Follow the @ReaderCenter on Twitter for more coverage highlighting your perspectives and experiences and for insight into how we work. We propose to enroll ~1,300 households in Baltimore City recruited through a household index member. Getting Vaccinated for COVID-19 (PDF)is translated into several languages: COVID-19 Vaccination Information for Youth Ages 5+ (PDF) is translated into several languages: You may be able to see your provider from your own home. LSTMH, CERAH (Geneva), FOCUS TARGET POPULATION FOCUS A team of editors from across the newsroom, in addition to three graduate student journalists, read them and gleaned phrases that depicted the uniqueness of each life lost: Alan Lund, 81, Washington, conductor with the most amazing ear , Theresa Elloie, 63, New Orleans, renowned for her business making detailed pins and corsages , Florencio Almazo Morn, 65, New York City, one-man army , Coby Adolph, 44, Chicago, entrepreneur and adventurer . Inside the paper, the list continues, threaded with Dan Barrys essay. For resources and information on the State of Maine COVID-19 response, please visit coronavirus.maine.gov. To create a COVID-19 action guide based upon reliable and actionable information, updating regularly based upon user feedback, Center for Bioengineering, Innovation and Design; international; health services; Digital health practice; evidence development, FOCUS Hospitalized patients, Discharged patients, Community members, Individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19, Epidemiology; observational study; Baltimore; US-based; laboratory; population; health services, FOCUS Community members, Community based organizations, Vulnerable populations, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS Covers COVID symptoms and behaviors; effects of stay-at-home; comparisons before and during COVID for activities, finances, health care, well-being. We hypothesize that the upregulation of sex-linked genes contributes to a more protective antiviral response in females during the early phases of SARS-CoV-2 infection, compared to males who rather develop a lethal cytokine storm. ACLU, State's Attorney Baltimore, Epidemiology; Health Behavior and Society; community; Baltimore; population; policy; prisoners, FOCUS Participants of the Study of Latinos will be contacted for enrollment, Epidemiology; observational study; population. that will assist with creating research papers related to mental health during the pandemic. The Project Behind a Front Page Full of Names, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/23/reader-center/coronavirus-new-york-times-front-page.html. The development and internal testing of the training modules mentioned above will not require IRB approval. About Us To document and analyze gender impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak, TARGET POPULATION TTY: Maine relay 711, Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities, Case Mix, Private Duty Nursing, and Home Health, COVID-19 Coverage for Uninsured Individuals(PDF), Emergency MaineCare Coverage and COVID-19 Services, COVID-19 At-Home Test Kits are Covered at No Cost to MaineCare Members (PDF), Monoclonal Treatment for COVID-19 Questions and Answers (PDF), COVID-19 Vaccination Information for Youth Ages 5+ (PDF), COVID-19 Booster Shot for Age 12 and Over Frequently Asked Questions (PDF), Transportation and COVID-19 Questions and Answers (PDF), MaineCare Changes to Improve Members' Access to Healthcare Services (PDF), MaineCare's Pharmacy Services and Coronavirus: Questions and Answers (PDF), CDC's Information for Healthcare Professionals about Coronavirus (COVID-19) webpage, Retainer Payment Guidance and Attestation Form (PDF), COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Update (PDF), Provider Guidance for Uninsured Individuals (PDF), Standing Order for COVID-19 Lab Testing (PDF), MaineCare and DOE Back to School Guidance (PDF), COVID-19 Coding and Billing Guidance (PDF), Guidance for Health Care Providers on Restarting Maine's Economy (PDF), Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) and COVID-19 Related Impacts (PDF), MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter I, Section 5, COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Services, Disaster Relief State Plan Amendment Overview (PDF), 1135 Waiver: Prior Authorization Flexibility (PDF), FCC Guidance on COVID-19 Application Process (PDF), MaineCare Telehealth and COVID-19 Guidance (PDF), NETRC Telehealth Implementation Toolkit Maine Edition, COVID-19 Guidance for Section 97, PNMI Appendix E Providers (PDF), Third Party Poxy Methadone Permission Form, MaineCare Behavioral Health Frequently Asked Questions (PDF), MaineCare Guidance on Section 65, Home and Community-Based (HCT) Providers (PDF), MaineCare Guidance on Sections 17, 28, and 65 (PDF), DHHS Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) FMAP Plan webpage, HCBS Recruitment and Retention FAQs (PDF), Updated Supplemental Payment FAQs for Sections 2, 67, 97 (Appendix C) (PDF), Temporary Rate Increase Update for Congregate Care Facilities (PDF), Maine CDC Guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities (PDF), Maine CDCLetter to Long-Term Care Facilities and Assisted Housing Facilities (PDF), MaineCareStanding Order for COVID-19 At-Home Tests and Collection Kits (PDF), MaineCare Coverage of COVID-19 Testing at Pharmacies, MaineCare Guidance for Pharmacies and Prescribers (PDF), MaineCare Notice to Pharmacies: Important Information for MaineCare Members (PDF), Americans With Disabilities Act/Civil Rights Compliance. TARGET POPULATION The advising includes analyzing the needs, the resources, the management and the funding of such services. Community members, General public, International Health; community; Baltimore; US-based; population; health services; technology, FOCUS A questionnaire will be sent assessing COVID-19 symptoms, risk factors, treatments, and the psychosocial impact of COVID-19 that will help compare rates of antibody positivitiy between older and younger patients as well as frail and nonfrail patients. TARGET POPULATION Visitour, For information about how we have tried to make getting yourmedications easier for you during the pandemic, see the, Telehealth Townhall for Maine Healthcare Providers - March 26, 2020. 1 0 obj To study and describe the COVID-19 Case Fatality Rate, Population, Family and Reproductive Health; epidemiology; community; US-based; international; population; modeling, FOCUS To support the establishment of COVID-19 cohort studies using electronic health record data and survey data. To examine the development, maturation, durability and specificity of the antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 over time among COVID-19 patients with mild and severe disease, TARGET POPULATION Project participants will work together to develop and apply competencies that help explain ambiguities in COVID-19 related news, rationally yet compassionately correct misconceptions, and dismantle logical fallacies, conspiracy theories or even intentional falsehoods. To analyze the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients using electronic health records from across the country, Epidemiology; observational study; US-based; population, FOCUS To study and describe the COVID-19 Case Fatality Rate among institutionalized populations. To rapidly curate and assess emerging research on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, we prioritize original, high-quality research for public health action and papers receiving significant attention, regardless of quality, TARGET POPULATION As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. % To conduct a 6-month follow-up of approximately 800 men and women previously enrolled in a mortality survey in Northern Malawi to assess the impact of COVID-19 on health behavior and mortality, Population, Family and Reproductive Health; observational study; international; population, FOCUS To restructure the Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) grant to be responsive to the COVID-19 challenge, Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing; international; laboratory; modeling, FOCUS To conduct a survey by mail of NHATS participants (65+) on effects of COVID on daily life and follow-up survey to persons who helped most during COVID. Instruments can be viewed at https://micda.isr.umich.edu/research/covid-19/, TARGET POPULATION This study follows up members of the EARLI cohort, FOCUS Clinton Cargill, assistant editor on the National desk, was Ms. Landons editing co-pilot, she said. Health Policy and Management,Armstrong Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine,Spiritual Care, Johns Hopkins Hospital. To work with the Mayor's Neighborhood Commercial District Reopening Initiative to develop and implement designs to reconfigure public right of way and public spaces to maximize outdoor seating and other business needs, as Baltimore begins to re-open, TARGET POPULATION FOCUS Community members, Healthcare workers, Health Behavior and Society; international, FOCUS To use a test developed to detect COVID-19 antibodies in human blood within 15 minutes in a population of patients with End Stage Renal Disease. Nationally representative sample, FOCUS observational study; serology;epidemiology;community;Baltimore. To study the impact of COVID-19 infection on mini-brains, submitting applications to NIAID for a 3D tissue virus research center and to NIEHS to study neurotoxicants as cofactors, Environmental Health