Black History Month Toolkit

During the month of February, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) is celebrating the achievements of African Americans and honoring the significant role and impact they have made on all facets of life and society throughout U.S. history. OMH will partner with fellow Offices of Minority Health at HHS and healthcare professionals around the nation to highlight the impacts COVID-19 has on African Americans with underlining health issues such as uncontrolled hypertension. The focus will also be on preparing communities for the vaccine and promoting the continued practice of COVID-19 safety measures, including the three Ws: Wear your mask, Watch your distance and Wash your hands and also avoid crowds and poorly ventilated areas.

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Use the social media posts, images and the hashtags below to create awareness about Black History Month and provide your social media audiences with helpful resources.

Hashtags: #BlackHistoryMonth #VaccineReady

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Join us this February as we celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth with @MinorityHealth and other partners with a call to action to help empower African American communities get #VaccineReady amid the #COVID19 pandemic www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/BHM

Need information, resources, programs & more to help #Stopthespread of COVID-19 in African American communities and get #VaccineReady? Check out @MinorityHealth's #BlackHistoryMonth observance page www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/BHM

#DYK African Americans ages 35-64 years are 50% more likely to have high blood pressure than whites? Learn how together we can work to monitor, control, and lower #hypertension this #BlackHistoryMonth www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/BHM

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Visit the HHS Office of Minority Health's Black History Month observance page for upcoming events, downloadable materials and resources that address the impacts of COVID-19 in the African American community and help them get #VaccineReady.

Join us this February as we celebrate Black History Month with the HHS Office of Minority Health and other partners with a call to action to continue practicing COVID-19 safety measures and get #VaccineReady. We are also providing tips on ways to lower hypertension risk-which is one of the primary underlying health conditions that can worsen COVID-19 outcomes.

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