Archive: Media
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The Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies Presents Report, Co-Authored by Dr. Christopher King, on Health Disparities in the Black Community
The Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies presents the Health Disparities in the Black Community: An Imperative for Racial Equity in the District of Columbia, co-authored by Dr. Christopher King. This report illuminates entrenched health and socioeconomic disparities that help explain why approximately three quarters of the deaths associated with COVID-19 in Washington DC have been among the African American community.
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The Health Disparities Podcast: Both Pandemic and Syndemic – How Clusters of Preexisting Comorbid Conditions Have Driven Up Fatalities, featuring Emily Mendenhall and Robert Like
Emily Mendenhall and Robert Like discuss the syndemic concept with host Mary O’Connor, to explain why certain populations are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, and offer insights into potential solutions.
Categories: Media, Past events
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“Covering COVID-19? Perhaps Leave the Black Death and Great Influenza Out of It”, Timothy Newfield Writes on the Georgetown Environmental History Blog
In this piece, published on the Georgetown Environmental History blog, Timothy Newfield argues against the trend to compare COVID-19 with other pandemics in history.
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The Convergence Podcast, Episode 9: “COVID-19 and the Future of Bio-Security” with James Giordano
James Giordano talks about COVID-19, the effect of this pandemic on the Nation, its impact on national security, and the potential implications on future bio-security.
Categories: Media, Past events
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Georgetown University Interviews Dr. Christopher King on the Challenges and Opportunities of COVID-19 for DC Black Communities
Dr. Christopher King King explains the potentially devastating impact COVID-19 can have on black residents and shares efforts that are underway to mitigate loss.
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“Beyond 1918: Bringing Pandemic Response into the Present, and Future”, James Giordano, Diane DiEuliis, Peter Emanuel and Alexander Titus Write for the Institute for National Strategic Studies
Dr. James Giordano, Diane DiEuliis, Peter Emanuel and Alexander Titus study the 1918 pandemic, and re-contextualize the issues, problems and solutions of the past in light of the circumstances, capabilities and complexities of the present, considering the technical tools that are currently available for pandemic response, information acquisition, and issues of governmental transparency and communication in the face of public fear.
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Timothy Newfield’s Opinion Piece: “Nothing Was the Same: Historical Parallels for the Coronavirus Should Be Avoided like the Plague”
Timothy Newfield addresses historical parallels regarding pandemics. He argues that our instinct to look to the past for ways forward can be harmful when it comes to pandemics.
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“We Are All Living with Serious Illness Now”, Dr. Michael Pottash and Dr. Anita Hannig’s Reflections on Living with Serious Illness in the Pandemic
Dr. Michael Pottash and Anita Hannig provide some insights, from working with patients living with serious illness, to think about what it means to face a global health crisis.
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“Don’t Compare Past Pandemics to the COVID-19 Crisis”, Georgetown University Interviews Timothy Newfield
Georgetown University talked with Timothy Newfield about the differences between this pandemic and devastating flu of the early 1900s.
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“How to Reopen America”, James Giordano’s Expert Opinion on CNN
To answer the urgent question of “How to reopen America”, CNN presents the expert opinions of Dr. James Giordano and Dr. Daniel M. Gerstein, suggesting “creative approaches to protecting those who are vulnerable, while keeping our society functioning and economy running”.
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