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The Importance Of Time, Place, And Person: Applying Elementary Epidemiology To Covid-19 Outcomes In Rural Appalachia, Linda Alexander, F. Douglas Scutchfield Md
The Importance Of Time, Place, And Person: Applying Elementary Epidemiology To Covid-19 Outcomes In Rural Appalachia, Linda Alexander, F. Douglas Scutchfield Md
Journal of Appalachian Health
Since the 1800s this traditional triad of descriptive epidemiology has allowed for effective interventions to deal with epidemics. A focus on time, place, and person also provides a critical framework for interventions in controlling the epidemic by focusing on those populations with the highest risk for disease.
Appalachia: Putting The "Critical" In Race And Crowdsourcing A Pathway Model On Institutional Racism, Lauri Andress, Keri Valentine
Appalachia: Putting The "Critical" In Race And Crowdsourcing A Pathway Model On Institutional Racism, Lauri Andress, Keri Valentine
Journal of Appalachian Health
As the website Understanding and Dismantling Racism: Crowdsourcing a Pathway Model in Appalachia explains, we are seeking assistance in refining a pathway model that elucidates institutional racism from the unique standpoint of Appalachia. We think that Appalachia has a distinctive cultural toolkit that shapes its orientation on issues. Our goal is to use crowdsourcing to harness this unique Appalachian ethos to refine the Pathway model on Institutional Racism based on comments, edits, questions, and ideas left on the website.