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PIH United States News
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How a ‘Little’ Modeling Tool Made a Big Difference Building a COVID-19 Response Workforce
Dr. John Welch faced a hiring challenge. It was April 2020, and the director of Partners In Health’s COVID-19 response in Massachusetts was on a tight deadline to determine how many people would be needed to launch an ambitious, statewide contact tracing workforce to help bring the newly raging pandemic under control.
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In Massachusetts, Strengthening Health Systems Is Key to Curbing Pandemic
The Community Tracing Collaborative, PIH's contact tracing initiative with the Commonwealth and local boards of health, has helped hundreds of communities navigate a fast-moving pandemic—and local health liaisons were key to that partnership.
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Anatomy of a Cape Cod Outbreak: How PIH’s Epidemic Intelligence Unit Supported a Major Public Health Investigation
A major COVID-19 cluster in Cape Cod was identified thanks to partnership between Massachusetts health officials and the PIH-supported Epidemic Intelligence Unit, leading to further clarity on the high transmission of the Delta variant and revised CDC guidelines on masking for vaccinated individuals.
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What You Should Know About the Latest COVID-19 Surge and Delta Variant
A PIH expert answers critical questions about the current COVID surge, Delta variant, "breakthrough" infections, and what people can do to stay safe.
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Innovative Strategies to Make COVID-19 Vaccinations More Accessible Across U.S.
Across the United States, public health workers and community leaders, businesses owners and President Joseph Biden are rolling out innovative strategies to reach the unvaccinated -- and nudge them to roll up their sleeves. PIH is helping them work creatively to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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Case Studies: How Connecting People With the Essentials is Crucial to Pandemic Response
Care resource specialists have filled a crucial health care gap by ensuring people have the social, material, and other support they need to stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, these specialists are also helping those hardest-hit gain greater access to life-saving vaccines.
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Need to Know: Details on Biden's New Public Health Workforce Plan
The Biden Administration just announced a $7.4 billion investment in a public health workforce. Partners In Health applauds the decision to invest in our critical public health and community health workforces while we continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic and the underlying inequities in the U.S. health system.
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Vaccine Eligibility Does Not Guarantee Access
Every adult in the United States is now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines -- a critical milestone. As the nation races against a fourth wave of the virus and increasing spread of variants, vaccinating the entire population is as urgent as ever. But eligibility alone does not guarantee access.
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Alleviating Stress in a Contact Tracing Workforce
Wellness & Peer Support program helps employees manage rising anxiety, emotional toll of pandemic
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Envisioning a 21st Century Public Health Department in Pima County
Monoclonal antibody treatment is just one of many steps the southern Arizona county is taking toward improving access to care and accompaniment during COVID-19—and beyond
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Mapping COVID-19: Inside the Epidemic Intelligence Unit
In Massachusetts, outbreak specialists with the Community Tracing Collaborative are looking to pinpoint the sources of multiple infections, or “clusters”—and use those insights to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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FAQs: COVID-19 Vaccines
Partners In Health clinical leaders and experts answer your questions about COVID-19 vaccines.
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Reality Check: Montgomery Influencers Offer Perspective on COVID-19 Vaccines
Trusted messengers, access to clear facts key to informed decision-making, say residents of the Alabama capital, where a history of racially driven medical exploitation looms large.
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Why Housing Is Essential To The COVID-19 Response
Housing is essential for health. For more than 30 years, PIH has connected patients around the world with housing support. That work reflects PIH’s core belief that medical care alone is insufficient; patients must also have access to social support to sustain their health.
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Why Decarceration Is Vital For Public Health Amid COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis in America's prisons disproportionately impacts communities of color due to decades of mass incarceration and puts all communities at risk for the virus. In a new white paper, PIH urges governments across the U.S. to release as many people as possible to stop the spread of COVID-19 and end the violation of incarcerated people's human rights.
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Q&A: Why the United States Needs a New Public Health Workforce
PIH and key partners are building a campaign to advocate for the U.S. government to build a larger workforce to help stop COVID-19, strengthen the economy, and build equitable public health systems across the nation.
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Community Health Workers Connect Patients to Care in U.S. COVID Response
With PIH's support, states and municipalities battling COVID-19 are hiring and training residents as community health workers to connect patients and their families with care and support.
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On The Line: Contact Tracers Accompany COVID-19 Patients In Massachusetts
Since Partners In Health launched its contact tracing partnership with the state of Massachusetts in April, contact tracers have made roughly 750,000 calls across the state—connecting COVID-19 patients with vital care and resources. In this multimedia feature, contact tracers share first-hand accounts.
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Local Health Systems Key to Responding to Global COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
Partners In Health leaders provide insights and expertise on the importance of local health systems in the global COVID-19 response, informed by PIH's work in Mexico, Lesotho and the U.S.
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In Illinois, PIH Shares Global Contact Tracing Expertise
PIH is advising the Illinois Department of Public Health as it scales a contact tracing program to meet the unique needs of the communities it serves--one of several programs within PIH's U.S. Public Health Accompaniment Unit launched in response to COVID-19.