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Tech Assets Might Help Make Public Health Data More Equity-Centered
Douglas Yeung @DouglasCYeung, Christopher Nelson, Tara Laila Blagg
Sep 9, 2021
Inside Sources
The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified broad societal inequities and trained a spotlight on the strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. public health system. What would more equity-centered, tech-engaged public health data look like?
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Public Health Preparedness
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How Have Communities Been Faring During COVID-19? And How Will Lessons Learned Inform Future Response and Planning?
Anita Chandra, Linnea Warren May @LinneaKWMay, Laurie T. Martin
Aug 11, 2021
The RAND Blog
As the United States emerges from the devastation of the pandemic, it may be time to examine the choices communities made during the last year to see how these approaches shape continued COVID-19 response and recovery and help build resilience for future pandemic response.
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Public Health Preparedness
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Rebuild Public Health for the Next Pandemic?
Edward W. Chan, Andrew M. Parker
Aug 6, 2021
The RAND Blog
COVID-19 exposed how underprepared the United States was for a pandemic and raised questions about preparedness for the next one. With political will to spend money on public health, how can America take a holistic view of all the options? And how should investments be prioritized?
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Global Health
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Split-Screen Recovery from Pandemic Isn't Sustainable
Krishna B. Kumar @kbkumar_
Jul 20, 2021
United Press International
In a world connected by commerce and the air we breathe, it's hard to see how any COVID-19 recovery that's confined to specific segments of the population is sustainable. Failing to address gaps in the pandemic response would run the risk that a future mutation of this virus could send us scurrying for cover. Again.
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Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy
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Thinking Through Rapid and Scalable Rollout of Healthcare Innovations for Public Health Challenges
Robert J. Romanelli, Michael Whitmore, Sonja Marjanovic @SonjaCambs
Jun 14, 2021
The RAND Blog
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that rapid innovation in the face of public health emergencies is possible. In only 15 months, 15 vaccines have been approved or authorized for use in various parts of the world. What thinking is required to support uniform rapid rollout for future public health emergencies?
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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Origin Story: How Did the Coronavirus Emerge?
Daniel M. Gerstein @Daniel_Gerstein
Jun 2, 2021
The National Interest
President Joe Biden has called for the U.S. intelligence community to redouble efforts to determine the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. In conducting this investigation, it might be useful to avoid only focusing on a binary choice. That is, either the virus escaped from the laboratory or from a spillover from an infected animal to a human.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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Reopening the U.S. Economy, Geoengineering, 5G: RAND Weekly Recap
May 28, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on the potential effects of reopening the economy before the White House's vaccination goal is met, students' learning experiences during the pandemic, competition in the 5G era, and more.
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Epidemiology
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Will the United States Declare Freedom from COVID-19 Too Soon?
Lawrence Baker, Pedro Nascimento de Lima @pedrolima_n, Jeanne S. Ringel @JeanneRingel, Raffaele Vardavas
May 21, 2021
The RAND Blog
RAND analyzed what could happen with COVID-19 deaths in the United States if restrictions all go away on July 4. Fully reopening the economy before Biden's vaccination target was met doubled the average number of COVID-19 deaths between Independence Day and the end of the year.
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Educational Equity
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Pandemic Education, Working Mothers, Predicting Cyber Threats: RAND Weekly Recap
May 14, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on the urban-rural divide in pandemic education, supporting working moms, what makes a good COVID-19 reopening plan, and more.
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Imagery Intelligence
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The Uyghurs, Getting the World Vaccinated, Policing in America: RAND Weekly Recap
May 7, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on China's disappeared Uyghurs, how the United States can help get the rest of the world vaccinated, what's next for policing in America, and more.
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Public Health
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American Views on COVID-19 Health Risks, School and Economy Reopening
Katherine Grace Carman @KGCarman, Anita Chandra, Laurie T. Martin
May 4, 2021
The RAND Blog
Much of the discussion about opening schools and the economy has focused on the educational and economic effects that closures may have on the most vulnerable groups. But some of these groups still remain wary of the increased health risks of opening.
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Public Health Preparedness
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Trust in the CDC, Teaching Students with Disabilities, Russian Mercenaries: RAND Weekly Recap
Apr 9, 2021
This weekly recap focuses declining trust in the CDC, insights from educators about teaching students with disabilities, Russian mercenaries, and more.
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Vaccination
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Who Can Effectively Champion the Vax?
Lois M. Davis @LoisMDavis, Michael S. Pollard @MichaelSPollard
Apr 9, 2021
MedPage Today
Vaccine hesitancy appears to be one more hurdle in ending the COVID-19 pandemic. The CDC would typically lead a campaign to overcome it, but Americans' trust in the CDC has declined measurably. Health care professionals may be more effective messengers when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines.
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Vaccination
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Target Vaccine to 'High-Contact' People
Timothy R. Gulden
Apr 9, 2021
The Detroit News
Actively seeking out people with lots of contacts for vaccination could bring the epidemic under control much more quickly than vaccinating people at random. Vaccinating just 15% of the population would be enough to crush the epidemic—so long as it was the right 15%.
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Vaccination
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Equal, Rapid Access to Vaccines Is More Important Than Ever as New COVID-19 Variants Emerge
Marco Hafner, Christian Van Stolk
Feb 9, 2021
The RAND Blog
Vaccine nationalism could prolong the pandemic and lead to preventable deaths. If some countries don't receive timely access to vaccines, then the virus will continue to spread in some populations, mutate further, and potentially render existing vaccines less effective.
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Community Health and Well-Being
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Understanding Our Culture of Health Before the Pandemic Can Help Us Improve It Afterward
Carolyn Miller, Anita Chandra
Jan 29, 2021
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health blog
Measuring health and the social and economic factors that influenced it before the pandemic helps us understand the kind of risks the United States faced previously. It can also inform how to move forward toward recovery.
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