Covid-19 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion  Resources

University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing

Curated by Dr. Mel Freitag, Diversity Officer, University of Wisconsin School of Nursing

“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane

Martin Luther King Jr., 1966

This is a compilation of resources related to how the Covid-19 global crisis intersects with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Health. These resources are intended for faculty, staff, and students within the School of Nursing, other health sciences schools, and community members looking for support, guidance, and information during this challenging time. These will be updated periodically.

Healing and Community Care centers on how to care for ourselves (including healthcare workers) and our people in this time, while continuing to center the needs of the most vulnerable

Community Resources and Toolkits  has resources on actions people are already taking to bring attention to issues that intersect with Covid 19 impact, including worker/migrant populations, and specific needs of communities of color

Teaching & Health Equity Curriculum during Covid-19 has resources for folks who are teaching in higher education and how to build inclusive classroom and curricula in virtual environments, and COVID-19 articles that center on health equity and the coronavirus’s impact on diverse communities

Funding Opportunities  includes lists of different funds currently available to address Covid-19, guidance on resource building and how funders/donors can be equitably responsive

Virtual Workforce & Online Engagement focuses on how we can stay connected to each other and to racial equity action while social distancing


Healing and Community Care

“Movements are born of critical connections rather than critical mass.”  Grace Lee Boggs

Find healthy ways to cope and stay connected. Resilient Wisconsin is a new statewide initiative designed to provide Wisconsinites with the tools to build resiliency.

https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/resilient/index.htm

Speak out about racism around the new coronavirus

https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/speaking-up-against-racism-around-the-new-coronavirus

Madison365 compiled a list of “How Wisconsinites can help during the Pandemic”

Volunteer Wisconsin is a way to connect interested volunteers with local nonprofits, specifically to Coronavirus relief efforts.

Sixteenth Street (Milwaukee) Community Toolkit

Community Care During COVID-19: A Message To and From Asian American / Pacific Islanders

AAPI Force-EF, Medium.com

Love in the Time of Coronavirus: What Living Through HIV/AIDS Epidemic Taught Me

Kevin Fong, YES! Magazine

Coronavirus: Wisdom from a Social Justice Lens podcast

Irrestible

Black Girl Magik COVID-19 Global Resource Guide

Black Girl Magik

10 Quick Mindfulness Exercises for Copying with COVID-19 Stress and Anxiety

Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Online Contemplative Resources for Coronavirus Crisis


Community Resources and Toolkits

“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” Coretta Scott King

Public Health Madison Dane County COVID-19 resources with Wisconsin-specific data, mental health contacts, fact sheets, infographics, and more

Global Health Institute, UW-Madison COVID-19 Resource page, including updates from Director Dr. Jonathan Patz

AACN (American Association of College of Nursing) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources during Covid-19

AACN

AAMC (American Association of Medical Colleges) Coronavirus Resource Hub

AAMC

How to Limit the Exposure of Older Adults to COVID-19 and Provide Age-Friendly Care Community

Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)

Talking About COVID-19: A Call for Racial, Economic and Health Equity

The Opportunity Agenda

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation COVID-19 Resources

RWJ Foundation

Anti-Stigma Social Media Toolkit

King County, Washington

Countering COVID-19 Stigma and Racism: Tips for Parents and Caregivers

National Association of School Psychologists

National Collaborative for Health Equity COVID-19

National Collaborative for Health Equity

COVID-19 Response and Resources

The Justice Collaborative

Coronavirus Communications Crisis Triage Kit

The Communication Network

Bystander Intervention

American Friends Service Committee

Ten Equity Implications of the COVID-19 Outbreak in the United States

NAACP

Talking about COVID-19: A Call for Racial, Economic, and Health Equity

The Opportunity Agenda

Teaching & Health Equity Curriculum during Covid-19

“Education is the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world.” Paulo Friere

Teaching Through Coronavirus: What Educators Need Right Now

Tolerance.org

A Trauma-Informed Approach to Teaching Through Coronavirus

Tolerance.org

8 Ways to Be More Inclusive in Your Zoom Teaching

Chronicle

COVID-19 Education FAQs: Addressing issues affecting graduate students, postdocs, interns, and faculty with supervision and training responsibilities

