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Wealth Matters: The Black-White Wealth Gap Before and During the Pandemic
From the Document: "Huge wealth disparities between Black and white households in America existed long before the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic and have continued during the crisis. Data show that during the pandemic, Black households faced more financial emergencies with fewer economic resources, resulting in a widening gap in economic opportunity between Black and white households. This issue brief explores some of those data and discusses a variety of proposals to shrink the Black-white wealth gap. The Biden administration continues to propose bold, ambitious, and wide-ranging policies that would enable families to recover from this unique crisis as well as steer institutions and the economy in a more racially equitable direction. These measures are crucial to prevent the Black-white wealth gap from widening further. The Biden administration has taken the first, critical steps toward closing that gap: The recently enacted American Rescue Plan provided much needed financial relief to many struggling families, allowing them to build a small financial cushion for the ongoing recession. This financial relief was targeted at those struggling the most and particularly benefited Black households, as they have suffered disproportionately from the pandemic. Moreover, the legislation ensured that public sector jobs in state and local governments--which often provide a key pathway to middle-class economic security for Black workers--would return after steep losses during the pandemic." This material 'Wealth Matters: The Black-White Wealth Gap Before and During the Pandemic' was published by the Center for American Progress.
Center for American Progress
Weller, Christian E., 1966-; Figueroa, Richard
2021-07-28
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ADA at 31: Access to Housing and Health Care Must Meet the Rise of Disability in the U.S.
From the Document: "It has been nearly 50 years since disability activists in San Francisco took over a federal building for 28 days to force the signing of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. This legislation established the rights of people with disabilities against discrimination in programs receiving federal funds. By 1990, disability activists were literally crawling up the steps of the U.S. Capitol to demand civil rights legislation for disabled people. This resulted in the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which celebrated its 31st anniversary in July 2021. Yet even with these laws' protections, the lack of access and equity for people with disabilities--particularly those who are multiply marginalized--was put in sharp focus by their treatment during the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic. Despite the coronavirus being indiscriminate, it has laid bare the inequities of the United States for all to witness. COVID-19 killed hundreds of thousands of Americans in part due to the vulnerability created through continued inequities in the distribution of resources and services, particularly in marginalized populations. [...] Despite the passage of several temporary measures to better support people in the United States--including increased economic support, access to health care testing and vaccines, and eviction and foreclosure protections --housing, food, and health care still have not been determined as basic rights to maintain public health and safety." This material 'ADA at 31: Access to Housing and Health Care Must Meet the Rise of Disability in the U.S.' was published by the Center for American Progress.
Center for American Progress
Novack, Valerie; Moh, Kelly
2021-08-05
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MMWR Early Release: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, August 18, 2021: Sustained Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines Against COVID-19 Associated Hospitalizations Among Adults -- United States, March-July 2021
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This early release issue of MMWR contains the following article: "Sustained Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines Against COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Associated Hospitalizations Among Adults -- United States, March-July 2021." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from this issue can be accessed at the following link [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2021.html].
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2021-08-18
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MMWR Early Release: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, August 18, 2021: Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Nursing Home Residents Before and During Widespread Circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant -- National Healthcare Safety Network, March 1-August 1, 2021
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This early release issue of MMWR contains the following article: "Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] Infection Among Nursing Home Residents Before and During Widespread Circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant -- National Healthcare Safety Network, March 1-August 1, 2021." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from this issue can be accessed at the following link [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2021.html].
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2021-08-18
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Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Disruptions During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Emergent Disasters: A Scoping Review Addressing Dual Public Health Emergencies
From the Abstract: "During public health emergencies, people with opioid use disorder (PWOUD) may be particularly impacted. Emergent disasters such as the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic disrupt already-strained harm reduction efforts and treatment availability. This study aims to answer three research questions. How do public health emergencies impact PWOUD? How can health systems respond to novel public health emergencies to serve PWOUD? How can the results of this scoping review be contextualized to the province of Alberta to inform local stakeholder responses to the pandemic? [...] We conducted a scoping review using the 6-stage Arksey and O'Malley framework to analyse early-pandemic and pre-pandemic disaster literature. The results of the scoping review were contextualized to the local pandemic response, through a Nominal Group Technique (NGT) process with frontline providers and stakeholders in Alberta, Canada."
