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Education and Public Health: Supporting Youth Through COVID-19 and Beyond

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Ioana Ungureanu,
Jes Lyons,
Victoria Pless,
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Oregon,
Colorado

Toxic stress contributes to a variety of negative outcomes for children. And unfortunately, COVID-19 has increased the likelihood of children experiencing childhood trauma, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and toxic ...

The Children COVID-19 Left Behind: A Public Health Call to Action

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Blog,
Lindsey Myers,
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Infant and Child Health

Researchers estimate more than 140,000 children in the United States experienced the death of a parent or grandparent caregiver between April 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021. The study highlights disturbing disparities in caregiver deaths by ...

Embedded: Meeting Needs for Disability-Inclusive Emergency Preparedness in South Carolina

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Adrianna Evans,
Dawn E. Wesenberg

The Embedded specialist in South Carolina used an ASTHO tool to assist the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control improve inclusivity of people living with disabilities in their public health programs. ... this time, ...

Congress Convenes Sectors on School Reopenings

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Jeffrey O. Ekoma

As COVID-19 continues to spread across the country, increased attention has been given to how schools, colleges, and universities can safely reopen for the upcoming 2020-2021 academic year. To note, many schools and institutions closed in ...

Access to Health Care for People with Disabilities in Public Health Emergencies 

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Social Determinants of Health,
Elizabeth Wood

This brief dives into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ability of people with disabilities to access vital health care services during the public health emergency. ... Access to Health Care for People with Disabilities in Public ...

Proposed Vaccination Laws to Watch in the New Year

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Andy Baker-White,
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Vaccines are one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century, as well as some of the most powerful and cost-effective tools to prevent disease, disparities, disability, and death among children and adults. The COVID-19 ...