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COVID Tests In A Church Parking Lot? For Nashua, It's Key To Public Health Outreach

Daniela Allee

June 24, 2020 |

New Hampshire Public Radio |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Nashua, New Hampshire

In Nashua, New Hampshire, public health officials have set up a Covid-19 testing site in the parking lot of a church to better serve minority communities. The testing site caters to both drive-up and walk-up appointments, and those who setup the site, are also taking part in a community outreach program that aims to better disperse information to local residents.

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How Hawaii Became a Rare Covid Success Story

Melanie Warner

June 19, 2020 |

Politico |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Honolulu, Hawaii

While many states across the United States are still working to contain the coronavirus, Hawaii has managed to curb cases in part because of the state's geography, but moreso due to local government officials prioritizing guidance from state health specialists. Following the lead of several other countries, Hawaii's health officials started contact tracing and quarantine protocols during "critical early weeks, when cases were manageable." While there has been disagreement about which specific measures to prioritize over others, the proactive action as a whole has been successful.

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Designed to Save Lives: Artists Craft Coronavirus Messaging for Underserved Communities

Melanie D. G. Kaplan

June 11, 2020 |

U.S. News & World Report |

Photojournalism |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Artists are designing bold and direct messaging to provide Covid-19 information to underserved populations. The messaging is explicit, often highlighting the role of racism in health disparities seen with the virus, and it is culturally specific to the intended audience. Messaging is offered in multiple languages and the information and images speak directly to the cultural norms of specific groups. Messaging is also delivered in a variety of ways, from fliers disseminated in Black churches to including brochures in bags of free groceries to hanging posters in residential buildings.

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A Job for Elves

Gil Skorwid

June 09, 2020 |

Are We Europe |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Lithuania

The coronavirus pandemic has invigorated organizations working in the Baltics to counter disinformation, particularly from Russia, by flagging suspicious accounts, fake news, and hate speech. For example, Covid-19 led hundreds of Lithuanian medics to a group called the Elves to flag disinformation about the virus and related government responses. The groups partner with and receive funding from local and international sources, including Facebook and the Google News Innovation Fund. Some question whether highlighting stories, websites, and user accounts as fake might actually help to disseminate them further.

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What We Can Learn From South Korea's Coronavirus Response

Keren Landman

June 01, 2020 |

Elemental |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: South Korea

Lessons learned from the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in 2015 helped South Korea uniquely prepare a quick and effective response to the recent coronavirus outbreak. With several new strategies in place including contact tracing protocols and "laws clarifying the roles of national and local government, public health, and industry sectors in the event of another outbreak," the country was able to largely contain the virus faster than other countries which reported cases emerging at similar times.

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In virus-hit South Korea, AI monitors lonely elders

Kim Tong-Hyung

May 31, 2020 |

Associated Press |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: South Korea

About 3,200 mostly older South Koreans living alone are monitored by voice-enabled smart speakers to check on their welfare during the coronavirus shutdown. Use of web search terms indicating distress, or when the devices aren’t used for more than 24 hours, can trigger a call or visit from social workers in an effort to prevent the elderly from dying alone. The innovation is among the tools South Korean health authorities used, including sophisticated tracking apps for contact tracing, to help the country keep the pandemic in check. But they also have raised a number of privacy concerns.

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How Kerala managed to flatten the coronavirus curve

Oscar Espinosa Laura Fornell

May 29, 2020 |

Equal Times |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Kerala

The local government in Kerala implemented swift and aggressive measures to contain the coronavirus, within three days of learning that China was experiencing an outbreak. The success of the state is largely due to the way the government functions under the "Kerala model," which is a culmination of "decades of progressive politics and an egalitarian development strategy." Although the curve has been flattened, there are still significant socio-economic ramifications that are posing a challenge to recovery.

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Some Countries Have Brought New Cases Down To Nearly Zero. How Did They Do It?

Jason Beaubien

May 27, 2020 |

KPBS Public Media |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: New Zealand

Taking swift action, quickly banning all incoming visitors, remaining apolitical, articulating a coherent and straightforward plan to follow, and connecting with citizens by being approachable and appealing to their sense of duty to protect their fellow country-people are the strategies taken by those countries that have better prevented or most quickly contained the spread of Covid-19. Some countries still see frustration among the public, but for the most part these are the components that have led to a positive response from everyday citizens.

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As Covid-19 tears through Navajo Nation, young people step up to protect their elders

Mona Gable

May 26, 2020 |

STAT |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Navajo Nation, United States, New Mexico

Across Navajo Nation, young people are coming together to protect their elders through grassroots efforts and campaigns. They’ve created online campaigns, like Protect the Sacred and #NavajoStrong to help provide accurate information, collect donations, deliver medical supplies, and recruit medical professionals. They’ve come together on-the-ground, creating the Northern Dine Covid-19 Relief Effort to get clearing products, fresh food, and other supplies to households on the reservation.

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Students on lockdown create a global guide to coronavirus conspiracy theories, fake cures, and other whopping lies

Matt Field

May 26, 2020 |

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Princeton, New Jersey

Princeton University's Empirical Studies of Conflict Project launched a tracking effort to document COVID-19 disinformation worldwide. Created by a network of students tapping into fact-checking sites and other social media and internet sources, the data set taking shape (and, with more than 800 entries in its first three months, already accessible online) serves as a resource for researchers, historians, journalists, and the public in the battle against rumors, conspiracy theories, fake cures, propaganda, and other disinformation surrounding the pandemic.

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