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  • At COVID-19 tenting sites, residents find peace

    June 24, 2020 |

    The Discourse |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Duncan, British Columbia

    A coalition of local groups in the Cowichan region focused on the welfare of vulnerable populations during COVID-19 opened five tenting sites that have provided people experiencing homelessness with safety, meals, and access to service. The temporary solution, pending the opening of 100 units of housing to open in 2021, has uncertain financing after its initial $392,000 phase. But, almost immediately, the well-managed sites have had a visible effect: many fewer people wandering the streets.

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  • What Parents Can Learn From Child Care Centers That Stayed Open During Lockdowns

    June 24, 2020 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    When schools and daycares closed at the onset of the pandemic, YMCA centers around the country remained open to provide care for the children of essential workers. In Phoenix, YMCA staff worked to screen children for symptoms, and made social distancing fun by having them use 'airplane arms,' as well as implementing activities that made handwashing fun. Experts say "these experiences illustrate that it's possible to bring kids together without a guarantee of an outbreak or a serious situation developing," but the risk remains.

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  • COVID-19 Motivates Policy Overhaul For County Jails In Montana

    June 24, 2020 |

    Yellowstone Public Radio |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Missoula, Montana

    In response to COVID-19 infection fears, Montana jails rapidly shrank the numbers of pretrial detainees held on nonviolent charges in a demonstration of how quickly a change in policy – without even changing state law – can decrease incarceration rates. Based on numbers like those seen at Missoula County Detention Facility, which dropped its jail population by 37% in March and April by turning away people who ordinarily would have been jailed, decarceration advocates hope to make the changes permanent after studying the effects on crime.

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  • With Families Staying Home, Boston Hospital Takes Pediatric Care on the Road

    June 24, 2020 |

    WBTS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    In Boston, doctors are making visits to neighborhoods during the coronavirus pandemic in order to provide routine vaccinations to children. Using a donated ambulance as a "mobile pediatrician's office," a nursing team has provided vaccinations as well as food and supplies to approximately 450 families.

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

    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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  • They bonded over bagels and lox, then Covid-19 hit. Now this 82-year-old and his millennial friend bond over Zoom

    June 23, 2020 |

    CNN |

    Multi-Media |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    DOROT is a non-profit organization that matches seniors with younger adult volunteers for social visits to combat isolation and loneliness and to promote intergenerational friendships. Many of the seniors are widowers and social isolation can lead to negative health consequences. The organization also delivers fresh meals and holds other events, but was unable to operate as usual once the Covid-19 pandemic hit, so DOROT helped seniors set up Zoom for online conferencing. The group has matched 500 seniors with volunteers and advises similar programs across the country. Many pairs have formed deep friendships.

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  • “Fall-off-a-cliff moment”: Covid-19 adds new dimension to farmers' stress

    June 23, 2020 |

    Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting |

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    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    As the novel coronavirus disrupts how farmers get their products to consumers, many of them are looking for mental health resources to manage their stress. While the stigma of mental health issues prevents some farmers from seeking help, there are more outreach efforts across the United States to discuss the topic in the agriculture community. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has seen this year more website visitors to their page dedicated to farmers’ stress, so they are creating a helpline that farmers can reach through text and email.

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  • Fil-Ams on the frontlines: New York healthcare workers look after each other

    June 23, 2020 |

    Rappler |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Two medical professionals, one in New York and one in the Phillipines, have launched a free online seminar that aims to help Filipino and Filipino American frontline workers who are experiencing mental health concerns due to coronavirus stressors. The program is just one of several that is helping medical professionals reduce the stigma around talking about mental health.

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  • Montana Manufacturers' New Products, Markets Could Have Lasting Impact Post-Pandemic

    June 23, 2020 |

    Yellowstone Public Radio |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Bonner, Montana

    In Montana, a handful of manufacturers have adapted their facilities to make products and materials that help healthcare workers safely work on the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic. From face shields to liquid transport mediums, these businesses are finding new ways to play a larger role in the efforts to contain the virus, while also keeping their employees working.

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  • 'The biggest challenge of our time': How Sweden doubled intensive care capacity amid Covid-19 pandemic

    June 23, 2020 |

    The Local |

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    Response Location: Sweden, Stockholm

    Hospitals in Sweden have one of the lowest counts of ICU beds throughout Europe, but when Covid-19 began to spread, the country doubled their number of intensive care beds in preparation. Although hospitals took their own unique approach to achieving this, commonalities between each approach included reallocating space, investing in new or repurposing existing equipment, and "hospital staff going above and beyond normal duties."

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