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ACI Recognized for Excellence in Making Vaccinations Available to Older Adults and People with Disabilities

The Alliance Center for Independence (ACI) and USAging in Washington, D.C. have been awarded the 2024 Immunization Neighborhood Champion Award by the National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit (NAIIS) for their work through the Aging and Disability Vaccination Collaborative.

The NAIIS Immunization Excellence Awards recognize the extraordinary contributions of individuals and organizations towards improved vaccination rates within their communities during the past year.

The Alliance Center for Independence is a founding member of the ADVC, which works with Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs), Centers for Independent Living (CILs) and other community-based organizations (CBOs) nationwide with a network of over 1,400 partner organizations to increase the number of older adults and people with disabilities who receive COVID-19 and Influenza (flu) vaccines.

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Posted on August 12, 2024 by Brian Mazzarella and filed under Press Release, Health.

HealthCare Survey

Four years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic struck our nation…33,000 New Jerseyans lost their lives! An independent review of NJ's response to the emergency concluded that the state was grossly unprepared.

How were you affected? Please take this survey to help us make positive changes in the way healthcare services are provided to people with disabilities in NJ.

Need assistance filling this out? Contact Luke Koppisch at 732-738-4388.

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Posted on May 7, 2024 by Brian Mazzarella and filed under Health.

ACI Interviews the Somerset County Department of Health About COVID-19 Vaccines

In 2022, ACI was awarded a grant through the Disability Vaccine Access Opportunities Center (DVAO) and the Center of Disease Control (CDC) to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the disability community in Middlesex, Somerset, and Union counties, including marginalized communities within the disabled community.

ACI’s efforts in this project included organizing health fairs, distributing vaccine sites accessibility surveys to area pharmacies, arranging for vaccination for homebound residents, offering PPE to food pantry consumers, and partnering with counties’ health departments regarding the status of availability of vaccines and boosters.

Recently, ACI interviewed Amanda Amodio of the Somerset County Department of Health (SCDOH) to discuss the status of COVID-19 vaccines. To watch the interview, please click here.

The number for scheduling homebound vaccines is 1-844-569-0390 and the Somerset County Department of Health direct phone number is 908-231-7155. If you need assistance getting transportation to a vaccine site, please contact our office.

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Brian Mazzarella and filed under Health.

We Want YOU to Star in Our COVID-19 Vaccine PSA!

Are you ready to be a STAR? Do you speak a language other than English or Spanish? If so, ACI needs you! Come on down and audition to be in ACI's upcoming PSA on COVID-19 vaccines! Just fill out the form at the link below!

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Brian Mazzarella and filed under Health.

Family Fun Day

On June 25th, ACI and guests celebrated our Family Fun Day! ACI partnered up with the Middlesex County Health Department and was able to give over 20 families COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. We had a special guest, Elina, come out and paint the faces of all our guests! Spider-Man also made a grand appearance and even danced the Cha Cha Slide with us! We had many games to play and lots of food and fun!

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Brian Mazzarella and filed under Social Rec, Health.