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  • An Alachua County COVID-19 Portal Matches Volunteers With Those Needing Help

    April 10, 2020 |

    WUFT-PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Alachua County, Florida

    The county of Alachua in Florida has created a centralized online portal that connects volunteers with those who need assistance during the coronavirus pandemic. The portal also expands access to who has been able to volunteer thus far, allowing those who may be more vulnerable due to underlying health conditions to take opportunities that can be fulfilled from home.

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  • Public health workers innovate around social distancing guidelines

    April 09, 2020 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    A fleet of mobile health units across the nation have been helping low-income and immigrant communities to access public health care resources, but during the coronavirus pandemic, the focus has shifted to providing relevant safety information. Leveraging the trust that has been developed over time, public health care workers are utilizing social media to distribute information and resources until they can until they can begin "delivering medications in partnership with Federally Qualified Health Centers, a safety net for uninsured and undocumented people."

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  • New Zealand isn't just flattening the curve. It's squashing it.

    April 07, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: New Zealand

    New Zealand has managed to not just flatten the curve, but has shown signs of eliminating the coronavirus thanks to rapid interventions taken by the government. Heeding the outcomes in the U.S. and Italy, the country used a comprehensive and aggressive approach which included shutting their borders down to tourists, mandating a 4-week lockdown, and announcing a coronavirus response alert plan.

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  • Coronavirus opens up the NHS for health tech entrepreneurs

    April 05, 2020 |

    Financial Times |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom

    Health technology start-ups across the UK are helping to digitally transform hospital care and the healthcare system as a response to the coronavirus pandemic. Working with the National Health Service, start-ups are implementing systems in hospitals that allow for mass messaging to patients as well as tools for remote consultation.

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  • To combat COVID-19 information gaps, Latino leaders and Spanish media ‘work double'

    April 04, 2020 |

    The Charlotte Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

    In North Carolina's Mecklenburg County, Spanish is more commonly spoken than English, yet information about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic wasn't being translated from English before being distributed. To address this "information gap," community leaders and media organizations stepped in and launched a hotline and public safety campaigns to help residents access information in a more timely fashion.

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  • This Is What The South Korean Government Comfort Package For Quarantined People Looks Like

    April 03, 2020 |

    Bored Panda |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: South Korea

    As told through the words of citizens on social media, this article lays out a number of ways the government of South Korean has been able to contain the virus. A notable thing is the care package mailed to everyone, containing hygiene essentials such as face masks and hand sanitizer, fresh produce, quarantine garbage disposal instructions, and a letter expressing concern for people’s well being. This cuts down on people in quarantine leaving home to shop for essentials. Other tactics include rapid testing and follow-up with infected patients.

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  • Wikipedia Has a Special Project to Fight Coronavirus Fake News in India

    April 03, 2020 |

    NDTV (New Delhi TV) |

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    Response Location: India

    As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, another kind of pandemic spreads alongside it, one of misinformation and fake news. But Wikipedia, which has 300 times more traffic than the Indian government's website, is working to fight the latter pandemic in India through Project SWASTHA (an abbreviation of Special Wikipedia Awareness Scheme for The Healthcare Affiliates), by providing COVID-19 information in Indic languages.

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  • Brazil's Favelas Aren't Waiting to Be Saved From the Coronavirus

    April 02, 2020 |

    Slate |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

    Community organizers are stepping in to help disseminate vital public health information to underserved communities. In Brazil, social organizers like the those behind Our Mothers’ Lives, an organization advocating for paid leave for domestic workers during the COVID-19 crisis, and local journalists, who debunk myths via podcasts like Manda Notícias (Send the News), have taken an important role in conveying public health messages to Brazil’s favela communities. These communicators utilize social media, as well as audio messaging campaigns, handouts, and reporting to inform the communities they serve.

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  • Memphis teachers turn to TV to air lessons with classrooms closed due to coronavirus

    April 01, 2020 |

    Chalkbeat |

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    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    To reach kids who must stay at home as a result of the coronavirus and may not have access to reliable internet, teachers in Tennessee's Shelby County schools are recording easily accessible TV lessons. Though teachers can no longer get the same level of feedback from students or adjust to their on-the-spot questions, the lessons are to some degree interactive and aim to reinforce lessons students learned before schools went remote.

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  • Taiwan's aggressive efforts are paying off in fight against COVID-19

    April 01, 2020 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Taiwan

    Due to its proximity to China, experts forcasted that Taiwan would experience a high number of coronavirus cases, but aggressive intervention strategies have kept the overall caseload much lower than expected. New regulations, especially focused on people traveling through the airport – such as enrolling travelers in a national coronavirus database, taking their temperature in the airport, and mandating a two-week quarantine – granted the government the capability of being able to track the spread of potential incoming cases.

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