and Engineering; Molecular Microbiology and Immunology; host-pathogenesis; laboratory; modeling, FOCUS As the death toll from Covid-19 in the United States approaches 100,000, a number expected to be reached in the coming days, editors at The Times have been planning how to mark the grim milestone. To study the experience and capacity of primary care providers in Bihar, India with the goal of understanding how well primary care providers are informed about COVID-19 and management practices. Alain Delaqurire, a researcher, combed through various sources online for obituaries and death notices with Covid-19 written as the cause of death. FOCUS To track violence against health workers in connection with COVID-19, TARGET POPULATION Health care workers, Policymakers,Community-based organizations,General public, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS This educational community engagement project includes a significant research component as we will develop an evaluation scheme for assessing the effectiveness of advanced communication practices in a community setting and look into long-term outcomes in terms of ethical standards in science communication., TARGET POPULATION To link data from multiple sources in Maryland to 1) identify predictors of youth suicide by race/ethnicity and 2) study access to and continuity of mental health services before and during COVID-19 among youth by race/ethnicity, TARGET POPULATION To perform mixed methods research with young men and women as well as key stakeholders to understand social, economic, and safety impacts of COVID-19 mitigation measures, risk perception, and gender differences therein, TARGET POPULATION Hospitalized patients, Discharged patients, Community members, Individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19, Vulnerable populations, General public, observational study;epidemiology;community;Baltimore;population;health services;modeling;policy;telemedicine;telemental health, FOCUS To conduct a study to determine if the disruption in epithelial integrity increases susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 among people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), School of Medicine (Medicine); host-pathogenesis; laboratory. endobj To evaluate the role of host genetics on the pathogenesis of COVID-19 to understand differences in severity of disease, and correlations with immune and inflammatory markers, TARGET POPULATION TARGET POPULATION b*o/{Y24EPT&9][ \5kWQ{;DJKKm55n2O*ch=A2\'B{2P6><16&8R But Ms. Landon and her colleagues realized that both among ourselves and perhaps in the general reading public, theres a little bit of a fatigue with the data., We knew we were approaching this milestone, she added. If you are not already subscribed to MaineCare's e-message service, please sign up here to receive important messages related to COVID-19. To operationalize the automated identification of reportable health events in electronic health records and their transmission to state and local public health authorities for review and action nationwide, FOCUS For the front page of the paper, two ideas stood out: either a grid of hundreds of pictures of those who had lost their lives to Covid-19, or an all type concept, Mr. Bodkin said. Policy makers, General public, Non public health researchers, Mental Health; health services; modeling; policy, FOCUS Filters provide a means to identify projects targeting specific populations, departments, or subjectareas. To use a website developed with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the Center for Education and Research in Humanitarian Action to document and share context-specific field experiences in humanitarian settings, International Health; community; international; health services, FOCUS Simone Landon, assistant editor of the Graphics desk, wanted to represent the number in a way that conveyed both the vastness and the variety of lives lost. To examine what the Ebola outbreak in West Africa can teach about COVID-19, TARGET POPULATION To provide food, personal protective equipment, household goods to people in East Baltimore through local Community Based Organizations, Church and Neighborhood Association that are members of Baltimore CONNECT, TARGET POPULATION To collaborate with Whiting School of Engineering on the development of a chatbot that can be hosted on a variety of websites and social media portals to answer COVID-19 related questions, counter misinformation, and reinforce facts, International Health; US-based; international; modeling, FOCUS Vice Presidency for Social Affairs of the Spanish Government,Health Policy and Management,The JHU-UPF Public Policy Center in Barcelona, Spain, Community;International;Population;Policy;Post-pandemic, PROJECT TEAMBrian