It’s Friday again! It’s time to pull up five recommendations from MCN staff, including plus our “weekly win,” because we all need a little good news every week. Here they are:
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Kaethe shared “Association Between Health Care Utilization and Immigration Enforcement Events in San Francisco [2],” and writes: “This research letter on a study, if replicable, has important implications. It suggests that local communities can do a lot to support their undocumented and immigrant populations to buffer them from the isolation and withdrawal from medical care that seems apparent in other communities during times of upheaval.”
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While advances in a COVID-19 vaccine were welcomed, Amy forwarded a new ProPublica article pointing to the hurdles to come in distributing a vaccine in harder-to-reach areas, where many vulnerable populations may be left out: “Most States Aren’t Ready to Distribute the Leading COVID-19 Vaccine [3].”
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Jillian recommended Hesperian Health’s excellent “A Community Guide to Environmental Health [4],” available online for free in six languages and in print in many additional languages.
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Claire shared, “Public Charge and Private Dilemmas: Key Challenges and Best Practices for Fighting the Chilling Effect in Texas, 2017-2019 [5],” a new report from the Children’s Defense Fund Texas that doesn’t just give the new data but some moving stories to illustrate why the data matter.
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Double Weekly Win: We have two worker-related COVID-19 wins this week! As PPE shortages again make headlines, Amy shared the good news that some clinicians are getting access to reusable respirators: “FDNY to Switch from Disposable to Reusable Masks [7].” Another reason to celebrate, from the LA Times: “LA County Approves Program for Workers to Form Public Health Councils to Curb Coronavirus Spread [6].”
Have a safe and healthy weekend.
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