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Centering the Vulnerable: A Plan for Providing Community Social Support During Social Distancing

By Leigh Graham, PhD For community members for whom social support is essential to their health and well-being, social distancing is not just isolating, but perilous to their mental health, to their community and family stability, to their survival. For people in recovery, pregnant and birthing people, older adults, people with disabilities, single parents, and… Continue reading Centering the Vulnerable: A Plan for Providing Community Social Support During Social Distancing

PBS NewsHour: How the pandemic is reshaping hospital architecture and design

Neel Shah speaks with PBS NewsHour about Ariadne’s partnership with Mt. Sinai Hospital and MASS Design to protect health care workers.

Morning Consult: Medicaid Can Support Growing Families During the Pandemic

Katie Barrett, founding executive director of March for Moms, on the role Medicaid can play in support growing families

CNN: Dr. Asaf Bitton joins John King

Dr. Asaf Bitton joins CNN to discuss the importance of maintaining social distancing practices.

Maclean’s: How geopolitics is shaping the race for a coronavirus vaccine

Rebecca Weintraub speaks with Maclean’s about the need to ensure equitable vaccine delivery.

WBUR: Listen To Essential Workers First…

In this op-ed “Listen To Essential Workers First. Then, We Can Consider Reopening The Economy” Rose Molina and others call for policymakers to think about the essential workers who are actually making the economy run.

Boston Globe: The ‘fourth trimester’ and plight of new mothers during a pandemic

Drs. Rose Molina and Neel Shah comment on the challenges of being a new mother during the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 Crisis Mode: Building Resilience

As COVID-19 strains the US health care system, caring for the mental health and resilience of front line health care workers is paramount especially to minimize moral injury and burnout. This guide provides strategies to help health care workers build resilience in extreme conditions by recognizing the crisis, sharing their voice, connecting with a front… Continue reading COVID-19 Crisis Mode: Building Resilience

ProPublica: She Made Every Effort to Avoid COVID-19 While Pregnant.

Dr. Neel Shah comments on the uncertainty of how coronavirus impacts pregnant women

World Architecture: MASS Design Group Redesigns Hospital Spaces On The Fly…

Profile of Ariadne Labs’ partnership with MASS Design and Mount Sinai Hospital to use design principles to protect health care workers.