Coronavirus & the Pandemic Response Why the Pandemic Is So Bad in America? - The Atlantic How the Pandemic Defeated America: The Atlantic lays it all out clearly in this blockbuster article: Click here to access this resource. Covid-19 and the Limits of American Moral Reasoning A Great Weekend Read A thoughtful exploration beyond the headlines of the moral issues surrounding the US approach and response to Covid-19. Click here to access this resource. Coronavirus and its Impact on ... [Continue Reading]

Coronavirus & the Pandemic Response Should I Travel This Year? This interactive tool by the New York Times can help you evaluate your risk and your options. Click here to access this resource. Covid-19 and Moral Reasoning Pantsuit Politics Politics, the election, conspiracy theories... This is one of the podcasts I listen to regularly. If you haven’t been introduced to these two bright, ethical, thoughtful women from Kentucky and their ”grace-filled political conversations” every week, this is a good episode to listen to: [Continue Reading]

Coronavirus & the Pandemic Response From the New York Times The Daily podcast: A report on the vast inequality of healthcare delivery in New York City during the coronavirus. Why so many more poor people died. The Mistakes New York Made Here's what it's about: A New York Times investigation found that surviving the coronavirus in New York had a lot to do with which hospital a person went to. Our investigative reporter Brian M. Rosenthal pulls back the curtain on inequality and the pandemic in the city.Guest: Brian M. Rosenthal, an investigative reporter on the Metro Desk of The New York Times. Background reading: At the peak of New York’s pandemic, patients at some community hospitals were three times more likely to die than were patients at medical centers in the ... [Continue Reading]

Coronavirus & the Pandemic Response FROM THE FOLKS AT FRONTLINE: "COVID's Hidden Toll" They've helped keep America fed during the COVID-19 pandemic — and they say they've been forced to choose between their jobs and their health. COVID's Hidden Toll offers a window into how the pandemic has hit vulnerable workers who are essential to the U.S. food supply. Click here to access this resource. Coronavirus and Youth Because young people are driving the spread of the virus in California and elsewhere, the special event caught my eye. I talk specifically for 18 to 34-year-olds about COVID-19 and how to see your friends and stay safe. If you have any young people ... [Continue Reading]

Coronavirus & the Pandemic Response What Kids Are Learning When They’re Not In School Click here to access this resource. Racial Justice & Educational Resources A great and growing compendium of resources to unlearn racism Anti-Racism Resource Center The heartbeat of racism itself has always been denial. The sound of that heartbeat is “I am not racist.” There is no such thing as “not racist.” As author and historian Ibram X. Kendi explains in one of the [Continue Reading]

Coronavirus & the Pandemic Response This week Krista Tippit revisits an interview about ambiguous loss, exactly the kind of lost millions of us are facing and struggling with every day. I found this to be a validating and comforting interview. Click here to access this resource. And here’s a follow up interview, recorded just this week, about how the idea of ambiguous loss fits in with our current landscape in 2020. Click here to access this resource. A personal essay on one of the many ethical questions facing families right now: should ... [Continue Reading]

Coronavirus & the Pandemic Response Covid Risk from Texas Med Assoc And don’t forget that exposures accumulate in your body until the tipping point. WHY NO ONE KNOWS WHETHER OR NOT—OR HOW--SCHOOLS WILL BE REOPENING THIS FALL. Another great read from The Atlantic. Click here to access this resource. Economics and the coronavirus The story of a single hamburger reveals the economic disparities workers face in this time of coronavirus. Following this burger is to glimpse the ... [Continue Reading]

Coronavirus & the Pandemic Response How Do They Do It? An interview with five top health specialists about how they navigate daily Covid-19 risks in their own lives. I found this article from the Washington Post really helpful: Click here to access this resource. How to safely wear your mask. Even though I’ve been wearing a mask for months, I found this refresher on how to do it safely useful. It’s easy to get sloppy or careless. [Continue Reading]

Coronavirus & the Pandemic Response Referrals to Online Services for Addiction and Mental Health For many people, the stresses of the coronavirus has exacerbated existing problems with anxiety, stress, depression, addiction, and other mental health challenges. Here’s an online portal where people needing help can get hooked up with teletherapy. This resource was sent to me by someone from The Recovery Village. I don’t know the people running it or much of anything about their services, so do your own due diligence, but it seems like a good idea for this moment when a lot is coming up for people and folks don’t know where to turn for help: [Continue Reading]

Coronavirus & the Pandemic Response Fascinating infographic based on interviews with epidemiologists on when life will “get back to normal.” Thanks to Jen Astone for passing this along. Click here to access this resource. CORONAVIRUS: WHEN YOU CAN NO LONGER JUST TELL PEOPLE TO STAY HOME In this podcast by the On The Media team, Marcus and Brooke consider the shortcomings of an abstinence-only response to the pandemic, and how harm-reduction approaches could better serve the public. Here's what it's about: When the US entered the early stages of the pandemic, federal and municipal leaders maintained that the best way to prevent the spread of the ... [Continue Reading]