BMC Public Health
Henderson, Rita G.; McInnes, Ashley; Mackey, Leslee . . .
2021
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Keeping COVID Out of Prisons: Approaches in Ten Countries
From the Summary: "When the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] a global pandemic on 11 March 2020, there was immediate concern about the potential health impacts on prisoners and prison staff. Concern focused on the close proximity in which prisoners live, particularly in overcrowded systems; the prevalence of underlying health conditions which affect many of those in custody; and the porous nature of prison walls and boundaries, presenting a risk of infection spreading from prisons to local communities. In the wake of the declaration of the pandemic, penal reformers and human rights organizations around the world called for measures to be taken to reduce the numbers of people in prison, particularly in overcrowded systems, and to contain the risks of infection spreading. This report examines the population management and infection control measures (excluding direct health interventions) taken by prison systems in a diverse group of ten countries spanning all five continents: Kenya, South Africa, Brazil, the USA (and more specifically, New York State), India, Thailand, England and Wales, Hungary, the Netherlands, and Australia (more specifically, New South Wales). The report is produced under the banner of ICPR's [Institute for Crime and Justice Policy's] international, comparative project, 'Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in ten countries', launched in 2017."
Birkbeck, University of London. School of Law. Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research
Fair, Helen; Jacobson, Jessica
2021-05
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Addressing COVID-19 and Correctional Facilities: A Social Work Imperative
From the Document: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic has quickly spread in many of the nation's jails and prisons. Policymakers, correctional staff, and public health service providers can play an important role in responding to the prevention and urgent service needs of people impacted by incarceration who are particularly vulnerable, directly and indirectly, to the effects of the novel coronavirus of 2019 (COVID-19). The discussion to follow will examine the degree to which COVID-19 has permeated not only adult jails and prisons, but also juvenile detention centers. We will review the existing policies and practices related to communicable disease prevention and treatment in detention facilities. This social justice brief will also identify crucial services required to help incarcerated people receive medical and mental health services, and transition planning to ensure continuity of care as they reenter society."
National Association of Social Workers
Jordan, Alison O.
2020-06
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Recommendations for Prioritization and Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccine in Prisons and Jails
From the Document: "Prisons and jails across the country have been epicenters of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic. Since the beginning of the pandemic, correctional facilities have accounted for a majority [hyperlink] of the largest single-site, cluster outbreaks across the country. Nearly 20% of the prison population has tested positive for COVID-19, with an infection rate [hyperlink] that is higher than five times and an age-adjusted mortality rate that is three times that of the general population. Yet, to date, recommendations [hyperlink] on vaccine distribution, set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, have not given incarcerated people priority in COVID-19 vaccine distribution. This is in stark contrast to the explicit and appropriate prioritization of people in long-term care facilities, another group that has experienced marked rates of COVID-19 and resultant morbidity and mortality. Prisons and jails are not places apart from the community. Outbreaks in correctional facilities spill over to the community and further burden healthcare systems that are overtaxed, especially in rural communities with local jails. That is why we conclude that prioritization for vaccination for those who live and work in correctional systems is critical to public health."
AMEND; François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights; University of California, Los Angeles. School of Law . . .
Wang, Emily A.; Brinkley-Rubinstein, Lauren; Puglisi, Lisa . . .
2020-12-16
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Mental Health, COVID-19 Vaccine Distrust and Vaccine Hesitancy in South Africa
From the Abstract: "Within the context of increasing mental distress noted since the beginning of the pandemic, this study uses the 5Cs [Company, Collaborators, Customers, Competitors, and Context] framework to analyse the role that depressive symptoms play in driving vaccine behaviour in South Africa. The study further explores pathways of this association through vaccine distrust, risk perception and efficacy. Multivariate regression analysis taking into account endogeneity concerns reveal that vaccine distrust is the most important predictor of vaccine hesitancy. There is little evidence of significant association of either pre-pandemic mental distress or current depressive symptoms with vaccine hesitancy in a fully specified model. However, significant indirect effect of depressive symptoms on vaccine hesitancy is found via vaccine distrust and risk perception. The findings indicate that individuals at high risk of depression are more concerned regarding the safety of vaccines, which in turn feeds into vaccine hesitancy. On the other hand, depressive symptoms have an opposite effect via risk perception. Risk perception is a negative predictor of vaccine hesitancy; therefore, the enhanced risk perception leads to lower vaccine hesitancy. This study has established that the indirect effects are highly relevant and need to considered closely while analysing the relationship between mental distress and vaccine behaviour. Lastly, the study also found significant feedback effect of mental distress with vaccine distrust as well as risk perception. Therefore, improved vaccine trust can lead to not just increased vaccine acceptance and reduced risk perception; but also, better mental health."
