COVID-19 News for State, Local, and Tribal Leaders, 10/01/20
Welcome to our weekly roundup of articles and resources for state, local, and tribal leaders creating policy to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic as well as steering the social and economic recovery for their communities. Postings below do not convey endorsement of any particular organization or opinion contained in links.
How One University’s Tech Kept a City Running During the Pandemic
When COVID-19 forced Buffalo to shut down, the University at Buffalo helped the city’s essential 311 call center transition to remote work within 48 hours.
COVID-19 Data On Native Americans is ‘A National Disgrace.’ This Scientist Is Fighting To Be Counted
Abigail Echo-Hawk is working around the clock to close discriminatory data gaps.
COVID-19 Accelerates Use Of Telehealth In The US
Telehealth offers significant opportunities to raise community resilience to health threats, to address disparities in healthcare quality and access — and to boost overall health and happiness.
Rural Hospitals Teeter On Financial Cliff As COVID-19 Medicare Loans Come Due
The federal loans were meant to help hospitals survive the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet they’re coming due now — at a time when many rural hospitals are still desperate for help.
US Transit Agencies Unite In COVID-19 Response
Industry is also calling for another $32bn in emergency funding to keep going.
The Pandemic Policython
A nonpartisan online competition from October 23rd to 25th for students to write proposals for policy-based solutions to today’s most pressing challenges. Over the course of the policython, teams of one to four members will hear from partners, receive guidance from leading academics whilst writing proposals, and submit their policy memos to policymakers.
Study: Less Than 1 Percent Of Teachers, Students Infected Since Schools Reopened
A new study has found minimal evidence that the novel coronavirus is transferring inside K-12 school buildings despite reports of students and faculty across the country contracting the disease.
P3s Hold The Key To A Clean Energy Future Post-COVID
Making climate progress is still within our grasp, but the critical first step is to recognize the perks of collaboration, and then to reach across the aisle.
From Garden Streets To Bike Highways: Four Ideas For Post-covid Cities — Visualised
As coronavirus wreaks havoc on existing structures, we take a look at some visions for cities of the future — and how they hold up.
Mapping the Disparities That Bred an Unequal Pandemic
Draw a map of Chicago and shade the areas with more poverty, pollution and coronavirus. It will start to look like being Black is a pre-existing condition.
