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Black Lives Matter: Police Brutality In The Era Of Covid-19, Tyra Jean

Population Health Research Brief Series

Although police brutality and COVID-19 are separate tragedies, they intersect. This brief describes how, from COVID-19 to police brutality, the U.S. black population consistently bears the burden of life-threatening consequences due to structural racism throughout multiple institutions.

2020-06-15/16 Daily Unm Global Health Covid-19 Briefing, Christophe G. Lambert, Shawn Stoicu, Lori D. Sloane, Mari Anixter, Anastasiya Nestsiarovich, Praveen Kumar, Nicolas Lauve, Morgan Edwards=Fligner, Clinton Onyango, Cristian Bologa, Kristine Tollestrup, Douglas J. Perkins

HSC Covid 19 Briefings

Executive Summary:

NM Highlights: NM case updates. Tribal outreach campaign. Santa Fe firefighters support first responders. US Highlights: COVID-19 hospitalizations rise in Texas. US retail sales up in May. Projected COVID-19 deaths in US. International Highlights: COVID-19 prevention and control in Africa. COVID-19 response and challenge in Africa. Epidemiology Highlights: Herd immunity in Europe. Social distance measures effects. Modeling infections in India. Fecal analysis. Wastewater-based Epidemiology Consortium. Healthcare Policy Recommendations: Public health approach to lockdown debate. All of Us Program adds new COVID-19 initiatives. Practice Guidelines: Guidelines are reviewed on urology care. IBD endoscopy. Convalescent plasma use. Testing: Patient predictors …

Accessible, Adaptable, Affordable: How Oer And Low-Cost Materials Can Future-Proof Your Courses, Janelle L. Wertzberger, Mary R. Elmquist, Sarah Appedu

All Musselman Library Staff Works

Janelle Wertzberger, Mary Elmquist, Sarah Appendu. Sarah Principato (Environmental Studies), Alecea Standlee (Sociology), Mercedes Valmisa (Philosophy) When COVID-19 caused an emergency pivot to online teaching and learning, students and faculty suddenly needed course materials that were accessible and adaptable in that context. Open educational resources (OER) offer flexibility and resiliency in any mode of instruction, while simultaneously reducing inequities among students. Faculty can employ other strategies to reduce student costs, as well. Hosted by the Musselman Library Scholarly Communications team, this session will include a short presentation, testimonials from faculty who are already teaching with OER and other low-cost materials, …

2020-06-12/13/14 Daily Unm Global Health Covid-19 Briefing, Christophe G. Lambert, Shawn Stoicu, Ingrid Hendrix, Lori D. Sloane, Anastasiya Nestsiarovich, Praveen Kumar, Nicolas Lauve, Jenny Situ, Clinton Onyango, Perez Olewe, Cristian Bologa, Orrin Myers, Douglas J. Perkins

HSC Covid 19 Briefings

Executive Summary:

NM Highlights: NM case count. Increased road travel. ABQ ART to resume. Film industry to reopen. US Highlights: Policy advocacy to end mass Incarceration. International Highlights: COVID-19 cases in Italy. Temperature checks at Canada airports. Economics, Workforce, Supply Chain, PPE: Epidemiology Highlights: Mask stability. Supply operations management. Masks going to transport companies. Digital tools for awareness. Customers like clean stores. Epidemiology: Michigan hospitalization risk factors. Ranking the risks of reopening. Pandemic growth rate scaling. Outbreak detection and contract tracing. Worldwide mortality report. Screening pregnant women. Social learning model for pandemics. Healthcare Policy Recommendations: Re-opening of sports centers. Minimize …

Higher Education, Hlrc, Pandemics, And Racism, Gary J. Burkholder, Erwin Krauskopf

Higher Learning Research Communications

This letter from the Editorial team discusses the context of HLRC journal operations during the period from January 1, 2020, to June 30, 2020. The editors discuss COVID-19, race-related uprisings, and how these have impacted the journal in the context of higher education.

Covid-19 Resource: Tips And Tricks: Keeping Students Engaged In An Online Environment, Michael Joseph S. Dino, Missi Stec

Covid-19 Webinars

Online learning environments provide the unique benefit of extending educational access to students at any time and place. However, there are numerous challenges related to thoughtful engagement of students, assessment of learning, and more. Many educators are needing to transition to virtual learning. This presentation provides tips and tricks for delivering a high-quality online learning experience.

