NYU Wagner and the NYU Urban Initiative present a series of virtual “WAGTalks” addressing a variety of socio-political and historical perspectives related to the current COVID crisis. These discussions will feature faculty and scholars from across NYU speaking on critical aspects of the pandemic, followed by Q&A.

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit underserved populations and communities of color particularly hard, exacerbating longstanding health disparities in the U.S. In this Facebook Live Q&A, Dr. Mary Bassett, Director of the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University and Former Commissioner of Health for New York City, will unpack COVID-19 and health inequities based on geography, income, race and occupation.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is hosting this webinar provide an overview of the currently available data on racial, ethnic, gender, geographic, and income disparities. They will also outline the limitations of the data – methodological, organizational, and political – and what data is needed to provide insight into how the virus is impacting communities of color and other at-risk populations.

NYU Wagner and the NYU Urban Initiative present a series of virtual “WAGTalks” addressing a variety of socio-political and historical perspectives related to the current COVID crisis. These discussions will feature faculty and scholars from across NYU speaking on critical aspects of the pandemic, followed by Q&A.

Thursday, April 30, 3-3:30 PM ET Dr. Tom Frieden, President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital…

Even before COVID-19, one in five US adults reported feeling lonely or socially isolated. This pandemic, marked by increased calls for social and physical distancing, has put a spotlight on the impact of loneliness on an individual’s happiness, health and well-being and has led to increased calls for strategies to mitigate its effects.

This webinar will bring together experts to provide insights on the science of well-being and how we can strengthen our own happiness during this time of physical distancing and uncertainty.

It’s difficult to evaluate new evidence in the middle of the crisis, including the COVID-19 pandemic. SJN hears from journalists that they need more guidance on how to evaluate the latest numbers, research and statistics on COVID-19’s spread.

SciLine’s next media briefing will cover what scientists know about COVID-19-related health disparities and risks among racial and ethnic minority groups, rural communities, and incarcerated populations.

How public is public information? How can reporters and editors deal with public information officers, and others, who put barriers between the audience and primary sources?

We are all covering the pandemic, but what happens when journalists themselves get infected? Three journalists from around the world will share their perspectives on getting the disease and on how they recovered. 

How can journalists continue to report on COVID-19 in novel ways that inform communities, while steering clear of sensationalism? In this webinar, Kaiser Health News data editor Liz Lucas will look broadly at the COVID-19 data landscape and walk journalists through data sources on case counts, deaths, and demographics; on nursing homes, which have been particularly hard hit.

Residents of nursing homes have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. The nature of this coronavirus—which is particularly harmful to older adults and people with multiple chronic conditions—has left residents vulnerable. Additionally, the pandemic has exacerbated existing challenges in our fragmented long-term care system.

David J. Skorton, MD, president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges, will host a briefing to answer questions and provide the latest news and perspectives from the front lines related to patient care, medical research, and how medical schools and teaching hospitals are responding to the coronavirus pandemic and are preparing for reopening the country.

This webinar will bring together experts to provide insights on the longstanding issues surrounding food insecurity in the United States and how these issues have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moderated by former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb, this seventh webinar in the National Academy of Medicine and American Public Health Association’s COVID-19 Conversations series will explore how public health, economic, and workforce priorities can be balanced to ensure a safe reopening of the country.

n this webinar, we’ll hear from a leading infectious disease expert and top reporter on whether or not we can test our way out of this crisis — and what that means for near-term efforts to reopen states and jumpstart the economy.

As a number of states begin to lift stay-at-home orders, questions remain around strategies to curb the continued spread of COVID-19. Public health officials are ramping up efforts to monitor and contain new cases through contact tracing, a disease control method used to identify and notify individuals who have been exposed to the virus.

To counter news fatigue, journalists must make their work specific, practical and solutions-oriented. That means newsrooms must rethink every aspect of every COVID-19 story, from topic selection to framing to tone to headline. There are more limits than ever on your limited resources.

The COVID-19 pandemic sparked national concern about vulnerabilities in the drug supply chain. Many drugs procured in the United States are manufactured abroad. The pandemic disrupted the production of key pharmaceutical ingredients around the world, sparking fear about resulting shortages of key medicines. The system also struggled to keep pace with rising demand for drugs to treat patients with COVID-19. During this webinar, panelists will explore the impact of the pandemic on different facets of the drug supply chain and discuss policy options to strengthen the system.

People with substance use disorder are at particular risk during COVID-19 due to the effects of opioids and stimulants on respiratory health, and social distancing measures have created barriers to treatment.

May 18, 3:30 pm to 5 pm ET, online  The Society of Professional Journalists and Google News Initiative host this hands-on…

The roadmap to recovery from the pandemic relies heavily on testing—for both the presence of COVID-19 and the antibodies that might make people immune. But critical questions remain. When will accurate tests be available and to whom? How will we use these tests, and what are their limits?

The COVID-19 pandemic has made demands on our collective resilience that will continue for some time. To answer this call,…

“Medical Trade Wars: The Search for Drugs, Devices and PPE” will explain the bottlenecks in global supply chains and export restrictions imposed by some nations that are making vital medical products hard to obtain for some hospitals, businesses and individuals. It will cover global trade in pharmaceuticals, medical devices and other supplies such as personal protective equipment.

As states across the country begin to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic, American Indian communities like the Navajo Nation are grappling with scarce resources and infection rates that have eclipsed early epicenters in New York and New Jersey.