Resources
Medical Debt Toolkit: My unpaid medical bill was sent to collection
If you don’t pay your medical bill, the provider can sue you for payment or sell your debt to a collection company. If you fail to pay your bills, it can also hurt your credit score. However, some states have laws that prohibit health care providers from using certain collection practices against patients to collect unpaid medical bills.
View this resourcePower to Change: Practical Messaging Guidance for Health Justice Advocates
This messaging guide translates in-depth audience research into practical, usable guidance for advocates, communicators, and organizers working across health justice issues — from maternal health and Medicaid to medical debt and immigrant health.
View this resourceNon-Profit Hospitals and the Medical Debt Crisis in America
Many non-profit hospitals aren’t living up to their promise to community – and it’s having significant impacts on the health and financial security of people. With 4 in 10 adults experiencing health care debt in America, and the majority of individuals who are in debt to hospitals having insurance, it’s clear the problem is widespread and deserves federal action.
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A Community-Centered Approach to Understanding Attitudes Towards Childhood Vaccines
The U.S. spends nearly $27 billion each year treating vaccine-preventable diseases. At a time when measles outbreaks are surging, tuberculosis cases are climbing, childhood vaccination rates are plummeting, and families…
Community-Driven Solutions for Equitable Vaccine Access
Highlights from the Vaccine Equity and Access Program 2021-2025
Strengthening Community-Based Organization Engagement in Public Health
Leveraging Community Catalyst's VEAP Model to Strengthen Community-Based Organization Engagement in Public Health
Fostering Equity: A Strategic Framework for Addressing Long COVID Disparities through Community Engagement
As part of Community Catalyst’s Community-first Public Health initiative, we leveraged trusted relationships with our Vaccine Equity and Access Program (VEAP) partners to understand the physical, mental and economic impacts…
Celebrating VEAP Partners
As members of Community Catalyst’s Vaccine Equity and Access Program (VEAP), a vital component to our collective success includes sharing and gathering community insights from one another. While challenges to…
A Shot Towards a Healthier Future: Communications Toolkit
The Vaccine Equity and Access Program created a comprehensive communications toolkit to help community-based organizations share accurate and relevant information about COVID-19 and flu vaccines with their communities.
CDC’s Partnering for Vaccine Equity: A Year Later
In 2020, CDC launched the Partnering for Vaccine Equity (P4VE) program to advance equity in adult immunization for racial and ethnic minority groups through partnerships that drive community-level action. While…
Vaccine Equity & Access Program: National Partner Highlights
In its first year, the Vaccine Equity & Access Program (VEAP) partnered with three other national organizations to protect communities, empower families, and stop myths.
Vaccine Equity & Access Program: Success Snapshots
Community Catalyst’s Vaccine Equity and Access Program (VEAP) increases equitable access to COVID-19 and influenza vaccines by supporting community-based organizations (CBOs) to engage communities of color, who are historically medically…
Vaccine Equity & Access Program (VEAP): Overview
Community Catalyst’s Vaccine Equity Access Program (VEAP) works to address vaccine hesitancy and increase vaccination coverage among racial and ethnic populations experiencing disparities in the United States.