Coronavirus Pandemic
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Resources & Tools
Mental Health, Higher Education, and COVID-19: Strategies for Leaders to Support Campus Well-being
Resource - Report
Brought to you by American Council on Education
Published on 04/08/2020
Community Resilience: Cross-Sector Collaboratives and their Role in Responding to Crisis
Resource
Brought to you by Mt. Auburn Associates
Where Can I Find Emergency Financial Resources to Help with COVID-19 Hardships?
Resource - Website/webpage
Brought to you by Candid
Owning Our Future After COVID-19: A 5-Point Plan for U.S. National Economic Reconstruction and Community Transformation
Resource - Plan
Brought to you by The Democracy Collaborative
Children & Nature Network: COVID-19
Resource - Website/webpage
Brought to you by Children and Nature Network
Guidance for Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs)
Resource - Guide/handbook
Brought to you by CDC
The Good Food Purchasing Program: A Roadmap for the Post-Pandemic Food System We Need
Resource - Guide/handbook
Brought to you by Center for Good Food Purchasing
Brought to Light: Constructive Indigenization in Tribal Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Resource - Journal Article
Overview for America's Counties U.S. Treasury Interim Final Rule and Guidance for State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
Resource
Brought to you by National Association of Counties
Diabetes in the Food-Pantry Line: How Food Banks Can Help Reach the Hard-to-Reach
Resource - Blog
Brought to you by Urban Institute
The Urgent Public Health Need to Extend Eviction Moratoria and Mortgage Forbearance Programs
Resource - Journal Article
Brought to you by Poverty and Race Research Action Council
American Rescue Plan: Strategies for Local Leaders
Resource - Website/webpage
Brought to you by Brookings
10 Priorities for Advancing Racial Equity Through the American Rescue Plan: A Guide for City and County Policymakers
Resource - Guide/handbook
Brought to you by PolicyLink
Shift in Health Priorities: Call for Improved Outcomes and Economic Viability of the U.S. Healthcare System
Resource - Blog
Brought to you by TLI
For Love of Country: A Path for the Federal Government to Advance Racial Equity
Resource - Guide/handbook
Brought to you by PolicyLink
United Nations COVID-19 Response Creative Content Hub
Resource - Website/webpage
Brought to you by UN
Mental Health and Substance Use Considerations Among Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Resource - Policy Brief
Brought to you by KFF
Personal Experiences of U.S. Racial/Ethnic Minorities in Today’s Difficult Times
Resource - Report
Brought to you by RWJF
Will the $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan Address Structural Inequality?
Resource - Blog
Brought to you by Brookings
Published on 04/14/2021
Racial Economic Inequality Amid the COVID-19 Crisis
Resource - Report
Brought to you by Brookings
Published on 08/01/2020
Decolonizing Community Care in Response to COVID-19
Resource - Blog
Brought to you by NDN Collective
Social Media Response and Crisis Communications in Active Shootings During COVID-19 Pandemic
Resource - Journal Article
Financial and Health Impacts of COVID-19 Vary Widely by Race and Ethnicity
Resource - Website/webpage
An Equitable Systems Transformation Framework for COVID-19
Resource - Guide/handbook
Brought to you by NIS
America's Moment: Investing in Positive Youth Development to Transform Youth and Society
Resource - Journal Article
Mental Health Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
Resource - Website/webpage
Brought to you by Active Minds
Managing Isolation and Loneliness During COVID-19
Resource - Website/webpage
Brought to you by Mass.gov
Supporting Students During COVID-19: The #RealCollege Guide
Resource - Guide/handbook
Brought to you by The Hope Center
Resources to Challenge Policing and Incarceration as Part of a COVID-19 Response
Resource - Guide/handbook
Brought to you by HIP
An Advocate's Guide to the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP)
Resource - Guide/handbook
Brought to you by FRAC
Case Study - Role of Community Health Workers in Addressing Inequities and Systems Transformation During COVID-19 and Beyond: An Opportunity for Health Department and Organizational Practices
Resource - Case Study
Brought to you by Community Commons
Municipal COVID-19 Food Access Policies
Resource - Model Policy
Brought to you by Healthy Food Policy Project
Financial Instability and Delays in Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Due to COVID-19
Resource - Journal Article
The Pandemic’s Silver Linings: Moving Toward a More Inclusive New Normal for People with Disabilities
Resource - Journal Article
Coping with COVID: Health Impacts for Families and Children
Resource - Webinar
Brought to you by NEOMED
Policies, Practices, and Resources for Child Care and Early Education Providers Amid the Coronavirus Crisis
Resource - Blog
Brought to you by Urban Institute
COVID-19 Community Response: Emerging Themes Across Sentinel Communities
Resource - Report
Brought to you by RWJF
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Why It's So Freaking Hard To Make A Good COVID-19 Model
