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ANALYSIS: Behind the White House Effort to Pressure the C.D.C. on School Openings

Tue, 2020-09-29 10:19 — mike kraft

 

WASHINGTON — Top White House officials pressured the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this summer to play down the risk of sending children back to school, a strikingly political intervention in one of the most sensitive public health debates of the pandemic, according to documents and interviews with current and former government officials.

As part of their behind-the-scenes effort, White House officials also tried to circumvent the C.D.C. in a search for alternate data showing that the pandemic was weakening and posed little danger to children.

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United States
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COVID-19
Contagion
Demographics
Disease
Education
Government
Pandemics
Politics
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Analysis

New Dashboard Tracks Coronavirus Cases In Schools Across 47 States

Wed, 2020-09-23 12:19 — mike kraft
New Dashboard Tracks Coronavirus Cases In Schools Across 47 States The effort, still in its early stages, hopes to track infections and determine the effectiveness of safety measures. NPR.org

A new national effort asks K-12 schools to voluntarily — and anonymously — report their confirmed and suspected coronavirus cases, along with the safety strategies they're using.

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COVID-19
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Education
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Health
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Situation Report

NEW GUIDANCE: Teachers could stay in classroom if exposed to COVID-19

Thu, 2020-08-20 12:24 — mike kraft
Teachers could stay in classroom if exposed to COVID-19 ATLANTA (AP) — New guidance from President Donald Trump's administration that declares teachers to be “critical infrastructure workers” could give the green light to exempting teachers from... AP NEWS

ATLANTA (AP) — New guidance from President Donald Trump’s administration that declares teachers to be “critical infrastructure workers” could give the green light to exempting teachers from quarantine requirements after being exposed to COVID-19 and instead send them back into the classroom.

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COVID-19
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Situation Report

A Guide: How To Prepare Your Home For Coronavirus

Sat, 2020-02-29 09:18 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

Stocking up on medical supplies and food could be helpful if the new coronavirus spreads in your community and you want to avoid store lines where you could be at risk of infection from others.  Max Posner/NPR

npr.org - by Maria Godoy - February 26, 2020

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is telling Americans that they should be prepared for the possibility of a COVID-19 outbreak in their community.

But what does preparedness look like in practice? The short answer: Don't panic — but do prepare . . . 

 . . . We spoke with Dr. Stephen Morse, a professor of epidemiology at Columbia University Medical Center and other health experts about common-sense things you can do to be ready should the virus hit where you live.

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United States
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Communication
Community
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Education
Food
Health
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Water
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City of Orange, Texas to Host Elevation Workshop to Prevent Future Flooding

Fri, 2019-01-25 21:23 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

kogt.com - January 25, 2019

A home elevation workshop will be held to educate City of Orange residents on grant‐funded projects that will allow the elevation of homes located within city limits to prevent future flooding.

Home elevation vendors and a grant manager representative will be available at the workshop to answer questions and provide information concerning different grant funding opportunities and additional projects eligible under the grant funds.

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US - South
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Adaptation
Climate
Disaster Risk Reduction
Education
Flood
Resilience
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Situation Report

Americans Want to Believe Jobs Are the Solution to Poverty. They’re Not.

Sun, 2018-09-16 01:09 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

The house of Vanessa Solivan’s mother, right of garden.  Credit Devin Yalkin for The New York Times

U.S. unemployment is down and jobs are going unfilled. But for people without much education, the real question is: Do those jobs pay enough to live on?

nytimes.com - by Matthew Desmond - September 11, 2018

 . . . These days, we’re told that the American economy is strong. Unemployment is down, the Dow Jones industrial average is north of 25,000 and millions of jobs are going unfilled. But for people like Vanessa, the question is not, Can I land a job? (The answer is almost certainly, Yes, you can.) Instead the question is, What kinds of jobs are available to people without much education? By and large, the answer is: jobs that do not pay enough to live on.

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Education
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Situation Report

Puerto Rico Closing 283 Schools Over Sharp Drop in Enrollment

Fri, 2018-04-06 08:55 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

Stack of school papers on a desk in an empty classroom in Puerto Rico.

cnn.com - by Nicole Chavez - April 6, 2018

Puerto Rico is closing 283 schools this summer following a sharp drop in enrollment in the past year, officials said.

Since May, schools have lost 38,762 students as the US territory works to rebuild following a devastating hurricane last year, the education department said in a statement.

"Half of the existing schools are at 60% of their capacity," it said. The department said only 828 schools will reopen in August.

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ALSO SEE SAME ARTICLE HERE

 

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Global
United States
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Collapse
Disaster Response
Education
Emergency Management
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Problem
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Zika Virus - Fight the Bite

Thu, 2016-05-12 15:04 — Kathy Gilbeaux

collab.nlm.nih.gov - NLM - NIH - Presentations in Medicine for High School Students - April 2016 - Published May 9, 2016

Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner talks to students in a National Library of Medicine Distance Learning Program about the Zika virus and how information technology can be used in efforts to combat it.

Presentations in Medicine for High School Students

http://collab.nlm.nih.gov/webcastsandvideos/drew/presentationsinmedicine.html

Video Presentation - Zika Virus - Fight the Bite

http://collab.nlm.nih.gov/webcastsandvideos/drew/gavin%20macgregor-skinner%202016/gavin%20macgregor-skinner%202016.html

Video Presentation - YouTube - Zika Virus - Fight the Bite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9quox7im_8&sns=em

Slideshow - Zika Virus - Fight the Bite (36 page .PDF file)

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United States
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Communication
Disease
Education
Health
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Class from International Baccalaureate School in Houston Seeks Ebola Education from Global Resilience System

Fri, 2014-10-03 17:51 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Pictured here are the students in
Ms. Appel’s class in Houston, gathering information on the Ebola virus
from a Global Resilience System volunteer, Kathy Gilbeaux, with their website shown in the background. 
Photo Credit: Emma Goerges

On Thursday, a fifth grade class from an International Baccalaureate school in Houston sought answers to their questions regarding the Ebola virus. After a short period of investigating its symptoms, spread, and severity, the students were left with several unanswered questions. Specifically, the students continued to inquire about the origin of Ebola, details of its spread to Texas, in what ways the United States is helping, and Ebola treatment options.

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Global
Africa
Conakry
Guinea
United States
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Contagion
Disease
Education
Health
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