In Fayetteville, a Table Talk with Trusted Messengers about COVID-19

Teresa Anthony, (at right and in video conference below), Director of Self-Sufficiency Programs at Fayetteville Housing Authority, shares information with residents of the community.

Teresa Anthony, (in video conference), Director of Self-Sufficiency Programs at Fayetteville Housing Authority.

Recently, the HUD team in Greensboro organized a COVID-19 Vaccine Table Talk for Fayetteville public housing residents which included presentations from trusted community messengers, such as, NC Counts (Healthier Together), the Cumberland County Health Department, and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The event was an opportunity for residents to hear directly from public health experts that the vaccine is safe and effective at preventing serious illness and death and to ask questions. Forty-one residents attended the session via video conference. The Table Talk occurred the day before the Fayetteville Metropolitan Housing Authority held an onsite back-to-school vaccination event for residents.

"School is starting again, and it is more important than ever for children over 12 and their parents to get their COVID-19 vaccine," said Roosevelt Grant, HUD Greensboro Field Office Director. "We respect everyone's choice, but we wanted our Public Housing Residents to ask questions and hear directly from public health experts that the vaccine is safe."

Teresa Anthony, Director of Self-Sufficiency Programs at the Housing Authority expressed her appreciation for the presenters, saying "I truly appreciate you for sharing information, providing statistical data and research concerning the COVID-19 vaccine. I was very pleased with the presentations, the courteous responses given, and your willingness to answer all questions".

Fayetteville is one of six priority communities across the state that HUD is working with to bring COVID-19 vaccines directly to public housing residents and persons experiencing homelessness.

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