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Joseph Allen has some advice about good elevator etiquette for when you return to the office amid the coronavirus pandemic. Wear a mask, he advises. Load the elevator in a checkerboard pattern. Face forward. Announce your desired floor.…
Op-ed: ‘Racism is a public health crisis’
Racism is killing black Americans—both by fueling police violence against them and by propelling adverse socioeconomic conditions that contribute to serious health issues, according to a June 4, 2020 op-ed in the Washington Post by Harvard T.H. Chan…
International Collaboration Against Pandemics
3 Questions for Elena Savoia, MPH ’04 Elena Savoia Dr. Savoia is Senior Research Scientist, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Deputy Director of the Emergency Preparedness Program with the Division of…
Op-ed: Racism underlies both lethal policing and COVID-19 disparities
As protests against police brutality and racism rage across the U.S., some commentators have expressed concern that large numbers of people in close proximity will increase the spread of COVID-19, and some have even compared these risks to…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Michael Mina, 06/05/20
You're listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology and a faculty member in the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics. This call was recorded at…
Op-ed: Nursing homes should deploy an array of COVID-19 monitoring strategies
Programs focused on detecting COVID-19 cases among residents of nursing homes and nursing home employees should use a mix of polymerase chain reaction tests, the gold standard for detecting current infection, and low-cost, easy-to-use serology tests that can…
Op-eds: How COVID-19 is changing the ways individuals and businesses work
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift to telecommuting and highlighted how using digital tools such as Zoom has both plusses and minuses for many white-collar workers, according to a May 28, 2020 op-ed in the Orlando Sentinel…
Smartphone app shows loss of taste and smell a strong predictor of COVID-19
Loss of smell and taste is a strong indication that someone has COVID-19 and it should be included in screening guidelines for the sickness, according to new research. The study examined data from a smartphone app that more…
Staying active to support mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HevLGtxuTCM About this forum This forum, hosted by Drs. Karmel Choi and Karestan Koenen, brings practical tips and strategies for staying active to support mental health during, and after, the COVID-19 pandemic. Led by international experts in exercise…
Op-ed: A call to ensure food security for children during protests
Protests against police brutality across the U.S. are having the unintended consequence of limiting access to food for low-income and minority children, who already face record high levels of food insecurity because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to…