University of Cape Town. National Income Dynamics Study; Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey (CRAM)
Kollamparambil, Uma; Oyenubi, Adeola; Nwosu, Chijioke O.
2021-07-08
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Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Health and Well-Being of Young Adults in British Columbia
From the Executive Summary: "Developmental skills and competencies associated with this phase of life include building the capacity for financial and residential independence and autonomy (such as through post-secondary education and job training); developing a sense of identity; establishing supportive relationships with parents, romantic partners, and peers; and family formation. Success in these areas promotes the social and economic determinants that support life-long health and well-being -- both for individuals and the BC [British Columbia] community-at-large. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and the measures stemming from efforts to control it, have had significant and deleterious impacts on many areas of young adults' lives. In BC, an estimated 4.2% of young adults aged 18-30 have been diagnosed with COVID-19, nearly twice the rate of those over 30 (2.2%). Young adults represent 31% of BC individuals infected during the pandemic (34,723 of 110,224 cases as of April 2021). Although they are less likely to be hospitalized or die compared to older adults, the long-term health consequences of COVID-19 for young adults are not yet known. [...] The immediate adverse effects of COVID-19-related response measures on young adult health and well-being, and on the social determinants of health, are increasingly evident in survey findings from BC and Canada. These data forecast serious challenges that need to be addressed to prevent unintended long-term consequences of COVID-19 for young adults and our broader society."
BC Centre for Disease Control
Samji, Hasina; Dove, Naomi; Ames, Megan . . .
2021-07
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COVID-19 Symptom Survey: Topline Report on COVID-19 Vaccination in the United States
From the Introduction: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Symptom Survey is the largest ongoing COVID-19 data collection effort in the United States, with over 50,000 responses collected daily and over 18 million total responses collected since its launch in April 2020. Currently, the survey tracks daily trends on vaccination, symptoms, testing, mask-wearing, social distancing, mental health, and more at national, state, and county levels. Facebook users in the United States are invited daily to take a survey collected by the Delphi Group at Carnegie Mellon University but the surveys are collected off the Facebook platform and the Facebook company does not collect or receive survey responses. [...] This report presents data collected from January 10 to February 27, 2021 from more than 1.9 million Americans. We highlight below national- and state-level trends on self-reported vaccinations (hereafter 'uptake') and vaccine-related attitudes by key population groups to inform potential ways to combat vaccine hesitancy in the United States."
Carnegie Mellon University. Delphi Group; Facebook, Inc.; University of Maryland at College Park. Joint Program in Survey Methodology
2021-03-12
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MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, August 6, 2021
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This issue of MMWR contains the following: "COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Vaccine Safety in Adolescents Aged 12-17 Years -- United States, December 14, 2020-July 16, 2021"; "Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] Infections, Including COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Infections, Associated with Large Public Gatherings -- Barnstable County, Massachusetts, July 2021"; "'Notes from the Field': Delays in Identification and Treatment of a Case of Septicemic Plague -- Navajo County, Arizona, 2020"; and "'QuickStats': Injury Deaths as a Percentage of Total Deaths, by Age Group -- National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2019."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2021-08-06
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CRCL Newsletter (February 2021)
This issue of the CRCL (Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties) Newsletter contains the following articles: "Message from CRCL Officer Katherine Culliton-González"; "Alejandro Mayorkas Sworn in as Secretary of Homeland Security"; "DHS Issues National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin"; "COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Vaccines and Equitable Vaccine Distribution"; "DHS Statement on Equal Access to COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccine Distribution Sites"; "DHS Announces Process to Address Individuals in Mexico with Active MPP [Migrant Protection Protocols] Cases"; "Joint Message on International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation"; and "CRCL on the Road, February."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
2021-02
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Long Covid: What is it, and What is Needed?
