COVID: Community Mitigation

Dr. Asaf Bitton comments on the risks associated with Thanksgiving gatherings.

Dr. Atul Gawande comments on the need for universal mask-wearing.

Platform to help expand COVID-19 testing access nationwide.

Leigh Graham, Jasmine Kaduthodil et al. present a framework for reducing COVID health risks for immigrant workers in long-term care facilities

Dr. Atul Gawande joins WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show to discuss the need to improve and scale testing in the US.

Dr. Atul Gawande joins PBS NewsHour’s Amna Nawaz to discuss his plan for how testing can be improved.

This webcast, presented by Center for Houston’s Future and Leadership Now, focuses on ways to build public trust in communicating about the pandemic and what strategies policymakers and health officials can use to provide fact-based, simple communications to the public about COVID-19. Panelists: Dr. Asaf Bitton, Ariadne Labs Dr. Emily Brunson, Texas State University Christy… Continue reading Center for Houston’s Future Webcast: Building Public Trust in Communications about COVID-19

Dr. Atul Gawande on “assurance testing” and a new vision of what public health really means.

Dr. Evan Benjamin remarks on quarantine tracking technology and basic public health approaches.