Learning Outcomes

• Discuss educational theories related to online or virtual student learning
• Describe at least two ideas that can be implemented in online or virtual teaching

Audience: Nurse educators, Faculty

2020-06-10/11 Daily Unm Global Health Covid-19 Briefing, Christophe G. Lambert, Shawn Stoicu, Lori D. Sloane, Mari Anixter, Anastasiya Nestsiarovich, Praveen Kumar, Nicolas Lauve, Natalie Adolphi, Morgan Edwards-Fligner, Melissa Cossé, Alexandra Yingling, Perez Olewe, Cristian Bologa, Kristine Tollestrup, Orrin Myers, Douglas J. Perkins

HSC Covid 19 Briefings

Executive Summary:

NM Highlights: Governer’s update on COVID-19 efforts. NM case count. Testing for food industry workers. Testing for lawmakers and staffers. Face coverings mandatory in Santa Fe. Lawmakers prepare to $2.4B budget hole. Learning loss due to lockdown. US Highlights: EPA orders unsafe products removed. Cases on the rise after roll back. Economics, Workforce, Supply Chain, PPE: Governments need more money. Study on masks. Hearing impaired masks. Fast spread in Africa. Kenya’s economic slowdown. Epidemiology Highlights: White House Task Force warns of spikes. Mortality risk factors. Higher mortality in cancer patients. UV-C disinfection of mobile phones. Practice Guidelines: Benefits …

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Georgia Southern student research shows Georgia doing well in stopping spread of COVID-19 but is still home to 4 of the nation’s 10 highest counties for mortality rate

• Graduate earns diploma, regional award for innovation as media specialist

• Communication Arts faculty coauthors new text for broadcast students

Workshop #1: Vulnerable Populations & Planning Considerations For The 2020 Hurricane Season: After Action Report (Aar), Converge Nsf Working Group, Joshua G. Behr, Wie Yusuf, Jennifer Marshall, Elizabeth Dunn

Presentations, Lectures, Posters, Reports

This workshop shed light on the challenges and importance of adapting current hurricane season planning. Coexisting with COVID-19 will pose even more challenges for hurricane season responses. Suggested adaptations include identifying further shelter spaces to reduce the numbers of evacuees per building (for required social distancing), create isolation spaces to protect populations vulnerable to COVID-19, and quarantine those who are symptomatic. Some strategies being considered include modifying existing shelters (e.g. schools, by using classrooms) and using hotels, dormitories, and other large vacant spaces (e.g., stores and convention centers).

Along with identifying new shelter options comes modifying procedures for screening, triage, …

Workshop #2: Health And Infection Control Measures During The 2020 Hurricane Season: After-Action Report (Aar), Converge Nsf Working Group, Joshua G, Behr, Wie Yusuf, Jennifer Marshall, Elizabeth Dunn

Presentations, Lectures, Posters, Reports

Participants in the CONVERGE NSF Working Group Workshop 2 (Health) breakout sessions identified that along with populations traditionally considered vulnerable during hurricane season (e.g., special-needs evacuees and the elderly), there will be new vulnerable populations based on their heightened risks from exposure to COVID-19. There is also overlap between these groups of vulnerable evacuees, including individuals with physical, intellectual or developmental disabilities; those with immunodeficiency, chronic, acute, or infectious illnesses; pregnant women and infants; and immigrants, non-English speakers, and other socially vulnerable groups.

This indicates a potentially greater number of special-needs evacuees at shelters. Simultaneously, fear of contracting COVID-19, particularly …

Workshop #3: Transportation And Sheltering Logistics During The 2020 Hurricane Season: After-Action Report (Aar), Converge Nsf Working Group, Joshua G. Behr, Wie Yusuf, Jennifer Marshall, Elizabeth Dunn

Presentations, Lectures, Posters, Reports

Participants in the CONVERGE COVID-19 Working Group’s Workshop 3 on Logistics breakout sessions identified key issues that included population considerations, training needs, continuity of operations and resources still available, site planning (i.e., feeding, registration, shelter design, resources, family unity), facility requirements, and supplies needed during a hurricane evacuation.

