Artwork stating 'Education Destroys Barriers', 'We Demand Treatment', and 'I Need A Chance'

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 1770 results  for your search.  View and Refine Your Search Terms

  • How South Korea Flattened the Curve

    China and South Korea were the first two countries to emerge as possible models for how to contain coronavirus. While critics have called China's tactics Draconian, they are praising South Korea for implementing "swift action, widespread testing, and contact tracing," and including their citizens in their approach.

    Read More

  • Hand Sanitizer Mini-Factories Popping Up Around Bay Area

    In the Bay Area of California, organizations are repurposing their work and personal spaces to act as DIY pop-up hand sanitizer factories during the coronavirus pandemic. From donating the product to homeless shelters to installing hand washing stations and hand sanitizer dispensers throughout cities, community members are taking an active role in trying to help contain the virus.

    Read More

  • "There Are No Kids Here": Some Enrichment Centers For Children Of Essential Personnel See Light Attendance On Day One

    As city schools closed in response to the COVID19 pandemic, New York City opened Regional Enrichment Centers for children of essential personnel. With 93 operating sites, they anticipate caring for about 57,000 children, although attendance so far has been low. Certain precautions are being taken, too, like routine wellness checks for participants and employees, on-site nurses, and constant cleaning and disinfecting.

    Read More

  • With command and control, Taiwan excels in managing COVID-19

    After the 2003 SARS epidemic, Taiwan formed the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), which has proved necessary in the face of COVID19. The CECC has helped coordinated screenings for incoming travelers, rationing face masks, creating a hotline, and enforcing mandatory self-quarantines. They’ve also integrated health insurance, immigration, and customs databases to identify those most at risk.

    Read More

  • What Singapore can teach the U.S. about responding to Covid-19

    When Singapore detected its first cases of COVID-19 in early February, the country topped world lists in terms of confirmed infections. But unlike other countries, Singapore never experienced an exponential increase in cases, thanks to extensive governmental preparation, widespread testing and case reporting, mandatory social distancing, and strong public health communications.

    Read More

  • San Francisco Fights Coronavirus By Finding the Homeless a Home

    Recognizing the unique vulnerability of its homeless population to the coronavirus outbreak, San Francisco is transforming motels and hotels into makeshift and spacious shelters. The city must act fast to protect a homeless population that has soared to over 8,000 residents in recent years amid an ongoing tech boom, officials and community leaders say.

    Read More

  • Appalachian Students Displaced by Outbreak Get a Lifeline

    As colleges and universities across the United States have shifted to online classes and shut down their campuses, not every student simply has the ability to move home. To help support these students, many of whom are low-income or international, the Stay Together Appalachian Youth Project began working with local communities to find housing for displaced students, as well as to provide other support like money or supplies.

    Read More

  • Traveling Nurses, Doctors Fill Gaps In Rural Coverage Ahead Of COVID-19

    Traveling clinicians are being assigned to rural regions of the U.S. to play a part in helping small, understaffed hospitals respond to the coronavirus outbreak. To make this process easier and more efficient and offer the flexibility that most rural hospitals need, many states have eased licensing requirements "making it easier for travel nurses to move from state to state."

    Read More

  • Cuyahoga County ‘disease detectives,' CWRU medical students track coronavirus in one of Ohio's hotspots

    Cuyahoga County enlists medical students and residents to help the overwhelmed city health staff tackle the coronavirus chaos. Among other administrative tasks, students interview patients who have tested positive for coronavirus, noting their symptoms and underlying health issues to provide data and patterns to county health officials.

    Read More

  • Phone booths, parades, and 10-minute test kits: How countries worldwide are fighting Covid-19

    Countries around the world have used different strategies to try to contain the coronavirus but some tactics are being lauded over others. Singapore, South Korea, and Senegal are a few of the countries that rapidly implemented strategies such as readily available and fast-acting testing as well as temperature check points at airports, schools and restaurants.

    Read More