Klaas, Brian Simpson, Ilinca Ciubotariu, FOCUS We further hypothesize that this sex-specific detrimental cytokine storm can be mitigated with immunostimulants targeting the early phases of epithelial-driven antiviral response and immunotherapies targeting instrumental proteins and pathways that trigger the cytokine storm. To organize a webinar and a report on Germicidal Ultraviolet, TARGET POPULATION Insecurity Insight, IntraHealth International, Epidemiology; international; population; health services; policy; violence, FOCUS Policy makers, General public, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS National audit of pharmacy supply chain, Epidemiology; observational study; US-based; health services; policy, FOCUS Community members, Pregnant and recently pregnant women, observational study;epidemiology;community;international;population, FOCUS All household participants will be asked to complete surveys and in-person visits for biospecimen collection at baseline and 12 months. Linkable to NHATS annual interviews. FOCUS To provide policy advise to the Secretary of Health and the COVID-19 Taskforce in Colombia, TARGET POPULATION Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago; observational study; community; US-based. To analyze data generated by the Klein Lab using antigen, monoclonal antibodies, and sera as part of surveillance efforts lead by the Johns Hopkins Center of Excellence in Influenza Research and Surveillance. Can Restoring Vacant Lots Improve Adolescent Health Disparities? To provide expertise and assistance in the conduct of the analysis and planning pertinent to the current nCoV outbreak in order to assist public health officials in decision making, preparedness, and response, Epidemiology; International Health; modeling, FOCUS FOCUS Andrew Sondern, an art director, is behind the print design. This educational community engagement project includes a significant research component as we will develop an evaluation scheme for assessing the effectiveness of advanced communication practices in a community setting and look into long-term outcomes in terms of ethical standards in science communication. To add a survey to a planned research study evaluating human-rat interactions in urban environments which will test the hypothesis that rat encounters within neighborhoods and households may increase as a result of the COVID stay at home orders and that perceptions of the potential of infectious disease transmission via human-animal interactions may increase use of poisons or have a negative impact on mental health or wildlife attitudes. Students, Policy makers, General public, International Health; Baltimore; US-based; international; population; policy, FOCUS To characterize inflammatory trajectories among patients treated for COVID-19 in outpatient, inpatient and ICU settings in the JHH health system, characterize subgroups of patients by their biomarker profiles upon first COVID-19-driven contact with the health system, and evaluate whether disease course varies by baseline biomarker profile subgroups, Biostatistics; observational study; Baltimore; US-based; population. To estimate the economic impact of immunizations that have not been delivered in Gavi-supported countries due to disruptions in delivery and campaigns stemming from COVID-19, International Health; international; modeling; economics, FOCUS stream I wanted something that people would look back on in 100 years to understand the toll of what were living through, Mr. Lacey said in an email. <>/ExtGState<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/Annots[ 11 0 R 12 0 R 13 0 R 14 0 R 22 0 R] /MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> To conduct policy work and advocacy on COVID-19 among prisoners, detainees, and undocumented migrants, TARGET POPULATION (2) The adaptation of the Spanish development of the UN 2030 Agenda to the new social situation created by the pandemic (objective by objective). To determine the molecular drivers of the sex differences observed in SARS-CoV-2 disease pathogenesis, with a special emphasis on X-linked gene expression and the innate cytokine storm driven by respiratory epithelial cells and to assess the value of immunosuppressant use to mitigate the cytokine storm during SARS-CoV-2 infection across the sexes. FOCUS 2 0 obj Project participants will work together to develop and apply competencies that help explain ambiguities in COVID-19 related news, rationally yet compassionately correct misconceptions, and dismantle logical fallacies, conspiracy theories or even intentional falsehoods. Instead of the articles, photographs or graphics that normally appear on the front page of The New York Times, on Sunday, there is just a list: a long, solemn list of people whose