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	Podcast:		Reno Public Radio
	Episode:		Faith-Based Vaccine Outreach Underway to Reach Northern Nevada Latinos
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:05:26
	Publish Date:		2021-07-30 20:29:09
	Description:		As COVID-19 vaccinations in Northern Nevada plateau , community leaders are trying a different approach. Local public health and medical experts are collaborating with clergy to provide vaccines to the Latino community. KUNR’s Natalie Van Hoozer attended a vaccination clinic at a church in Reno to see how these outreach efforts are going. As the afternoon started to heat up in central Reno, a line of community members snaked out of Little Flower Catholic Church and into the parking lot. Little Flower offers Spanish-language masses several times a week. That’s why organizers decided to hold a vaccine clinic here called “ El Gran Vacunatón ,” specifically designed for Northern Nevada’s Latino community. Resources and information were provided in both English and Spanish. Diana Sande is the communications manager with the Nevada Public Health Training Center at the University of Nevada, Reno, School of Community Health Sciences. Sande and her team are working to bring together medical
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