Loud and Clear: Combatting Biases in Communicating Risk
As many parts of the world are in stages of reopening, there are varying attitudes concerning individual and societal risk. The issue of...
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The Pandemic Playbook is currently under construction. New content, format and organization will continue to be created and refined.
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svanderperre
- Aug 7, 2020
- 3 min
Navigating Ambiguity: Maintaining Trust Despite Changing Guidelines
As much relating to the coronavirus is still unknown, there has been changing information as related to safety guidelines, modes of...
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svanderperre
- Aug 7, 2020
- 3 min
Behind the Curve: Understanding and Preparing for Exponential Growth
Following the growth of the pandemic is absolutely essential for those charged with the task of planning for the future of their...
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nishangantayat
- Jul 24, 2020
- 5 min
Sustenance of Hand and Respiratory Hygiene Behaviors
It is not just COVID19, but respiratory infections like tuberculosis have long been the leading cause of illness, morbidity, and...
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Final Mile
- Jul 14, 2020
- 4 min
Designing Healthcare Spaces for the Next Pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic has put such demands on the modern healthcare system that it has never had to deal with. This experience is likely to...
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nishangantayat
- Jul 14, 2020
- 5 min
Healthcare Provider Behavior: Key to sustainable health systems during crisis
The 21st century’s first pandemic has exposed gaps in the entire healthcare system, be it the upstream functions surrounding stocks and...
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Final Mile
- Jun 12, 2020
- 2 min
Self-monitoring and Quarantine Behaviors
Monitoring and Self-quarantining A huge challenge from the beginning of the pandemic has been monitoring and self-quarantining. If a...
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Final Mile
- Jun 8, 2020
- 4 min
Removing Barriers to Testing and Contact Tracing
Testing and contact tracing are the tip of the spear in the fight against COVID-19. While other strategies to check the spread, such as...
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nishangantayat
- Jun 5, 2020
- 5 min
The Unending Cycle of Stigma and its role in a Patient's Journey
Stigmatization hinders health-seeking behavior, foments fear in patients suffering from the condition, causes prejudices against certain...
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Final Mile
- May 22, 2020
- 5 min
Ensuring safety and keeping the joy alive: Reopening the recreational spaces as lockdown eases
Public recreational spaces including parks, beaches, playgrounds, community centers etc. play a very important role in the social life of...
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Final Mile
- May 19, 2020
- 2 min
Risk Perceptions while exiting lockdown
Rapidly changing behaviors while exiting lockdown Repetition of tasks over decades reduced our risk perception towards many daily...
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Final Mile
- May 6, 2020
- 4 min
When distance is a privilege: Physical distancing in low income settlements
Tight small spaces with tin roofs, multiple family members including senior citizens housed in a cramped 200 sq ft space, narrow lanes,...
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Final Mile
- May 6, 2020
- 4 min
Complying with Physical Distancing
Physical Distancing has become a key requirement to contain the spread of the Coronavirus. But it has been challenging for many societies...
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Final Mile
- May 5, 2020
- 3 min
Fatigue and coping with lockdown
Lockdown and Distancing Importance of physical distancing in a pandemic cannot be stressed enough, yet the act itself is very much...
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Final Mile
- Apr 22, 2020
- 3 min
Supporting the Development of a New Norm - Mask Wearing
We are in need of a new set of norms around wearing masks in public. Mask wearing has already been established as a norm in many East...
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- Apr 22, 2020
- 3 min
Why did experts delay mask-usage advisory, contributing to avoidable harm?
Experts and policy makers initially advised against mask usage to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, but many came around to it...
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Final Mile
- Apr 16, 2020
- 2 min
Providing Feedback to Promote Long Term Adherence
Long-term lockdown and shelter in place orders take their toll on us all. Leadership needs to provide feedback not just on the number of...
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Final Mile
- Apr 15, 2020
- 1 min
Leveraging Elements of Control, Connection and Distraction during Ongoing Isolation
The majority of us are facing long periods of lockdowns and shelter in place orders. This abrupt shift to a new normal takes a toll on...
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