As the United States continues to break single-day records in new coronavirus cases, stay up to date in latest information by reviewing a COVID-19 primer by Dr. Mark Nichter and other useful resources such as how to read COVID statistics and details on the Arizona outbreak.
See the attached update of the COVID-19 Primer from Dr. Mark Nichter. This updated primer includes new information on testing, contact tracing, pool testing, and antigen testing. Additional information on long term effects of COVID and cytokine cascades leading to severity. Updated information on < 40 age group transmitting virus more. Further information emphasizing impact of social distancing and the wearing of makes --compared hygiene and cleaning surfaces.
Migrants Returning to Native – A Humanitarian “Side Effect” of Pandemic, India by Anuj Ghanekar, Social Anthropologist, India
This piece throws light on how and why migrant workers in country decided to return to native villages. This is the significant humanitarian crisis generated in India as a result of Pandemic. This piece discusses the impact on the pandemic on precarious population in India
Please see the work of engaged anthropologist Mark Nichter, Ph.D. (University of Arizona Regents’ Professor Emeritus), who has been collaborating locally to establish a consortium in Tucson to address the needs of health care workers as they battle COVID-19. The mission of HCW Hosted is to provide temporary housing to the healthcare workforce throughout the COVID-19 pandemic surge & offer physical, psychosocial support, and protection to their families and community
Check it out at: HCW HOSTED
As an incredible additional resource HCW Hosted has provided steps for setting up a HOSTED network in your community: https://hcwhosted.org/how-to-replicate