The Meaning of Connection OneWorld Covid-19 outreach team brings trust, humility and compassion to South Omaha
Mary McConnaughey and a Community Health Worker knocking on a door of a residence in South Omaha. Photo courtesy of Flatwater Free Press.
What began as a two-person team of OneWorld employees knocking on doors in South Omaha to offer Covid-19 education and vaccines has transformed into a web of community connections interlaced by trust, humility and compassion. Funded by the National Alliance for Hispanic Health and the state of Nebraska, the OneWorld outreach team has not only helped vaccinate the South Omaha community, but also learned how to better partner with and help the community from a whole person care perspective. “Ximena Barrera, a Covid-19 Immunization Registered Nurse, went to the home of a gentleman to administer his first Covid-19 vaccine, and during the visit she learned he had not been able to leave his house for five years,” said Vivian Garcia, Outreach Manager. “He was paralyzed from the neck down due to an accident, but he didn’t have a ramp or access to anything to help him get out of his house.” Ximena explained the situation to Dr. Alex Dworak, Family Practice Physician, to see how OneWorld could help the patient. Now, several OneWorld clinicians are helping build a ramp so the patient can leave his home as well as finding the patient a new wheelchair, as his current wheelchair is sized for a child.
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