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Community Pulse episodes

  • Reopening Schools: Examples from Around the World & Data on Transmission Among Children

    Further reading and resources: 

    • Why Is There No Consensus About Reopening Schools? (New York Times)
    • How to Reopen Schools: What Science and Other Countries Teach Us (New York Times)
    • Confused by CDC’s changing guidance on school reopening? Here are recommendations from experts not pressured by the White House. (Washington Post)
    • Contact Tracing during Coronavirus Disease Outbreak, South Korea, 2020 (Journal of Emerging Infectious Diseases)
    • Shut and re-open: the role of schools in the spread of COVID-19 in Europe (medRxiv)


    35 min
  • COVID Fatigue
    Host Ginny Chadwick discusses the topic of COVID fatigue. How do we stay grounded in the reality of the pandemic, while also caring for our entire well-being, especially mental health?
    29 min
  • 2020 Census Information for Mid-Missouri

    Links to resources mentioned in this episode: 

    • City of Columbia Press Release: Census takers begin visiting Boone County households
    • Online Census Questionnaire 
    • 2020 Census Won’t Have Citizenship Question as Trump Administration Drops Effort (New York Times)

    To confirm the identity of a census worker visiting your home, call 312-579-1500 to speak with a Census Bureau representative.

    33 min
  • Barriers to Testing for "Close Contacts" of COVID cases in Boone County
    Host Dr. Elizabeth Allemann explains a change in testing access announced over the weekend from the Boone County Department of Health and Human Services. They will no longer provide test orders for CDC-defined "close contacts" of known positive COVID cases that live outside of the infected person's household. Instead, these "close contacts" will need to seek their own test orders through a primary care physician or a telehealth visit via urgent care.
    33 min
  • Absentee & Mail-In Voting for August 4th Primary Elections

    Links to resources mentioned in this episode: 

    • vote.boonemo.org
    • Request an Absentee Ballot - Online Form - form must be submitted by 5:00 PM on Wednesday, July 22.
    • PDF Absentee Ballot Application - must be dropped off at the Boon County Clerk office (801 East Walnut, Rm 236) or faxed (573-886-4300) by 5:00 PM on Wednesday, July 22. 
    • August 4, 2020 Primary Election Ballot Summary (Daniel Boone Regional Library)


    29 min
  • Quarantine vs. Isolation vs. Social Distancing

    Links to resources mentioned in this episode: 

    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Resources:
      • COVID-19: Quarantine vs. Isolation
      • What to Do If You Are Sick
      • Quarantine If You Might Be Sick
    • Quarantine for COVID-19 (Cornell University)
    • Moberly Five and Drive
    31 min
  • Making Masks

    Links to resources mentioned in this episode: 

    • DIY Face Mask Tutorial (YouTube)
    • Karis Church Initiative to Make Masks for Students 
    • Sew For Safety Facebook Group
    • What material is best for homemade masks? (Medical News Today)
    • The most and least effective cloth face masks to protect you from coronavirus (BGR)


    27 min
  • The Functionality of Schools in the COVID Era

    Links to resources mentioned in this episode: 

    • COVID-19 Planning Considerations: Guidance for School Re-entry (American Academy of Pediatrics)
    • AAP interim guidance on school re-entry focuses on mitigating COVID-19 risks (American Academy of Pediatrics)
    • Considerations for School (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
    • COVID-19 in Children and the Dynamics of Infection in Families (Journal of Pediatrics)
    • Increased Risk of Noninfluenza Respiratory Virus Infections Associated With Receipt of Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (Clinical Infectious Diseases)


    33 min

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Community Pulse is a special report on the unfolding coronavirus situation in mid-Missouri featuring local family physician Elizabeth Allemann, M.D. and public health advocate Ginny Chadwick. Catch it…