lives were lost to the coronavirus pandemic. Contact us through our COVID-19 email box. Hospitalized patients, Individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19, Epidemiology; observational study; US-based; Implementation science; observational study in which estimation of efficacy of treatment is protected from unmeasured confounding, FOCUS Community members, Healthcare workers, Vulnerable populations, Simon Fraser University; international; Gender and sex differences; social science, FOCUS Healthcare workers, family members of healthcare workers, School of Nursing; Baltimore; health services, FOCUS TARGET POPULATION Baltimore CONNECT Inc (501c3),Health Policy and Management,Health Behavior and Society,General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, Inclusion, Diversity, Anti-Racism, and Equity (IDARE), Diversity Summer Internship Program for Undergraduates, Assessing Hidden Hunger through Plasma Proteomics. kvmU:~thy8I8)AE*kbd%^O~}C-=|LWqc}E_Jx3d?-QQ,xkB1S0p@C97 . P]zjL}y>qB"%lt\(-,s[`hZ00C#B&:kB{S?Al*Cz:d/+1#)9C`O#QQCNfC. Illuminating Engineering Society, New York, NY, Environmental Health and Engineering; US-based; international; health services; PPE; aerosol disinfection, FOCUS We knew that there should be some way to try to reckon with that number.. To understand virus-host cell interactions modulated by SARS-CoV-2 proteins that inhibit and/or promote induction of cell death pathways. If you have questions about COVID-19 and MaineCare? Hospitalized patients, Healthcare workers, Individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19, Policy makers, Community based organizations, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS The all-type concept came to the fore. Participants will also receive automated calls/texts with weekly symptom checks and monthly assessment surveys; reporting of a specific profile of symptoms may trigger an additional unplanned study visit. The findings of this study will provide valuable data regarding how supportive adults (i.e., mentors) communicate with youth about emerging health concerns, particularly during social isolation. To examine the efficacy of a community-developed online crisis intervention program for veterans, International Health; observational study; epidemiology; community; population; health services; Internet; video games; veterans; military; digital health; online communities; suicide prevention; mental health stigma, FOCUS Questions? #,^?w LnF _I_r/]Yh$*T;v!j4;PPm{F:9\4D0S/^-ON@r!; $5:H&"_lvN4x{(? The design references that of centuries-old newspapers, which Mr. Bodkin is keenly interested in. To establish a method to screen compounds against a viral domain in order to identify inhibitors for treatment of COVID-19 and other coronavirus infections, TARGET POPULATION Healthcare workers, Industrial Hygienists and Infection Control Audience, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS To survey a network of hospitals that have implemented the JHU RISE peer support program to investigate adaption related to COVID response, TARGET POPULATION Hospitalized patients, Healthcare workers, Policy makers, Hospital engineering community, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS FOCUS To use an app designed for individual users to record their temperature and any associated symptoms, which will be used to maps temperature and symptom data geographically and use app-based analytics to identify regional anomalies representing emerging disease outbreaks, Epidemiology; observational study; epidemiology; US-based; population; Geography, FOCUS To advise the Vice Presidency for Social Affairs of the Spanish Government on: (1) Universalizing the right of access of Spanish families to child care centers (0-3 years) and home care services for persons with dependencies, in the pandemic and post-pandemic period. FOCUS To provide peer support to health workers experiencing emotional distress during COVID-19 at JHM, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS Provider-specific guidance is available on the federal CDC's Information for Healthcare Professionals about Coronavirus (COVID-19) webpage. Translating Mixed-Methods Research in Addiction & Overdose to Policy & Practice in Indigenous Communities throughout the United States. Augusta, Maine04333, Phone: (207) 287-3707 There is curently varrious survey data in house (from Pew, USC, Texas, etc.) <> observational study;epidemiology; US-based;international;modeling;policy, FOCUS pC The target population will include English- and Spanish-speaking families residing in Baltimore City households (N=238,436). To conduct an Mturk longitudinal study of the impact of the pandemic, FOCUS %PDF-1.5 Patients undergoing dialysis, FOCUS 4 0 obj