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Judging How U.S. States Performed in the COVID-19 Pandemic Depends on the MetricThe United States struggled with COVID-19, but some states managed to keep deaths and infections relatively low without shutting society down or ignoring the crisis.
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A New U.S. Foreign Policy for Global Health
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The United States should treat pandemics and global warming as apex health threats to its national interests, argues David P. Fidler. -
Public Health Lessons From COVID-19Thomas J. Bollyky, senior fellow for global health, economics, and development and director of the Global Health program at CFR, leads a conversation on observations and lessons learned from states’ …
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The President’s Inbox Recap: The Fentanyl EpidemicPrecursor chemicals from abroad are fueling America’s fentanyl epidemic.
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Virtual Roundtable: Community Health Workers and Practical Protocols for Primary Health CareCommunity health workers and their contributions have a central role to epidemic-ready primary health care. Digital systems that integrate community health have further supported this progress. Speakers, Krishna Jafa, CEO at Medic Mobile, and Raj Panjabi, special assistant to the president and senior director for global health security and biodefense at the National Security Council, discuss practical protocols and past experiences of integrating community health with primary care.
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Not All U.S. States Struggled Equally Against COVID-19The COVID-19 pandemic devastated the United States with over one million deaths over three years. Yet, the burden of the virus was not spread evenly across the country. States like Vermont and Washington had death rates comparable to well-performing countries in Scandinavia, while Mississippi and Arizona fared as poorly as the worst performing nations in the world, Russia and Peru. Speakers, Emma S. Castro and Joseph L. Dieleman from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, discuss the factors that contributed to those incredibly large cross-state differences in COVID-19 outcomes and the lessons learned from the parts of the United States that performed well.
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The Quad’s Longevity Might Hinge on Its Health PlanEven though China might have spurred the Quad’s initial health response, the answer to its longevity lies in building sustainable future coordination.
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When Will COVID-19 Become Endemic?Government leaders are optimistic that COVID-19 is becoming more predictable and manageable, but the pandemic isn’t over yet.
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Virtual Roundtable: Healthcare Worker Shortages on National Disaster PreparednessPrior to the pandemic, staffing shortages were a growing challenge for U.S. health systems. COVID-19 has catalyzed a national crisis in the health workforce with increasing rates of staff turnover an…
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Virtual Roundtable: The Epidemic of Gun Violence in American SchoolsGun violence has become integral to the American childhood. With an estimated three million U.S. children exposed to shootings every year, the physical, psychological, and societal toll of gun violence on the youngest generations continues to grow. Analyzing this crisis through the lens of public health could shed light on novel ways to alleviate and eliminate the burden of gun violence. Our speakers, Arne Duncan, former secretary of education, and Megan Ranney, academic dean at Brown University School of Public Health, discuss this ongoing epidemic of violence.
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Breaking Down the Barriers: A Call to Drop the Forty-Eight Hour PCR Test Requirement for Inbound Travelers to ChinaChina’s maintenance of the forty-eight hour pre-departure PCR testing requirement has been primarily driven by geopolitical considerations rather than public health concerns.
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Fentanyl and the U.S. Opioid EpidemicOpioid addiction and abuse in the United States has become a prolonged epidemic, endangering public health, economic output, and national security.
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Global Health Symposium: The Foreign Policy of Collective Action: Lessons for the Future of Global HealthThis symposium will take stock of the lessons of COVID-19 for the foreign policy of collective action and explore how those lessons should be applied to future global health challenges.
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Three Years Into the Pandemic: What to Expect?Panelists discuss the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, the evolution of the virus, vaccinations around the world, and lessons learned for future pandemic preparedness.
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Managing the Health Risks of Climate ChangeThe health of millions stands to be harmed by climate change in the coming decades, but national governments and international organizations remain woefully underprepared. Elizabeth Willetts and Andy Haines suggest a path forward to bolter responsiveness and resilience.