Cultural Competence

In separate statements, various industry organizations lauded President Biden’s “National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness.”

Dr. Rachel Levine, who currently serves as health secretary for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, would be the first openly transgender federal official confirmed by the Senate. 

President-elect Joe Biden’s pledge to fully activate pharmacies across this country to get COVID-19 vaccinations into more arms as quickly as possible is garnering praise from industry organizations.

The National Quality Forum’s Rural Telehealth and Health Care System Readiness committee aims to develop a measurement framework to assess the impact of telehealth on rural health care systems.

CVS Health is contributing $2 million via its Project Health initiative to the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics to help distribute flu vaccines to those who may otherwise not have access, among other efforts.

Recipients of the Professionwide Awards will be officially recognized at APhA 2021, which is scheduled to take place from March 12 to 15, 2021.

President-elect Joe Biden's health team designees include several high-ranking health officials, including Xavier Becerra as his pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services and several appointees focused on combating COVID-19.

NACDS has joined the COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Equity Project, which includes 60 organizations collaborating to provide information about vaccines for the illness that prioritizes equity and trust.