Childhood health and nutrition is an important global health issue. Many countries have begun to prioritize the well being of children because they want to prevent mortality and morbidity at a young age. Mitigating childhood malnutrition, including wasting, stunting, and micronutrient deficiencies...
Detroit has one of the highest homeless populations in the nation. Additionally, access to clean water is a critical problem in many communities. Clean water was even more important during the pandemic as Detroit saw one of the worst COVID surges in the nation. Hence,during during the COVID pandemic...
At Northwell Health, lessons learned from the spring surge can reduce case counts —and unnecessary suffering For any New Yorker who lived through the grim days of our spring surge, it’s frightening to hear how quickly COVID-19 cases are rising across the US. It’s undeniable: A COVID-19 surge is...
New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Pre-K to Grade 12 COVID-19 Toolkit This flowchart should be referenced prior to leaving home every morning
SINGAPORE — In the bleak ranking of worst COVID-19 outbreaks, the United States, with 7.2 million infections, is likely to be eclipsed only by India, which has 1 million fewer cases but is catching up fast. Yet parts of India have led the world in one aspect of the pandemic response: contact tracing...
Shemar, a twelve-year-old from East Baltimore, is good at math, and Karen Ngosso, his fourth-grade math teacher, at Abbottston Elementary School, is one reason why. “I would try to pump him up and tell him, ‘You’re a good student,’ ” she said. But she knew that he didn’t get enough sleep, and he was...
A brief animated video, created by Putnam | Northern Westchester BOCES, welcomes elementary students back to the classroom and introduces the many ways school will look and feel different this year. ...
Up to one-third of US jobs may be vulnerable -- and more than 80 percent are held by low-income workers. As the United States takes action to contain COVID-19 transmissions and “flatten the curve,” physical distancing measures are the first line of defense—and they have profoundly altered the...
A clearer picture of the sectors, regions and demographic groups at risk is emerging. The spread of coronavirus is leaving a wide swath of economic damage in its wake. Our initial analysis, conducted at the beginning of April, examined the impact at the state, national, and occupational level. We...