Resource - Blog
Brought to you by FiveThirtyEight
Coping and Staying Emotionally Well During COVID-19-Related School Closures
Resource - Blog
Brought to you by Active Minds
COVID-19 Housing Policy Scorecard
Resource - Assessment/evaluation
Brought to you by The Eviction Lab
Eat Right - Coronavirus
Resource - Website/webpage
Brought to you by Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Communicating About Racial Equity and COVID-19: Connecting Data to Context
Resource - Guide/handbook
Brought to you by PHI
Reimagining Strategy in the Context of the COVID-19 Crisis: A Triage Tool
Resource - Blog
Brought to you by CCI
Park Leaders and COVID-19: Serving the Community in Challenging Times
Resource - Webinar
Brought to you by City Parks Alliance
More Than One in Five US Adults Experienced Food Insecurity in the Early Weeks of the Pandemic
Resource - Blog
Brought to you by Urban Institute
A Time Like No Other: 4-H Youth Development and COVID-19
Resource - Journal Article
Brought to you by 4-H
Impact of COVID-19 on the Mental Health of College Students
Resource - Journal Article
Published on 06/08/2021
A Resource: Impacts of COVID-19 on First-Generation Students Experienced Across Institutions of Higher Education
Resource - Blog
Brought to you by Center for First-generation Student Success
Thriving Together: A Springboard for Equitable Recovery and Resilience in Communities Across America
Resource - Report
Brought to you by Well Being Trust
COVID-19 Pandemic Response and Relief
Resource - Website/webpage
Brought to you by National League of Cities
Equitable COVID-19 Recovery - Invest Health Webinar with National League of Cities
Resource - Webinar
Brought to you by Reinvestment Fund
Published on 04/26/2021
Talking About COVID-19: A Call for Racial, Economic, and Health Equity
Story - Written
Published on 03/09/2020
Counties Use ARP Funds to Advance Equity
Story - Written
Brought to you by National Association of Counties
College and Covid: Students Talk About Their Experiences in the Pandemic
Story - Written
Published on 09/21/2021
How Much Worse the Coronavirus Could Get, in Charts
Story - Written
Brought to you by NYT
Published on 03/13/2020
We Can Waste Another Crisis, or We Can Transform the Economy
Story - Written
Brought to you by Jacobin
Local nonprofit starts "phone pal" system to visit with isolated seniors, needing volunteers
Story - Written
Brought to you by Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Native Americans being left out of US coronavirus data and labelled as 'other'
Story - Written
Brought to you by The Guardian
ARPA: An Opportunity to Support Neglected Areas of Local Well Being
Story - Written
Brought to you by National League of Cities
Location Data Says It All: Staying at Home During Coronavirus Is a Luxury
Story - Written
Brought to you by NYT
Michigan governor announces tuition-free educational program for essential workers
Story - Written
Brought to you by CNN
Leveraging Federal Funds and Intermediaries to Build Equitable Cities
Story - Written
Brought to you by National League of Cities
Published on 09/28/2021
Fauci says the coronavirus is 'shining a bright light' on 'unacceptable' health disparities for African Americans
Story - Written
Brought to you by Insider Inc.
The Coronavirus Pandemic: Reporting on What's Working — Even in Modest Ways — Helps Tell the Whole Story
Story - Written
Brought to you by Medium
12 Coronavirus Funds That Will Help the Most Vulnerable
Story - Written
Brought to you by The Nation
Trend Bending Policies for Advancing Racial Justice: Addressing COVID-19 Inequities
Story - Written
Brought to you by Community Commons
We Need Social Solidarity, Not Just Social Distancing
Story
Brought to you by NYT
Published on 03/14/2020
A Comic Strip Tour Of The Wild World Of Pandemic Modeling
Story - Written
Brought to you by FiveThirtyEight
How COVID-19 Affects Farmers and the Food Supply Chain
Story - Written
Brought to you by Tufts University
The Coronavirus Doesn't Discriminate, But U.S. Health Care Showing Familiar Biases
Story - Audio
Brought to you by NPR
The Delta Variant And Arkansas' Low Vaccination Rate Fuel COVID-19 Cases
Story - Audio
Brought to you by NPR
The Many Fronts of COVID-19 Related Housing Needs and Measures
Story - Written
Brought to you by Shelterforce
American Rescue Plan Details: Tax Credit, COVID-19 Vaccine Funds : Coronavirus Updates
Story - Written
Brought to you by NPR
Published on 03/11/2021
What Is Ohio Doing To Mitigate COVID-19 Disparities African Americans Face?
Story - Written
Brought to you by Cincinnati Public Radio
Advancing Our Church Podcast: Catholic Charities response to COVID-19
Story - Audio
Brought to you by Catholic Charities USA
'Tip of the iceberg': is our destruction of nature responsible for Covid-19?
Story - Written
Brought to you by The Guardian
How creative thinking helped Seattle flatten the curve
Story - Written
Brought to you by National Geographic Society
Published on 05/13/2020
Why don't we treat the climate crisis with the same urgency as coronavirus?
Story - Written
Brought to you by The Guardian
This Is the Stimulus We Need Right Now. It's Not $1,000 for Every American.
Story - Written
Brought to you by NYT
