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Public Good, Bad Policies, and Tough Times: When Profit and Public Interests Collide
From the Document: "The recent Texas blizzard, which left millions without power and is responsible for at least 70 deaths [hyperlink], is just the latest in a long line of failures wrought by privatization of the public good - a system designed to maximize corporate profits while providing minimal benefits or protections to public health. As we see time and again, when calamities, such as infectious disease pandemics, natural disasters, and severe weather strike, privatized systems fail to respond adequately. This brief highlights just a couple of recent examples, describes how these failures undermine public trust and erode democracy, and ends by providing suggestions for how we can rethink policies to value people over profits instead of valuing profits over people."
Syracuse University. Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion
Brown, Austin McNeill; Monnat, Shannon M.
2021-02-23
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Health and Profit in Student Housing During the COVID-19 Pandemic
From the Document: "New information reveals the decision to reopen some U.S. universities during the current COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic may be tied to private financial interests in student housing. A recently released Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) document indicates the decision to reopen public universities was directly related to the public-private partnership between the University System of Georgia (USG) and a private housing company. Universities have an obligation to maintain health, safety, and access for all students, especially in the midst of a pandemic. Contractual obligations with for-profit companies should not interfere with this responsibility."
Syracuse University. Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion
Brown, Austin McNeill
2020-08-12
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Mobilization of the Substance Use Disorder Recovery Community in the Time of Coronavirus
From the Document: "Recovery from substance use disorders (SUD) is mostly a relational process defined by improving interdependent relationships, prosocial growth, and quality of life improvements. Recovery affirmative social support -social groups that affirm one's recovery identity - as well as supportive recovery institutions all play a central role in the recovery journey. Given the high degree of socially driven support and reliance on recovery affirmative connection, one may wonder the impact of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] virus and social distancing practices on such a community. So how are those in recovery doing in light of social isolation? The answer may surprise you."
Syracuse University. Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion
Brown, Austin McNeill
2020-03-20
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Risky Business: Recognizing the Flaws of Employer-Based Health Insurance During COVID-19
From the Document: "As of April 23th, 2020, over 26 million Americans had filed for unemployment due to COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] related business closures. The U.S. government has been slow to respond to the direct impacts of unemployment, including the loss of employer-based health insurance for millions of Americans in the middle of a pandemic. According to projections, 7.5 million workers and several million of their dependents will lack health insurance by June 2020."
Syracuse University. Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion
Brown, Austin McNeill; Nanni, Mariah Brennan
2020-04-29
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'Right to Work' and Life or Death for Georgia Teachers
From the Document: "As of July 15th, government officials in Georgia are pushing for public schools to open as soon as August 3rd, while COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] cases soar nationwide, exceeding 65,000 confirmed cases in a single day. Many of the cases in this latest surge are reported in the South, including Florida, the new epicenter of the pandemic in the U.S. and one of Georgia's border states. The Georgia Educators Association has made the recommendation that local health data should steer efforts to reopen schools. However, there are few legal options for teachers to advocate for a concise, data-driven plan to reopen schools, or to challenge the reckless state mandate to reopen without adequate prepartion [sic]. Like most southern states, Georgia is a 'right to work' state, in which teachers can be fired and even have their state license revoked if they plan to strike or utilize collective bargaining. Some school districts are trying to cope by delaying openings and creating digital options for students as an interim measure. This issue brief discusses how the coronavirus pandemic has shed a light on the harmful consequences of 'right to work' laws for Georgia's teachers."
Syracuse University. Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion
Brown, Austin McNeill
2020-07-20
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Digital Disinformation Is a Threat to Public Health
From the Document: "As the death toll from COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] surges past half a million worldwide and over 10 million people have become infected, it is clear this crisis is far from over. National leaders have refused to acknowledge the seriousness of the issue and neglected to act on behalf of the people they govern and serve. In the U.S., the lack of a comprehensive and science-based response has led to poor health and economic outcomes. Healthcare disinformation has driven attitudes of minimization and denial of the pandemic crisis and is an existential threat to the welfare of the population. A recent study by researchers at Carnegie Melon University (CMU) highlights a disturbing trend in social media. Researchers have determined that nearly half of all the Twitter accounts promoting the reopening of America were likely bots. [...] The ongoing coronavirus pandemic highlights the susceptibility of a population under duress, particularly regarding health and science communication efforts. This pandemic calls attention to the urgent need to directly combat public health disinformation."
Syracuse University. Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion
Brown, Austin McNeill
2020-07-07
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