From the Document: "This paper is provided [...] to raise awareness of the emerging syndrome that has become known as Long Covid [coronavirus disease], among both the public, the medical profession and politicians, and to promote investigation of the predisposing factors, the clinical features and the pathogenesis of the condition, in order to lead to better diagnosis and clinical management. The Royal Society identifies questions that need urgent attention in clinical and laboratory research."
Royal Society (Great Britain)
2020-10-23
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All-Cause Mortality During SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in India: Nationally-Representative Estimates Independent of Official Death Registry
From the Abstract: "We estimate excess deaths in India during the COVID [coronavirus disease] pandemic using monthly deaths in the sample of a privately-conducted, nationally-representative, large, panel data set. The data set includes roughly 174,000 households (1.2 million members) and spans January 2015 - June 2021. We estimate COVID is associated with 3.36 million (95% CI [confidence interval]: 2.08-4.63 million) excess deaths, a 17.3% increase in the all-cause death rate, until April 2021. Excess deaths spike during the peaks of the 2 infection waves in India. The second wave is associated with significantly more excess deaths than the first. The age-pattern of deaths is skewed towards the elderly relative to baseline."
Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics
Ramachandran, Sabareesh; Malani, Anup
2021-07
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Workers' Experiences of Long Covid: A TUC Report
From the Summary: "In every sphere of life across the UK for over a year the impacts of Covid-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] have been massive. However, as we edge nearer the date where the final level of government restrictions will be lifted there are indications that Covid-19 could have a far longer effect. As well as the economic impact of the pandemic which will be felt for years to come, evidence is showing that long Covid is affecting increasing numbers of people. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found that in May 2021 around one million people in the UK were affected by Covid-19 symptoms that lasted longer than four weeks. Nearly two-thirds [hyperlink] of these people reported experiencing a negative impact on their day-to-day activities. People of working age are among the groups most likely to be affected. There has rightfully been increasing attention on long Covid and the impact that it is having on people's lives but very little of this discussion to date has focused on the workplace. We, therefore, conducted an online survey to better understand workers' experiences and make evidence-based recommendations. Over 3,500 people who had had Covid-19 responded: around 3,300 of whom self-reported having long Covid. The majority of these were key workers (79 per cent); people who faced higher levels of exposure to Covid-19 while keeping the country running during the pandemic."
Trades Union Congress
2021-06-20?
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Lessons from COVID-19 Pandemic Call for Fresh Approach to Hospital Disaster Preparedness
From The Issue: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic has fundamentally changed how we all think about, and prepare for, disasters. For hospitals, 'the pandemic has proven that they can quickly mobilize to meet the rapidly evolving needs of their communities whenever -- and whatever -- disaster strikes.' Over the past year, hospitals across California responded to the unprecedented challenge posed by the pandemic, including quickly converting spaces to create triage units and increase ICU [intensive care unit] capacity, redeploying staff, transferring critical supplies '(including PPE [personal protective equipment])' to those facilities hardest hit, postponing non-emergency procedures, and bringing in necessary additional resources, including staffing, to care for critically ill patients. These extraordinary efforts saved millions of lives, but they also drained significant financial resources from hospitals, and it will take years to return to any sense of normalcy. California hospitals lost more than $14 billion in 2020, and even with federal financial relief, hospitals in the Golden State still had a net loss of more than $8 billion last year. And even though the number of COVID-19 cases has declined, the financial losses continue to mount, with California hospitals expected to lose up to an additional $2.2 billion in 2021. As a result of lessons of the past year, 'it's time for state lawmakers to take a fresh look at a 1990s-era state law that will both impose billions of dollars of costs on hospitals and -- if not modified -- will result in hospital closures across the state.'"
California Hospital Association
2021
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COVID-19: Household Debt During the Pandemic [October 22, 2020]
From the Introduction: "This report explores household debt since the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic began. First, it describes the effects the pandemic has had on unemployment and income losses, followed by a discussion of observed trends in household debt and delinquencies. Then, the report highlights two important policy impacts that influenced these trends: consumer loan forbearance and macroeconomic policy to support households during the economic recession. Lastly, the report discusses the uncertain outlook for household finances and consumer debt markets."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Cooper, Cheryl R.; Weinstock, Lida R.; Mullins, Maura
2020-10-22
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Federal Reserve's Main Street Lending Program [August 27, 2020]
From the Document: "In response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Federal Reserve (Fed) created a series of emergency lending programs, including the Main Street Lending Program (MSLP). The MSLP supports lending to eligible businesses and nonprofits and marks the first time the Fed has lent to nonfinancial businesses since the 1930s (though it purchased commercial paper [short-term debt securities] issued by nonfinancial businesses in 2008 and 2009)."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Labonte, Marc; Weinstock, Lida R.
