Health (Page 20)

December 14, 2020
COVID-19 Micro-Clusters Mismatched for a City in Motion
Micro-Clustering COVID Containment Plan Misses on Key Movement Between Neighborhoods and Essential Workforce in NYC

December 14, 2020
A Sea That Never Was and the Community That’s Paying for It
Once considered the jewel of the desert, the Salton Sea basin now poses potential health risks to the underserved communities of immigrant farmworkers who call the area home.

December 7, 2020
The Fate of a Boston Recovery Center Is Up in the Air as City Struggles with Opioid Addiction
“That feeling of being away from the city, on an island in the middle of the harbor gave you this feeling of being clean and a feeling of security. If you were in a shelter on the island or in a detox program, you were away from Boston which was so much more effective than walking out of a center in Boston being back on the street with the drug dealers and the temptation.”

December 2, 2020
How COVID-19 Transformed an Illinois Trail Into a Pathway to Mental Health
“People rediscovered us and came out in full force,” said Jay Johnson, manager of site operations for the DuPage County Forest Preserve District. “It didn’t matter what day of the week it was, it seemed like every day was a Saturday.”

November 16, 2020
Video: You’ve Heard of ALS. But What Is It?
Watch this multimedia explainer video.