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#SleeveUp
With scientists warning of a potentially rough winter as the pandemic and flu season collide, Aid the Journey, Inc. is proudly serving as a Flu Fighter!
Following the CDC’s #SleeveUp campaign and medical guidelines to #FightFlu, Aid the Journey proudly paid to immunize refugees during our first Free Flu Shot Clinic on October 31, 2020.
This event would not have been possible without our new Medical Partner, Kids’ Doc On Wheels, and their Board-certified medical team. Kids’ Doc on Wheels donated use of their 40’ mobile medical unit and administered the flu shots.
During the Halloween Free Flu Clinic we delivered treats, not tricks, to socially-distanced refugees waiting for their flu shot. Our young, costumed volunteer gave goodies plus we provided free coffee and hot chocolate donated by Refuge Coffee Co.
Since this inaugural free flu shot clinic ATJ has supported several other Clarkston-area flu shot clinics which have provided both COVID-19 and influenza vaccines.
Supporting in several languages.
In 2020 Aid the Journey began providing flu fact sheets and brochures, printed in over a dozen of the most frequently spoken refugee languages, provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Our Founder is able to communicate with refugees who speak Arabic and French and has elementary level-Mandarin skills. ATJ also enlists volunteers who speak various languages to help support communication and education efforts while providing refugees with health materials printed specifically for refugee patients, in their native tongue. These materials provide ways to identify flu symptoms, plus critical personal hygiene and household cleaning tips.
Every refugee who visited our free flu shot clinic received healthy boxed lunches and bottled water for their entire family, plus an eco-tote bag provided by Aid the Journey containing numerous medical necessities including free first aid kits, period packs containing organic feminine hygiene products and critical COVID-19 kits including thermometers plus reusable and sustainable face masks developed per CDC recommendations.
Refugees were also treated to free dental kits, accompanied by oral hygiene tips provided by Community Partner, Dr. Portia Grayson-Williams of the Buckhead Smile Center.
Very special thanks to Event Sponsor Art of Life Photography for documenting this inaugural event.