Public Health Emergency Funding: KOSU

This emergency funding helps KOSU (Stillwater, OK) address misinformation and community questions about COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccinations. KOSU is tackling the low vaccination rate among people ages 12-24 by speaking to teens and their parents about vaccine misinformation and answering questions. KOSU collaborates with local clubs and afterschool programs and other community organizations to solicit questions via text, voicemail, and other methods reaching their targeted audiences. Outreach includes content translated into Spanish and Vietnamese.

Year: 

2021

Total CPB Investment: 

$20,000

Made Possible by CPB's Investment: 

KOSU
Stillwater, OK
OSS
$20,000

Topics: 

Science, Health, Medicine & Natural Environment