Read article – Cites data from the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care and Microsoft in an article about how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting vulnerable populations in Detroit.
Articles by: Geisel Communications
Chuck Douglas: A Tale of Two Leaders – New Hampshire Union Leader
Read article – A column highlighting the work of New Hampshire state epidemiologist Benjamin Chan, MPH ’13, alongside New Hampshire’s governor during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Epidemiologist Sees Agony Giving Way to Hope – The Laconia Daily Sun
Read article – An article about a webinar on COVID-19 sponsored by the Geisel School of Medicine which featured Daniel Lucey, an expert in international epidemics. The webinar was co-sponsored by the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies, Thayer School of Engineering, Tuck School of Business, and the Dartmouth College Office of Alumni Relations.
Poor Countries Have Made Extraordinary Progress Against Epidemic Disease. We Need to Learn From Them – STAT News
Read article – An opinion piece by Anne Sosin, the global health initiative program director at the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding, in which she discusses what the United States can learn from some of the world’s poorest countries as it grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s clear that we need to support low and middle-income countries in preparing for this looming threat. At the same time we also need to learn from the early leadership of Peru and other countries, including Rwanda and Nigeria, in addressing this epidemic. We can also learn from the vast gains many of the world’s poorest countries have made in reducing deaths from epidemic disease,” says Sosin.
Ex-Astronaut Launches Training Kit for Coping With Self-Isolation – The Guardian
Read article – Quotes Jay Buckey, professor of medicine and adjunct professor of engineering, in a feature story about how he launched an online self-help toolkit aimed at replicating the kind of training designed to help astronauts cope with confinement in small spaces for extended periods. The online training, called the Dartmouth Path Program, was developed to determine how the space program can manage pressures brought on by long-duration spaceflight. “It’s challenging to be isolated with a small group of people and to not be able to get away,” said Buckey. “Outer space and your own living room might be drastically different physically, but emotionally the stressors can be the same.”
Coping With Coronavirus Lockdowns: What Astronauts Can Teach Us – Al Jazeera
Read article – Quotes Jay Buckey, professor of medicine and adjunct professor of engineering, in an article about the lessons we can learn from astronauts on how to cope with isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. In partnership with NASA, Buckey and his colleagues created a self-guided online program called PATH to manage conflict, stress, and depression.
Arvind Suresh: Lack of Proper Nutrition Could Feed the Outbreak – New Hampshire Union Leader
Read article – A column by Arvind Suresh ’19, Geisel ’23, in which he discusses how COVID-19 exacerbates the inequities and food insecurity that many households already face.
Connecting With Nature While Social Distancing (Audio) – NHPR
Read article – As a guest on The Exchange, Lisa Adams, MED ’90, associate dean for global health and associate professor of medicine, discusses how to connect with nature safely and responsibly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
I’m About to Graduate From Medical School, and I’m Ready to Join the Coronavirus Fight – Hartford Courant
Read article – An opinion piece by Christiaan Rees, Geisel ’16, Guarini ’18, in which he discusses how some medical schools are being asked to expedite the graduation of fourth-year students who would be willing to begin their residency early, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Rees reflects on his fellow classmates’ response to COVID-19, and medical students’ willingness to help. “I had envisioned that my final three months of medical school would be an opportunity to rejuvenate before beginning what will undoubtedly be one of the most trying years of my training,” says Reese. “I had planned to travel—to drive cross-country and to hike in the Rocky Mountains. I had hoped to think a little less about science and a little more about art—to read, to watch films, to frequent the woodworking studio again. But if I am summoned, I will go without either reservation or regret.”
Despite Pandemic Challenges and Anxiety, Clinicians Are Stepping Up to Deliver Care and Support Colleagues – NEJM Catalyst
Read article – Features an interview with John Birkmeyer, adjunct professor of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in which he discusses the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of a provider group.