2020-08-27
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Estimating the Impact of COVID-19 on Corporate Default Risk
From the Description: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] global pandemic has resulted in a fast-moving health crisis with significant uncertainty. Policy makers have responded by imposing social distancing policies (non-pharmaceutical interventions) which close schools, bars, and restaurants, close non-essential business, restrict movement, and impose quarantines. Under the weight of significant business interruptions, reductions in both supply and demand, and supply chain disruptions the health crisis has given way to deep economic contraction. The confluence of sharp economic losses and historic levels of corporate debt risk producing a financial crisis on top of the health crisis. We build on the work of Vardavas et al. (2020) and Strong and Welburn (2020), who estimate the health and economic impacts of COVID-19 under a set of social distancing scenarios, to estimate the potential for firm exits. We use a structural model of financial distress based on Merton's distance to default to estimate the likelihood of firm defaults conditional on losses in aggregate income. Using the Vardavas et al. (2020) set of scenarios and estimations of reduced income, we estimate average firm default probabilities over a large set of US listed firms. We find that the crisis coincides with exceptional risk of corporate default. Under modest levels of social distancing and economic losses, we estimate high levels of average corporate default risk. As social distancing measures and economic contractions persist, levels of corporate default risk exceed those of the 2008 financial crisis. Under the harshest scenarios of prolonged strict interventions, we estimate exceptional levels of corporate default risk ranging from to double to triple those witness during the 2008 financial crisis. While unmodeled, recent credit market interventions may thwart the worst of the default risk scenarios that we estimate by extending credit access to firms on the brink of insolvency."
RAND Corporation
Welburn, Jonathan William; Strong, Aaron
2020
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COVID-19: Selected Financial and Social Service Resources for Older Americans [Updated September 10, 2020]
From the Document: "The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused economic distress to many older Americans due to job loss, business closings, and financial market conditions. This Insight provides links to selected CRS [Congressional Research Service] products and related resources that address some issues for older populations."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Breslauer, Tamar B.; Overbay, Abigail R.; Napili, Angela
2020-09-10
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Economic Activity and the Expiration of COVID-19 Relief Provisions [July 30, 2020]
From the Document: "The federal response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis has included programs providing economic relief to individuals, businesses, and state and local governments. The recent or looming expiration or exhaustion of several of these programs has generated congressional discussions on the effect that this could have on the U.S. economy's short- and long-term performance. This Insight briefly summarizes the current economic recession and fiscal policy response, highlights some programs that are near expiration or exhaustion of funding, and discusses underlying economic issues."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Driessen, Grant A.; Weinstock, Lida R.
2020-07-30
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COVID-19: Government Resources for Real-Time Economic Indicators [October 21, 2020]
From the Document: "This CRS [Congressional Research Service] Insight presents select real-time economic indicators that attempt to measure the impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the U.S. economy. Created by select federal government agencies, these new or unique indicators attempt to measure the demographic, social, and economic impacts of COVID-19 in real-time, or on a weekly or monthly basis, rather than quarterly or annually."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Jennings, Julie; Weinstock, Lida R.
2020-10-21
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Domestic Public Health Response to COVID-19: Current Status and Resources Guide [Updated March 25, 2020]
From the Document: "The global outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019, COVID-19, is affecting communities throughout the United States, with case counts growing daily. Containment and mitigation efforts by federal, state, and local governments have been undertaken to 'flatten the curve'--that is, to curb widespread transmission that could overwhelm the nation's health care system. This CRS [Congressional Research Service] Insight presents selected information and resources relevant to the 'domestic public health response' to COVID-19 in containing and mitigating the spread and impact of the disease. [...] This Insight does not provide information on the international response to COVID-19, or on economic or other nonhealth policy issues related to COVID-19. This Insight also does not address issues related to health insurance and financing, or human services."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Sekar, Kavya; Cornell, Ada S.
