<div dir="ltr"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Happy Monday, everyone, </font></font></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></p><div>See information below (flyer attached) for a <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">paid fellowship opportunity for Black students and young adults</span> in the Inland Empire. Please share with your networks! </div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes,</div><div>Aerika</div><div><br></div><div>--</div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://priceschool.usc.edu/news/student-launches-vaccination-initiative/" target="_blank">San Bernardino for Rapid Recovery</a>, an organization focused on vaccine equity and rapid health intervention through the lens of community, and the Riverside County Black Chamber of Commerce have partnered together to expand the Trim the Hesitancy Project into San Bernardino County. The project seeks to address vaccine hesitancy and improve health equity amongst Black youth in the Inland Empire.  </span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Trim the Hesitancy Project seeks to utilize Black Barbershops and Beauty Salons, spaces that have long held deep cultural significance for our community, as a new arena for healthcare justice, promoting vaccine efficacy and new community-based health and wellness strategies. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As we strive to build a healthier Inland Empire, where Black Wellness reaches new bounds. We believe now is the time to invest in the future of our healthcare ecosystem with job opportunities and skill-based trainings for the next generation. We are excited to announce the start of the Black Wellness Fellowship, a paid opportunity for Black students and young adults to be on the forefront of building a healthier Inland Empire and help them develop their community outreach and organizing skills through our strategic outreach work.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Black Wellness Fellows will help expand the Trim the Hesitancy Project to San Bernardino County by developing partnerships with local Black Barbershops and Beauty Salons that would enable the Trim the Hesitancy Project to reach more members of our community.  Black Wellness Fellows would be expected to work 15-20 hours a week through June 30th.  Fellows will be compensated $15.00/hour for their work on the project.  </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Interested applicants should be local students or young adults who have an interest in public health, improving their community, and community organizing. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://forms.gle/nvkC32Xy9xYT8Mb49" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Click here to apply today!  </span></a></p></span></font><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt" dir="ltr">
<span>Aerika Brittian Loyd, PhD</span></div>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>Associate Professor, <a href="https://psychology.ucr.edu/" target="_blank">Department of Psychology</a></span><span> <br></span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span>University of California, Riverside</span>
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