing race/ethnicity data for a number of CDC-reported cases, the available data underscores a disproportionate burden of illness and death. Moss Point has been identified as a highly impacted geographic areas of racial and ethnic minority, rural and/or socially vulnerable individuals at substantially greater risk for COVID-19 infection and adverse outcomes. Goals and Tasks: 1) Stop the spread of covid-19 by flattening the curve by 33% ni Jackson county and statewide 2) Free community drive up covid testing with immediate physician access with a goal of testing 3% of the catchment area population and show a decrease in hot spot rates to 25%; 3) Improved reach of COVID-19-related public health messaging to racial and ethnic minority, rural and socially vulnerable populations reaching 10% of surrounding 6-county region through direct contact in 1 year; 4) Increased connection to healthcare and social services or racial and ethnic minority, rural and socially vulnerable populations hosting 12 testing/culture specific education events and organizing 12 partnered events per year; 5) Decreased disparities in COVID-19 testing and vaccination rates among racial and ethnic minority populations in highly impacted geographic areas by testing 3% of population.