Operational safety measures and population considerations were mentioned throughout the workshop. This included the need for identifying additional resources, facilities, and staffing to be able to ensure safety is a priority while accommodating social distancing recommendations and the needs of vulnerable populations and staff. Workshop participants emphasized the need to identify new …

Leadership Doctorates Newsletter: Volume 6, Number 2, Larry Starr, Phd

Leadership Doctorates Newsletter (Formerly Strategic Leadership Newsletter)

In this Issue:

• End of the Ideal Doctorate
• Pandemic Scholarship
• Coronavirus Coping and Responding
• Coronavirus Contributions
• Dissertation Proposals and Defense
• Commencement 2020: Congratulations to our Doctoral Candidates
• Congratulations to Tom Guggino
• Congratulations to Professor John Pourdehnad
• Congratulations Scott Koerwer, Cohort 1
• Congratulations to Jim Plummer, Cohort 2
• Congratulations Syed Kazmi, Cohort 4
• Congratulations to Jay Combs-Harris, Cohort 7
• Congratulations to John Ervin, Cohort 6
• Congratulations to Andrew Braverman, Cohort 6
• Research from the Spring 2020 Class of DSL 712
• Faculty Scholarship

Availability Of Personal Protective Equipment (Ppe) Among Us And Pakistani Doctors In Covid19 Pandemic, Jawad Ahmed, Farheen Malik, Taha Bin Arif, Zainab Majid, Muhammad A. Chaudhary, Junaid Ahmad, Mehreen Malik, Taj M. Khan, Muhammad Khalid

Faculty and Staff Publications

Background

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has put an excessive strain on healthcare systems across the globe, causing a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE). PPE is a precious commodity for health personnel to protect them against infections. We investigated the availability of PPE among doctors in the United States (US) and Pakistan.

Methods

A cross-sectional study, including doctors from the US and Pakistan, was carried out from April 8 to May 5, 2020. An online self-administered questionnaire was distributed to doctors working in hospitals in the US and Pakistan after a small pilot study. All analysis was done using …

Documenting Covid-19 Experiences: An Interview With Academic Librarian Gina Murrell, Raymond Pun

Gleeson Library Faculty and Staff Research and Scholarship

An interview with Gina Murrell by Raymond Pun for the blog Infobase. Originally published June 9, 2020: https://www.infobase.com/blog/featured/documenting-covid-19-experiences-an-interview-with-academic-librarian-gina-murrell/

College Of Education News, College Of Education, Georgia Southern University

College of Education News

• College awards tech mini grants for 2020

• College of Education awards internal research and scholarship support for 2020-21

• Georgia Southern recent graduate named regional award winner for school library media

• Research experience opened doors for graduate student’s future

2020-06-8/9 Daily Unm Global Health Covid-19 Briefing, Christophe G. Lambert, Shawn Stoicu, Ingrid Hendrix, Lori D. Sloane, Mari Anixter, Anastasiya Nestsiarovich, Praveen Kumar, Nicolas Lauve, Karen Armitage, Jenny Situ, Morgan Edwards-Fligner, Clinton Onyango, Perez Olewe, Cristian Bologa, Kristine Tollestrup, Douglas J. Perkins

HSC Covid 19 Briefings

Executive Summary:

NM Highlights: Governor’s interview. NM case count. Longer furlough for Santa Fe city employees. ABQ playgrounds reopening. Mask madness tournament. COVID-19 spending receipts. Zagster closes operations in ABQ. US Highlights: Shutdowns prevented deaths. Foster care delays. International Highlights: Scientist strike for anti-racism. New Zealand lifts lockdowns. Economics, Workforce, Supply Chain, PPE: WHO updates mask guidance. Software to manage PPE distribution. Centrifugation testing of masks. Sustain and preserve early career investigators. Epidemiology Highlights: WHO walks back statement on asymptomatic spread. Non-pharmaceutical interventions successful. Increased risk to intellectually and developmentally disabled. Epidemiologist risk tolerance surveyed. Healthcare Policy Recommendations: Public health …

College Of Education News, College Of Education, Georgia Southern University

College of Education: News & Publications (2003-2023)

• College awards tech mini grants for 2020

• College of Education awards internal research and scholarship support for 2020-21

• Georgia Southern recent graduate named regional award winner for school library media

