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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is at the global front of responding to public health threats, but their role in the COVID-19 response has been significantly affected and filtered politically by the White House. Two CDC retirees, Bruce G. Weniger, MD, MPH (medical…

For trusted and continually updated information about the COVID-19 outbreak, we recommend visiting the following websites: Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Link to their COVID-19 outbreak page: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html The CDC has updated information…

How do communities maintain social distancing when tornado season hits and people need to evacuate their homes to go to community shelters? Emergency managers and other officials are trying to decide the best protocol for their natural disaster response amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Some changes may…

The United States is still dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. As time goes on, more places will have to deal with natural disasters occurring in addition to the pandemic, like the tornadoes that hit Iowa in April. State and local authorities are preparing emergency shelters, deciding where to send…

The Los Angeles Department of Public Health now has a section of their website dedicated to reporting the number of coronavirus cases in each neighborhood. The data shows that the areas with the highest death rates are the poorer areas of Los Angeles. This is indicative of the social determinants…

Eric Garcetti, the Mayor of Los Angeles, just announced this week that Los Angeles is opening up free COVID-19 testing for all residents regardless of whether they are showing symptoms or not. Previously, testing was available specifically for those showing symptoms. Now, it is recommended that…

Centers for domestic violence victims had to stop offering some services when the stay at home orders were enacted, just like the rest of the country. After the lockdown, some centers were in contact less with survivors because the survivors situations had changed at home - they were now in…

Having people worldwide on lockdown in their homes has resulted in much more dangerous situations for victims of domestic abuse. Domestic violence rates always go up around times when families spend more time together, such as long national holidays and vacations times (like summer vacations), so…

Author: Sarita Lee Contributors: Meredith Steinberg and Isabella Poschl Introduction Gun violence is a global health issue that is particularly pressing in the United States. Intimate partner homicide (IPH) is a type of gun violence that can be overlooked for a multitude of reasons. Fully…

Boston doctors who work with those who are homeless in the city are bringing to attention the spread of coronavirus through this population. At the beginning of the outbreak, they were testing just those who showed symptoms, however, when everyone at one shelter was tested, more than one-third (146…

The Los Angeles Times has put together coronavirus data from local health agencies across California to create a coronavirus tracker for California that is updated daily. The page shows many graphs of the number of new cases, cumulative cases, and deaths by day. Moreover, it compares different…

In New York City, there are very clear racial inequalities in how the current Coronavirus outbreak is affecting the people there. For example, 29% of New York City identifies as Latino, but Latinos make up 34% of the deaths from coronavirus. A similar trend of this health disparity has been seen in…

On Tuesday, March 2nd, the last patient to be diagnosed with Ebola was discharged from a treatment center in Beni, North-Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This may be the last case of Ebola and may mark the end of the outbreak, but the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends waiting…

Northwell Health, a large healthcare provider in the state of New York, has pledged one million dollars to help address the issue of gun violence. In addition, their President and CEO, Michael Dowling, is urging others in the healthcare industry to also treat gun violence as a health and public…