COVID-19 Archives

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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

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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

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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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The COVID-19 Pandemic Baby Bust

Birth rates declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the full impact remains largely unknown.

Guest Author Michael E. Silverman

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Living with HIV and COVID-19 Vaccines

People with HIV had a 28% higher risk of COVID-19 breakthrough infection than those without HIV.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

09.02.2022 Puppy with masks

Pandemic Pup-take

People who adopted a dog during the pandemic may have helped buffer some of the negative psychological impacts of COVID-19.

Fellow Abby Outterson

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Pandemic Poison

All sexes and age groups experienced a surge in alcohol use disorder mortality rates during the pandemic years.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

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COVID-19 and Adolescent Suicide Deaths

Suicide deaths among U.S. adolescents increased during the pandemic, particularly among Black youth.

Fellow Abby Outterson

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Narratives and Counter-Narratives for Religion and COVID-19

Religious group statements during COVID-19 combined public health messaging with their own perspective and spiritual context.

Guest Author Ellen Idler

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