COVID-19 Archives

06.15.2021 Katrina Forrest

Katrina Forrest

Katrina Forrest is the Co-Executive Director of CityHealth, which works to help cities thrive by advancing evidence-based and equity-centered policies to improve people’s day-to-day quality of life, well-being, and health.

Fellow Sara Mar

06.03.2021 map with meal data

Meal Appeals

School districts across the nation during the Covid-19 pandemic began adjusting their school meal programs to ensure students continued to receive meals despite being absent from the school building.

Fellow Maya Thirkill

05.27.2021 chalk sign

Communicating Covid-19 Racial Disparities

Sharing information about Covid-19 racial disparities may have a negative impact on compliance among some groups of people.

Guest Authors Allison Harell, Evan Lieberman

05.24.2021 graph

Construction and Covid-19

The researchers estimated that construction workers experienced five times the risk of Covid-19 hospitalization compared to others with known occupations.

Fellow Pat Williams

05.03.2021 envelope with eviction notice

Health Equity
Housing

Housing Policy & Health Equity During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Pandemic-related financial hardship has created an extreme eviction and housing crisis among low-income and predominantly minority communities already economically marginalized and experiencing high levels of Covid-19 infection and death.

Guest Authors Emily Benfer, Gregg Gonsalves, Danya Keene, David Vlahov

04.28.2021 farm workers

Breathing Room

Temporary Covid-19-related changes de-densifying living and working conditions for some migrant farm workers are not seen as improvements by all, potentially jeopardizing health and permanent implementation.

Fellow Devin O'Donnell

04.19.2021 Figure showing surveillance policies and levels of support

Disease
COVID-19

Electronic Contact Tracing

Researchers found the level of support for contact tracing apps was far below public checks for fevers or traditional contact tracing by phone.

Fellow Edward Alexander

04.15.2021 a hand holding a syringe next to a bag of white powder

Safe Solutions to Managing Opioid Use Disorder in the Pandemic and Beyond

The authors described the Continuum of Overdose Risk framework by transitioning to evidence-based harm reduction programs and policies, a much-needed step in curtailing opioid addiction and overdose.

Guest Authors C To, Ju Nyeong Park

04.14.2021 a yellow paper cut out of a person surrounded by newspaper headlines

State Policies Matter for Mental Health During Covid-19

The economic consequences of Covid-19 have undermined mental health for many and may affect long-term population health and wellbeing.

Guest Authors Rachel Donnelly, Mateo P. Farina

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