American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Environmental Health and Engineering; US-based; PPE; hospital infection control, PROJECT TEAMAisha Dickerson, Yeeli Mui, Shima Hamidi, Megan Latshaw, Josh Sharfstein, FOCUS N/A: Study does not involve human subjects, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; laboratory, FOCUS ; |pyAd-&ZL@V#J*IRE=:mQ,2 MCt)=t(*/0e|\tBJ`{&iD ]RHj.T|$LKMas_6p$dtg`c!u">NAWr.e#o(2p5w4C_A_0db`};,2/UQ4aJ}Bf%)[*u9lsj3ksj!7e=fnJ[)].X~mKQn2@KAgkb)8CkM'pN,(X3J_/]s_plrx1v;YG 8 BC3H/ZF XUJ`!,7L[Grw 7} To develop a weekly stream on Twitch about topics related to COVID-19 and mental health, TARGET POPULATION To study the impact of COVID-19 on prices, stocks and food consumption among low income households, TARGET POPULATION Directors of hospital staff support programs, FOCUS Hospitalized patients, Discharged patients, Community members, Healthcare workers, Vulnerable populations, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology; observational study; serology; genetics/omics; diagnostics; laboratory. FOCUS Mr. Bodkin said he did not remember any front pages without images during his 40 years at The Times, though there have been some pages with only graphics, he said, adding, This is certainly a first in modern times.. To organize the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists webinar on Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation to control COVID-19 and other biological aerosols, TARGET POPULATION Bloomberg School faculty are invited to complete this survey to report their work. For many years after The Times started publishing in 1851, there were no headlines, in the modern sense. Other key players in the project were Matt Ruby, deputy editor of Digital News Design; Annie Daniel, a software engineer; and the graphics editors Jonathan Huang, Richard Harris and Lazaro Gamio. JR} Q%`*j(|> e'lsM1hO-snoA")gmEw#?H 2}dX~2E{As#5qX+eNV8az&Re#|4i1T%z++q?qe&Y`1Y%SlhC_1dbWT+-j,/SbOY]JAXm=.aO9,bPwgXs lRD?MFZ To communicate COVID-19 modeling efforts to the general public and to encourage collaboration between academic fields, TARGET POPULATION Emergency MaineCare covers COVID-19 testing and treatment. FOCUS 109 Capitol Street To test these hypotheses, we will pursue the following aims: Aim 1: Determine the sex-specific differences in gene expression and cytokine/chemokine responses in vitro in broncho-epithelial cells upon SARS-CoV-2 infection. Community members, General public, workers, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS International Health; observational study; international; health services; policy, FOCUS It was kind of running text with little subheads, Mr. Bodkin said, describing newspapers in the mid-1800s. De-identified data will be available to researchers on NHATS website in 2021. Hospitalized patients Discharged patients, Individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19, Household members of positive cases, Epidemiology; School of Medicine; serology; genetics/omics; host-pathogenesis; population, FOCUS Community members, general public, observational study;epidemiology;international, FOCUS Such a treatment would be hugely dramatic, he said. FOCUS Hospitalized patients, Discharged patients, Healthcare workers, Individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19, Vulnerable populations, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology; serology host-pathogenesis; laboratory. Online, readers can scroll down for the names, descriptive phrases and an essay written by Dan Barry, a Times reporter and columnist. 11 State House Station FOCUS FOCUS Enter a few letters on a topic to filter list, results are filtered as you type. To conduct a study of the host cell lipids required by enveloped viruses like Cov-2 egress, and how virus salvages would interfere with the virus lifecycle, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology; laboratory; host-Cov2 interactions at the cellular level, LED BYJennifer Schrack, Kunihiro Matsushita, FOCUS More names, and more lives lost. To examine health equity differences in home visitors and prenatal care impacted by COVID-19, Population, Family and Reproductive Health; community; US-based; health services, FOCUS Analyses of ELISA data will be correlated with neutralizing antibody titers from assays performed by Professor Andrew Pekosz. To conduct a randomized controlled trial designed to identify safe and effective therapeutic agents for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, International Health; School of Medicine (Infectious Diseases); randomized trial; drug trial; international, FOCUS The School is maintaining a searchable log of self-reported research and practice efforts Bloomberg School faculty are participating in and the current status of that work.