• Research experience opened doors for graduate student’s future

2020-06-5/6/7 Daily Unm Global Health Covid-19 Briefing, Christophe G. Lambert, Shawn Stoicu, Ingrid Hendrix, Lori D. Sloane, Anastasiya Nestsiarovich, Praveen Kumar, Nicolas Lauve, Mala Htun, Ariel Hurwitz, Morgan Edwards-Fligner, Alexendra Yingling, Perez Olewe, Cristian Bologa, Orrin Myers, Douglas J. Perkins

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Executive Summary:

NM Highlights: HSD Secretary presented coronavirus updates. NM case count. Otero County Prison cases surge. PPE deal scam. Cases rise among health care workers. Navajo Nation paused weekend lockdown. Veterans helping NM. NM allows maximum SNAP benefits. City of Roswell budget cut. Carlsbad cancels 4th July fireworks. Navajo Nation casino closure extended. City grant for nonprofits. Die-in protest at UNMH. Tenure and promotion after pandemic. US Highlights: ER visits declined. Nursing homes hit hardest. Economics, Workforce, Supply Chain, PPE: FDA reissues emergency use authorization. FFP3 masks reusable after decontamination. Epidemiology Highlights: SEIRA model informs on COVID-19 spread. High …

Job Loss, Gabriella Herrera

Climate Change and Public Health Preparedness

No abstract provided.

Remote Teaching Doesn't Come Without Challenges, Mayra Almodóvar-López, Julia Teresa Atiles, Aleida Chavarría-Vargas, Maria Jose Dias, Irma Zúñiga-León

ETSU Faculty Works

Creative Commons: Reconocimiento, No Comercial, Sin Obra Derivada 3.0 Costa Rica. Las autorizaciones adicionales a las aquí delimitadas se pueden obtener en el correo: [email protected] Analysis of challenges faced by early childhood education teachers of 3 to 6 years old as a result of the suspension of face-to-face educational services due to COVID-19, and the implications in teacher education and professional development.

2020-06-03/04 Daily Unm Global Health Covid-19 Briefing, Christophe G. Lambert, Shawn Stoicu, Lori D. Sloane, Anastasiya Nestsiarovich, Praveen Kumar, Nicolas Lauve, Jenny Situ, Ariel Hurwitz, Morgan Edwards-Fligner, Clinton Onyango, Kristine Tollestrup, Orrin Myers, Douglas J. Perkins

HSC Covid 19 Briefings

Executive Summary:

NM Highlights: Navajo Nation to end weekend curfew. NM case count. Navajo Nation case updates. Food distribution by PepsiCo. APS to get funding. US Highlights: 5 vaccine candidates. Arizona’s increased cases. Some states postpone primaries. Pork plant infections. Economics, Workforce, Supply Chain, PPE: Impact on global supply chains. Residency selection process disrupted. Facemask filtration efficiency. Resources for underserved countries. Epidemiology Highlights: Morbidity and mortality in Africa. Healthcare Policy Recommendations: Need for social distancing. Psychological support guide. Return to work guidelines. Practice Guidelines: Anesthesia recommendations for ECT. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation outcomes. Testing: Roche Elecsys IL-6 test is authorized by …

Breaking Isolation: Self Care For When Coronavirus Quarantine Ends, Dessa Bergen-Cico

Population Health Research Brief Series

This brief describes how prolonged periods of solitude affect our mental health and provides some strategies for how we can protect our mental and emotional health as we reengage with society.

Telemedicine For The Spine Surgeon In The Age Of Covid-19: Multicenter Experiences Of Feasibility And Implementation Strategies., Daniel Franco, Thiago Montenegro, Glenn A Gonzalez, Kevin Hines, Aria Mahtabfar, Melvin D Helgeson, Rakesh Patel, James Harrop

Department of Neurosurgery Faculty Papers

STUDY DESIGN: Multicenter study.

OBJECTIVES: The COVID-19 pandemic has obligated physicians to recur to additional resources and make drastic changes regarding the standard physician-patient encounter. In the last century, there has been a substantial improvement in technology, which over the years has opened the door to a new form of medical practicing known as telemedicine.

METHODS: Healthcare workers from three hospitals involved in the care for COVID-19 patients in the united states were invited to share their experience using telemedicine to deliver clinical care to their patients.

