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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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Pandemic-Era Parties, China's Global Influence, Reducing Infant Mortality: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on assessing the risk of small gatherings during the pandemic, China's ability to exert influence around the world, using big data to reduce infant mortality, and more.
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Jul 2, 2021

Health Interventions

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Reducing Disparities in Infant Mortality: Using Big Data to Help Babies at Risk
Black babies in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—and across America—face much higher mortality rates than white babies. Researchers pulled together thousands of data points on more than 150,000 births to better predict who is at risk and how to help.
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Jul 1, 2021
China

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China's Ambitions, Origins of the Coronavirus, Income Inequality: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on China’s quest for global primacy, understanding the coronavirus origin story, how parents feel about sending their children back to school, and more.
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Jun 11, 2021
Food Insecurity

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Other Voices: Striking Rates of Food Insecurity in the Hill District and Homewood
The number of Americans experiencing food insecurity has increased since the pandemic began. And rates are higher among African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, and Alaska Natives. Proactive and aggressive policy actions could help reduce the inequities in places like Pittsburgh's Hill District and Homewood neighborhoods.
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Feb 9, 2021
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel, Tamara Dubowitz @TamaraDubowitz
Vaccination

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Getting COVID-19 Vaccines to Pennsylvania Residents
Pennsylvania state and county health departments have a number of options that could speed the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to make sure Pennsylvania residents at high risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes are vaccinated as soon as possible.
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Jan 19, 2021
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Adam C. Resnick
Cannabis

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Don't Entangle COVID-19 Relief with Cannabis Legalization
Cannabis legalization is a multifaceted decision that has implications for health, safety, and social equity. Whether legalization could fund COVID-19 relief should not be a major focus of debates.
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Aug 28, 2020
Philadelphia Inquirer
Beau Kilmer @BeauKilmer
Food Insecurity

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In Pittsburgh: Feeding the Needy, and Protecting Workers on the Front Lines of the Pandemic
Access to food could be critical to getting through the COVID-19 pandemic. Local leaders and policymakers may find themselves having to devote new resources to make sure all citizens have access to food and to protect those on the front lines.
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Apr 30, 2020
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Andrea Richardson @ASRichardson3, Tamara Dubowitz @TamaraDubowitz
Domestic Terrorism

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White Supremacist Terrorism, Wildfires, the Dark Web: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on violent white supremacy, power outages to prevent wildfires, how to catch criminals on the dark web, and more.
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Nov 1, 2019
Gun Violence

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One Year After Tree of Life, We Still Aren't Talking Enough About Violent White Supremacy
In the year since a gunman killed 11 worshippers in a Pittsburgh synagogue, the conversation about white supremacy has grown louder. But the United States still has a long way to go in dealing with this threat.
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Oct 27, 2019
Los Angeles Times
Colin P. Clarke
International Diplomacy

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DMZ Meeting, Students with Disabilities, Iran: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on Trump's meeting with Kim Jong Un, supporting students with disabilities, the flawed logic of a proportional response in Iran, and more.
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Jul 5, 2019
Community Health and Well-Being

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How Pittsburgh Is Addressing Social and Economic Disparities
Pittsburgh has been taking a hard look at race, wealth, and opportunity. In partnership with RAND, the city has run and published its numbers on subjects ranging from police contacts to business ownership to graduation rates as part of a commitment to do better.
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Jul 2, 2019
North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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NATO's 70th Anniversary, Food Deserts, Teachers: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on effective teachers, NATO's 70th anniversary, food deserts, and more.
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Apr 5, 2019
Neighborhood Influences on Health

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Pittsburgh's Hill District Is Losing More Than a Supermarket
When the Shop 'n Save in Pittsburgh's Hill District closed its doors for good, residents lost the ability to go to a supermarket near their homes. But they also lost something less tangible: a symbol of hope, opportunity, and change for their neighborhood.
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Apr 1, 2019
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Tamara Dubowitz @TamaraDubowitz, La'Vette Wagner
International Diplomacy

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Trump-Kim Summit, Climate Change, Zarif: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on the Trump-Kim summit, how cities can prepare for climate change, Mohammad Javad Zarif's resignation, and more.
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Mar 1, 2019
Global Climate Change

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Resilience and Adaptation Strategies Can Address the Impacts of Climate Change
With climate change already generating storms, heat waves, and droughts beyond historical norms, local governments need to do more to prepare. A decisionmaking framework developed by RAND allows communities to stress-test ideas, weigh the trade-offs, and plan for a range of possible futures.
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Feb 26, 2019
International Diplomacy

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Tree of Life, Social Media, Korea: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, countering Russian social media influence, how Korea could unify, and more.
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Nov 2, 2018

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