2020-03-25
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Domestic Public Health Response to COVID-19: Current Status and Resources Guide
From the Document: "The global outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019, COVID-19, is affecting communities throughout the United States, with case counts growing daily. Containment and mitigation efforts by federal, state, and local governments have been undertaken to 'flatten the curve'--that is, to curb widespread transmission that could overwhelm the nation's health care system. This CRS [Congressional Research Service] Insight presents selected international and U.S. government actions and related events, CRS products, and federal websites relevant to the 'domestic public health response' to COVID-19. As the situation evolves, CRS will continue to publish and update products relevant to the current needs of Congress. This Insight will be updated accordingly. This Insight does not provide information on the international response to COVID-19, nor on economic or other non-health policy issues related to COVID-19. This Insight also does not address issues related to health insurance and financing."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Sekar, Kavya; Cornell, Ada S.
2020-03-18
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Health and Economic Impacts of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions to Address COVID-19
From the Document: "With the rapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and in the absence of evidence-informed guidance, state and local policymakers have had to put policies in place quickly and with little evidence to support their choices or little consideration of the potentially serious trade-offs. Thus, there is an urgent need for a comprehensive and systematic assessment of potential public health interventions to address COVID-19 and when to relax them. This document describes the interdisciplinary and multisectoral approach RAND researchers used to develop the COVID-19 Decision Support Tool, which is designed to fill that need."
RAND Corporation
Vardavas, Raffaele; Strong, Aaron; Bouey, Jennifer . . .
2020
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Older Americans Act: Overview and Funding [Updated April 22, 2020]
From the Introduction: "The Older Americans Act (OAA) supports a wide range of social services and programs for individuals aged 60 years or older. [...] The following provides an overview of the Older Americans Act. It briefly describes the act's titles, highlighting selected provisions followed by FY2020 appropriations, including supplemental appropriations in response to the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic, and funding history."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Colello, Kirsten J.; Napili, Angela
2020-04-22
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Domestic Public Health Response to COVID-19: Current Status [Updated May 13, 2020]
From the Document: "The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting communities throughout the United States, with total case counts growing daily. More than 1.3 million cases, including more than 82,000 deaths, have been reported in the United States. Containment and mitigation efforts by federal, state, and local governments have been undertaken to 'flatten the curve'--that is, to slow widespread transmission that could overwhelm the nation's health care system. Currently, 'social distancing' restrictions that have been in place for almost two months are being eased in some jurisdictions as economic consequences mount. Efforts to identify and quarantine close contacts of cases are underway in some places, although testing capacity remains limited. Nursing homes, prisons, jails, and similar congregate settings are emerging as points of rapid spread of infection. This CRS [Congressional Research Service] Insight presents selected information and resources relevant to the 'domestic public health response' to COVID-19 in containing and mitigating the spread and impact of the disease."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Sekar, Kavya; Cornell, Ada S.
2020-05-13
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Domestic Public Health Response to COVID-19: Current Status [Updated April 20, 2020]
From the Document: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic is affecting communities throughout the United States, with case counts changing daily. Over 760,000 cases have been reported in 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with over 35,000 deaths reported. (Data from compiled state and local reports.) Containment and mitigation efforts by federal, state, and local governments have been undertaken to 'flatten the curve'--that is, to slow widespread transmission that could overwhelm the nation's health care system. This CRS [Congressional Research Service] Insight presents selected information and resources relevant to the 'domestic public health response' to COVID-19 in containing and mitigating the spread and impact of the disease. As the situation evolves, this Insight will be updated."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Sekar, Kavya; Cornell, Ada S.
2020-04-20
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Title X Family Planning Program [Updated June 3, 2020]
From the Introduction: "The Title X Family Planning Program (Title X) was enacted in 1970 as Title X of the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act). Title X provides grants to public and nonprofit agencies for family planning services, research, and training. The Office of Population Affairs (OPA) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) administers Title X, which is the only domestic federal program devoted solely to family planning and related preventive health services. This In Focus answers questions on Title X, legislative mandates, and other family planning programs, and it identifies resources for Title X projects during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Napili, Angela
2020-06-03