RESULTS: Since the appearance of this worldwide outbreak, social distancing has been a …

2020-06-01/02 Daily Unm Global Health Covid-19 Briefing, Christophe G. Lambert, Shawn Stoicu, Ingrid Hendrix, Lori D. Sloane, Mari Anixter, Anastasiya Nestsiarovich, Praveen Kumar, Nicolas Lauve, Jenny Situ, Alexandra Yingling, Kristine Tollestrup, Orrin Myers, Douglas J. Perkins

HSC Covid 19 Briefings

Executive Summary:

NM Highlights: New public health order. First coronavirus death in state prison. NM case count. ABQ black lives matter protest. Santa Fe Fiesta canceled. U2 drummer donated to Navajo. US Highlights: Americans’ COVID-19 survey. Immunity for essential businesses in 4 states. International Highlights: Tiananmen Square closed to vigil. Shared approaches helpful for Africa. Economics, Workforce, Supply Chain, PPE: Face masks effective. Distance and Mask combined key to success. Economic effect on dental practice. Dow predicted to fall before new high. Epidemiology Highlights: Other causes of death increase. Virus not losing potency. Protests may spread virus. Wastewater surveillance. Healthcare …

Libraries Collect Covid-19 Stories In Quaranzines, Gina Murrell

Gleeson Library Faculty and Staff Research and Scholarship

Published in Library Journal June 1st, 2020

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=Libraries-Collect-COVID-19-Stories-Quaranzines

Maternal Health Challenges During Covid-19 And Way Forward, Muskaan Dosani, Salima Muhammad Farooq, Shahnaz Shahid Ali

Journal of Asian Midwives (JAM)

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected nearly every country around the globe. Although every individual is at risk of getting the virus, maternal, fetal and newborn clients face specific and potentially unknown challenges which can make them highly compromised. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the maternal health challenges faced by women during COVID-19 and to propose possible strategies using the socio-ecological model (SEM) to promote the physical, social, and mental well-being of women and their infants during the perinatal period. SEM can be used as a framework to plan and implement strategies focusing on health promotion and disease …

Impact Of Covid-19 On Dental Education In The United States, Parvati Iyer, Kalid Aziz, David M. Ojcius

All Dugoni School of Dentistry Faculty Articles

© 2020 American Dental Education Association Dental institutions in the United States are reeling from the consequences of the novel SARS-CoV2 coronavirus, the causative agent of CODIV-19. As oral health care providers, we have been trained on prevention of aerosol transmissible diseases, but we are still grappling with many unknown factors regarding COVID-19. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Dental Association (ADA), and local state agencies are releasing updates on guidelines for dentists and patients, no official information exists for dental institutions on how to effectively follow the recommended guidelines including “shelter in place” with social …

Stubborn Optimism Or Toxic Positivity, Essraa Nawar

Library Articles and Research

"A global pandemic, 6,332,783 Covid19 cases, 376,041 deceased and counting, riots in the streets of every major American city, recession on the horizon, 40 million jobs lost, a devastated world economy and more. This is pretty much the world we are ALL living in across the globe and sometimes it is impossible to escape the news. If it is not on TV, you will catch it on any of your social media platforms, if not on any of these two, you will get it through a text from a friend or as you chat with another.

Amid all of …

Forage News [2020-06], Department Of Plant And Soil Sciences, University Of Kentucky

Forage News

No abstract provided.

Mental Health Challenges And Psycho-Social Interventions Amid Covid-19 Pandemic: A Call To Action For Pakistan, Salima Farooq, Saima Sachwani, Sonia Ijaz Haider, Sajid Abrar Iqbal, Yasmin Parpio, Humera Saeed

School of Nursing & Midwifery

The increase in death and spread-related coronavirus (COVID-19) has shifted the world focus to the containment of the disease by emphasising measures to prevent spread in the general population. Such a complex, threatening, and unprecedented situation has left the psycho-social wellbeing needs of general public unaddressed. This paper aims to review the current COVID-19 scenario and its effects on the psycho-social wellbeing of people; and an attempt to shed some light on the aforementioned questions. Furthermore, the review will propose some recommendations for overcoming the mental illness issues, during and after the COVID-19 outbreak. We extracted information from reliable published …