“…Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) now comprise the largest primary care network in the United States, that are non-profit, community-directed health care providers serving low-income and medically-underserved communities, many of which provide limited access to psychiatric services currently (18). AltaMed Health Services, one of the largest FQHCS, implemented the COVID-19 vaccine outreach and education initiatives which applied Freirean liberation principles to an integrated model of crisis recovery and community resiliencebuilding (19). Hispanic patients and Non-Hispanic Black have higher risk for COVID-19 infection and hospitalization (20), but have lower rates of COVID-19 vaccination (21).…”