COVID-19 Archives

01.10.2023

Health Equity

Breaking Through the Pandemic with Social Media

In early 2020, health agencies that used social media to connect with others about COVID-19 increased their engagement and gained public credibility.

Guest Author Hye Min Kim

12.05.2022 hand filling out unemployment benefits form and mask

Health Equity

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Pandemic Unemployment Benefits

Unemployment benefits expansion during the COVID-19 pandemic reinforced racial and ethnic disparities.

Guest Authors Don Mar, Paul Ong, Tom Larson, James Peoples

11.21.2022 worker takes a wastewater sample

The Wisdom of Wastewater

Wastewater sampling studies can detect how contagious a disease is in addition to tracking the presence of virus or bacteria in a community.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

11.16.2022 a graph of a graph showing the number of covid-19

Health Equity

Expand Voting Rights for Health: Yes or No?

Researchers measured COVID-19 case and mortality data with the burden of voting restrictions across U.S. counties with different demographic makeups.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

11.04.2022 vaccines and blood vials arranged in american flag

GOP Politicians are “Throwing Away Their Shot”

By failing to actively promote evidence-based health policy, political leaders perpetuate an opinion environment that supports lawmakers who aim to weaken vaccine mandates.

Guest Author Matt Motta

10.11.2022 teacher and students in classroom

Testing Inclusivity and Innovation Benefits All

A non-invasive saliva-based COVID-19 test proved to be a minimally disruptive and effective way of testing students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Guest Authors Michael Gemmell, Tyler Walsh, Christina Gurnett

09.22.2022 a yellow and white smiley face from a string

Coping with COVID-19: Differences in Hope, Resilience, and Mental Wellbeing across US Racial Groups

Researchers explored wellbeing during the pandemic and found differences in life satisfaction and optimism between racial groups in the U.S.

Guest Author Carol Graham

09.21.2022 a woman with curly hair smiling

Health Equity

Heidi Porter

Heidi Porter is a local public health director who is used to getting calls for the unusual and the mundane. She delivers public health services in Bedford, Mass., from a broad, whole health perspective, relying on a multidisciplinary health and human services team.

Editor Teresa Wood Kett

09.19.2022 a diagram of a graph

Drinking Days

Researchers examined the number of drinking days per week during the initial months of the pandemic.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

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