American Psychological Association

Free access to Nursing Leadership Webinars

American Organization for Nursing Leadership

Free access to Aquifer’s Library of Virtual COVID-19 Patient Cases

Aquifer

Free Coronavirus Patient Cases from Casenet

Casenet

Virtual Learning Hour IHI: COVID-19 and Crisis Standards of Care

Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)

How to be an ally in times of Xenophobia

LifeLabs Learning

Coronavirus economy will devastate those who can least afford it

Axios

Shared responsibility, global solidarity: Responding to the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19

United Nations

Women of Color Will Save Us All

Medium

Coronavirus Poses Racial Justice Concerns In Every Aspect of Society

Color of Change

How Coronavirus Affects Black People: Civil Rights Groups Call Out Racial Health Disparities

NEWSONE

The Coronavirus is exacerbating vulnerabilities Native communities already face

Vox

The Coronavirus Doesn’t Need a Visa: COVID-19’s Effect on Immigrant Populations

Ms. Magazine

The Coronavirus Pandemic and Racial Wealth Gap

The Center for American Progress

Asian-American Leaders Condemn COVID-19 Racism

Colorlines

Coronavirus has exposed America’s digital divide

Jacobin

When Xenophobia Spreads like a Virus

NPR Code Switch

Coronavirus and Racial + Social Equity: Centering Justice During Times of Uncertainty and Four Things You Can Do Right Now

The Justice Collective

Decolonizing Community Care in Response to COVID-19

NDN Collective

Sinophobia: How a virus reveals the many ways China is feared

BBC News

On Being Black, Southern and Rural in the Time of COVID-19

Essence

Health Justice Strategies to Combat COVID-19: Protecting Vulnerable Communities During a Pandemic

HealthAffairs

COVID-19: Fight for Immediate Solutions; Fight for the Future

Organizing Upgrade

Coronavirus Compounds Inequality and Endangers Communities of Color

Center for American Progress

UCLA Prof Explains Racism’s Role in the Coronavirus Crisis

PBS

As Covid-19 spreads, different communities see different challenges

American Communities Project

Funding Opportunities

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” Anne Frank

Robert Wood Johnson - Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health. Deadline: Open

Robert Wood Johnson - Global Ideas for U.S. Solutions: Cities Taking Action to Address Health, Equity, and Climate Change Deadline: May 28, 2020

Pfizer COVID-19 Competitive Grant Program

Four Criteria for More Justice in COVID-19 Funds

PCORI (Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute) Covid-19 Opportunities

MIT Elevate Prize. While the competition is open to global heroes who are addressing any challenge, the foundation is using the UN's Sustainable Development Goals as a general guide for entrepreneurs.

COVID-19 Funding Opportunities - Comprehensive list from UNC including funding opportunities from NSF, CDC, DHHS, and NIH

APA Funding to Study the psychological impact of COVID-19

Fast Funding for COVID-19 Science

Madison Community Foundation (MCF) COVID-19 Priority Fund supports the unanticipated needs of organizations in the arts, environment, and other fields dealing with issues of business continuation, providing online programming to reduce social isolation, and other needs.

Wisconsin Public Radio has shared a non-exhaustive list of resources across Wisconsin

GrantStation’s list of COVID-19 Related Funding is a list of current funding opportunities for nonprofits in the area of COVID-19, updated during each business day


Virtual Workforce & Online Engagement

Living (and Working Virtually) in Uncertainty

IISC

Digital Resilience in the Time of Coronavirus

Equality Labs

Building Trust While Working Remotely

The Engine Room

Checking in to prevent checking out

Center for Story-Based Strategy

Social Justice in a time of Social Distancing

The Design Studio for Social Intervention

Digital divide during the pandemic

NTE

Caring Across Distance: Some Things to Consider Before Movement Gatherings During COVID-19

Leading Groups Online

Online Meeting Resources Toolkit for Facilitators During Coronavirus Pandemic

Facilitators for Pandemic Response Group