COVID-19 Archives

06.28.2022 a woman with tattoos in a garment

Bella Blue

Public Health Post talks with Bella Blue, a New Orleans sex worker, about the experiences she’s had working in the sex industry for the past 15 years.

Fellow Bethany Hallenborg

06.21.2022 a graph of work in progress

Health Equity

Stripped Aid

Strip club workers were unable to work when COVID-19 shut down the service industry, and they were barred from federal relief.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

06.16.2022 a light bulb with a person's head inside

Race, Ethnicity, and Environmental Health Literacy

Researchers investigated connections between environmental health literacy and willingness to engage in protective behaviors.

Guest Authors Andrew Binder, Katlyn May

06.15.2022 a collage of different graphs

Correction-ing Community Health Policy

Researchers modeled and simulated the transmission of COVID-19 between a U.S. correctional facility and its local community to analyze the benefits of testing and quarantining incarcerated people and the risks of spillover infections.

Guest Authors Ashley Provencher, Scott Greenhalgh

06.07.2022 a group of people hugging each other

Health Equity

Sex Work is Work

Sex workers ineligible for pandemic unemployment support supported each other via mutual aid, NGOs, and informal assistance.

Fellow Bethany Hallenborg

06.02.2022 a close-up of a graph

Diabetes after COVID

Individuals with a history of COVID-19 infection were 1.4 times more likely to develop diabetes that those who did not have COVID-19.

Fellow Connor McCombs

05.24.2022 video game player

Adolescent Screen Time During the Pandemic

Adolescent recreational screen time increased at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and is associated with poorer mental health.

Guest Author Jason Nagata

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Lost Lives, Invisible Deaths

Excess deaths vary by county, and more than 87 percent are attributable to COVID-19.

Fellow Bethany Hallenborg

05.09.2022 a woman giving a glass of water to a woman

Healthcare at Home: Lessons from COVID-19

Medicaid recipients who self-directed their care during COVID reported many benefits from the added flexibility.

Fellow Abby Outterson

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