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
A Resource Guide to Coronavirus for Government Leaders
Resource - Website/webpage
Brought to you by e.Republic
Staff Pick!
Ten Equity Implications of the Coronavirus COVID-19 Outbreak in the United States
Resource
Brought to you by NAACP
National Alliance on Mental Illness COVID-19 Resource and Information Guide
Resource - Guide/handbook
Brought to you by NAMI
Amidst Crisis, What Americans Want from Corporate America: JUST Capital’s 2020 Survey Results
Resource - Report
Brought to you by JUST Capital
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
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Summary of Provisions
Resource - Data Bank/repository
Brought to you by National League of Cities
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
How the COVID-19 Pandemic Could Increase Social Isolation, and How Providers and Policymakers Can Keep Us Connected
Resource - Blog
Brought to you by The Commonwealth Fund
Diabetes in the Food-Pantry Line: How Food Banks Can Help Reach the Hard-to-Reach
Resource - Blog
Brought to you by Urban Institute
COVID-19 and 21st Century Public Ownership
Resource - Report
Brought to you by The Democracy Collaborative
Feeding the Country During a Pandemic: Seven Ways Forward
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
The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Straining Families' Abilities to Afford Basic Needs
Resource
Brought to you by Urban Institute
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
What Steps Have States Taken To Address Coronavirus?
Resource - Website/webpage
Brought to you by National Governors Association
Health Systems and Housing: Collaborating to Promote Affordable Housing Policy Opportunities
Resource - Blog
Brought to you by The Democracy Collaborative
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
Financial and health impacts of COVID-19 vary widely by race and ethnicity
Resource - Website/webpage
Published on 05/05/2020
COVID-19 in Parks and Recreation: Supporting Community Health and Wellbeing During an Outbreak
Resource - Blog
Brought to you by NRPA
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
American Public Health Association COVID-19
Resource - Website/webpage
Brought to you by American Public Health Association Inc. (APHA)
Supporting Students During COVID-19: The #RealCollege Guide
Resource - Guide/handbook
Brought to you by The Hope Center
Remote Work and the Coronavirus
Resource - Blog
Brought to you by Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Six Ways to Reduce Risks and Burdens for Accessing Public Assistance During the Coronavirus Outbreak
Resource - Blog
Brought to you by Urban Institute
How Should Local Leaders Use their American Rescue Plan Funding?
Resource - Blog
Brought to you by Brookings Institution
An Advocate's Guide to the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP)
Resource - Guide/handbook
Brought to you by FRAC
Communities of Color at Higher Risk for Health and Economic Challenges due to COVID-19
Resource - Case Study
Brought to you by KFF
Municipal COVID-19 Food Access Policies
Resource - Model Policy
Brought to you by Healthy Food Policy Project
Policies, Practices, and Resources for Child Care and Early Education Providers Amid the Coronavirus Crisis
Resource - Blog
Brought to you by Urban Institute
The Role of Business in Supporting Basic Needs for Health and Safety: Safety
Resource - Policy Brief
Brought to you by WIN Network
Published on 02/25/2021
COVID-19 Response Resources for Local Leaders
Resource - Website/webpage
Brought to you by National League of Cities
Coping and Staying Emotionally Well During COVID-19-Related School Closures
Resource - Blog
Brought to you by Active Minds
COVID-19: How Philanthropy Can Stand Up for Vulnerable Populations
Resource - Webinar
Brought to you by CDP
TFAH's Portal of COVID-19 Resource
Resource - Website/webpage
Brought to you by Trust for America's Health
Eat Right - Coronavirus
Resource - Website/webpage
Brought to you by Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
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
Actionable Ideas for Economic Recovery in American Cities
Resource - Data Bank/repository
Brought to you by Brookings
Priorities for Spending the American Rescue Plan's State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
Resource - Report
Brought to you by Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Published on 05/07/2021
Impact of COVID-19 on the Mental Health of College Students
Resource - Journal Article
Published on 06/08/2021
American Rescue Plan Act Funding Breakdown
Resource
Brought to you by National Association of Counties
Community Development is Crucial in This Moment
Resource - Blog
Brought to you by Build Healthy Places Network
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
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
Health Disparities are a Symptom of Broader Social and Economic Inequities
Story - Written
Brought to you by KFF
College and Covid: Students Talk About Their Experiences in the Pandemic
Story - Written
Published on 09/21/2021
"I'm hungry all the time": How Hunger Has Reached Crisis Level on College Campuses
Story - Written
Brought to you by Yahoo
Published on 09/13/2020
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
Location Data Says It All: Staying at Home During Coronavirus Is a Luxury
Story - Written
Brought to you by NYT
Baltimore's Grassroots Effort to Provide Mental Health Support to City Residents in COVID-19
Story - Audio
Brought to you by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Michigan governor announces tuition-free educational program for essential workers
Story - Written
Brought to you by CNN
After the Pandemic: Addressing the Permanent Crisis With Pay for Success Programs
Story - Written
Brought to you by Stanford University
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
As we spatially separate we must also stay connected
Story - Written
Brought to you by Othering and Belonging Institute
We Need Social Solidarity, Not Just Social Distancing
Story
Brought to you by NYT
Published on 03/14/2020
Commons Good Michael McAfee
Story - Audio
Brought to you by Community Commons
Published on 07/27/2020
Coronavirus Case Rates and Death Rates for Latinos in the United States
Story - Written
Brought to you by Salud America!
A Comic Strip Tour Of The Wild World Of Pandemic Modeling
Story - Written
Brought to you by FiveThirtyEight
A tale of two New Yorks: Pandemic lays bare a city's shocking inequities
Story - Written
Brought to you by The Guardian
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 Pandemic Did Not Affect Mental Health the Way You Think
Story
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Original
Brought to you by The Atlantic
This Nonprofit Helped Invent Compact Disks and Barcodes. Now It Can Decontaminate Millions of N95 Masks
Story - Written
Brought to you by TIME
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
The COVID-19 Crisis is a Chance to do Capitalism Differently
Story - Video
Brought to you by TED
Published on 06/22/2021
Greater Cincinnati Farmers Pivot to Support the Local Food Chain as COVID-19 Continues
Story - Written
Brought to you by CityBeat
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
Hotel Rooms for the Homeless Change Health Outcomes Beyond COVID
Story - Written
Brought to you by Shelterforce
'Tip of the iceberg': is our destruction of nature responsible for Covid-19?
Story - Written
Brought to you by The Guardian
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
Naomi Klein: Coronavirus Is the Perfect Disaster for Disaster Capitalism
Story - Written
Brought to you by RSN
Millions Of Older Americans Live In Counties With No ICU Beds As Pandemic Intensifies
Story - Written
Brought to you by KFF
