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What the San Francisco Bay Area Can Teach Us About Fighting a Pandemic

Jay Caspian Kang

January 04, 2021 |

The New Yorker |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

The San Francisco Bay Area has had fewer COVID-19 deaths than would be expected for such a densely populated area, largely by "drawing on resources and expertise that predated the coronavirus pandemic." Unlike other large cities, the Bay Area was able to quickly identify where hotspots may emerge, and initiate changes – such as allowing only one entrance to hospitals and not using traveling certified nursing assistants in multiple nursing homes. City health officials also increased outreach to at-risk minority neighborhoods, after seeing the virus disproportionately impacting these communities elsewhere.

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Ajo bands together to fight COVID food insecurity

Katherine Sypher Luke Simmons

December 29, 2020 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Ajo, Arizona

The Ajo Center for Sustainable Agriculture has helped the town of Ajo in Arizona distribute affordable and nutrient-dense food to the community after the coronavirus pandemic created a significant financial strain on many families. Additional support has come from the town's participation in the Environmental Protection Agency's program Local Food, Local Places which "provides technical support and expertise to help towns leverage food systems to boost economic development."

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Malaria Prevention Pushes Forward in Africa Despite Pandemic

Ashley Stumvoll

December 28, 2020 |

Undark |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Central African Republic

When the coronavirus pandemic caused lockdowns in Africa, many community members became hesitant to continue taking part in malaria prevention efforts for fear of contracting COVID-19, so health care workers began visiting people at their own homes to deliver both malaria and coronavirus information. Since the effort started, more people have begun to go back to the hospitals for treatment.

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COPD patients get hands-on care to avoid the hospital

Amber Amortegui

December 23, 2020 |

The Beacon Today |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

In Florida, a hospital's respiratory department decreased readmission rates for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) by emphasizing patient education and encouraging cross-sector collaboration between departments and resources. The change has also helped the hospital avoid financial constraints.

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How a 1980s AIDS Support Group Changed The Internet Forever

Michael Waters

December 18, 2020 |

OneZero |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

In the 1980s, a virtual messaging network, then known as bulletin board systems (BBSs), acted as a support group for many who were in search of peer support and reliable information as the AIDS epidemic spread. Although the site was a grassroots effort with little to no financial stability, it grew to 500 daily users and 100 messages posted per day.

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When a Virus Is the Cure

Nicola Twilley

December 14, 2020 |

The New Yorker |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Carlsbad, California

A new sort of medical therapy, known as bacteriophage therapy, uses viruses that attack bacteria to treat and potentially cure drug-resistant infections. Although this type of treatment is "a long way from being a standard treatment," it has been shown to work in a handful of cases.

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The Happy Little Nursing Homes Outsmarting Covid-19

Lily Bernheimer

December 11, 2020 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

An alternative model to nursing homes is offering an innovative option that provides a comfortable, warm, and inviting environment to residents while also minimizing the spread of coronavirus. Green House Project (GHP) began as the brainchild of Dr. Bill Thomas, who sought to “humanize” nursing homes by creating home-based care for small groups of senior citizens. GHP has scaled the idea to 32 states by providing training to senior living providers on how to recreate the environment and resources necessary to help elders thrive and feel at home.

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Learning the hard way

Andrew Panton

December 09, 2020 |

Africa in Fact |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo

A failed response to the outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has helped prepare the country's government and health officials to respond more successfully to the coronavirus pandemic and other public health crises. Several lessons that have proved especially important include the development of a research unit, focusing attention on supporting the community members rather than suppressing the virus, and improving public health communication.

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How a program to support Latino caregivers may have discovered a new wave of patients

Natalia Rodríguez Medina

December 07, 2020 |

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

The Chicago-based Latino Alzheimer's and Memory Disorders Alliance (LAMDA) has helped connect "Latinos who have memory diseases with clinical support" by focusing on creating connections and using memory-health surveys. The program relies on bicultural community health promoters who are embedded within the community and visit places such as health fairs, nursing home lobbies and churches to offer resources and "conduct memory tests and evaluations on at-risk elders."

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The German hospital tackling delirium in patients with dementia

Priti Salian

November 23, 2020 |

British Medical Journal |

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Response Location: Germany, Berlin

To better serve patients struggling with dementia, a hospital in Berlin established a department of geriatrics and began screening "patients for cognitive impairments upon admission, providing them with trained volunteers for personal support and non-pharmacological interventions to prevent delirium." This course of action has helped the hospital to diagnose cases earlier and offer dementia-specific care for patients, which consequently has reduced the prescribing of drugs for these patients.

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