2021 Geisel Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
15th Annual Geisel MLK Health Equity Celebration Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhumane. - Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Statement of Purpose –
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the inequities that have long existed within health and society. Across the years, many have pointed to the current system and pushed for a more inclusive future. A future that is made more urgent by the current health crisis. As aspiring medical professionals, we the students of the Geisel School of Medicine, would like to ask, where do we go from here? What does healing look like for those most marginalized in healthcare? What can we do so that all of our communities can begin to heal? How can we remain vigilant as the effects of the pandemic continue?
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Boston As colleges and universities consider strategies for the spring semester to keep COVID-19 cases down, a study conducted by experts in epidemic modeling may help shed light on what mitigation strategies may be most effective, both in terms of infections prevented and cost. Investigators from Brigham and Women s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and Case Western Reserve University used the Clinical and Economic Analysis of COVID-19 interventions (CEACOV) model to perform their study, finding that combining a mandatory mask-wearing policy with extensive social distancing would prevent 87 percent of infections among students and faculty. Routine testing was also highly effective at preventing infections, but may be cost prohibitive for many colleges and universities. The team also reports that, even if campuses remain closed, there would likely be infections among faculty acquired from the surrounding community, as well as infections among students who return to
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Modeling Study Suggests That Mitigation Efforts Can Prevent Most COVID-19 Cases on College Campuses
Analysis examined alternative strategies, finding that mandatory mask- wearing and social distancing are very cost effective
Routine testing can prevent infections, but at higher cost
Boston As colleges and universities consider strategies for the spring semester to keep COVID-19 cases down, a study conducted by experts in epidemic modeling may help shed light on what mitigation strategies may be most effective, both in terms of infections prevented and cost. Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and Case Western Reserve University used the Clinical and Economic Analysis of COVID-19 interventions (CEACOV) model to perform their study, finding that combining a mandatory mask-wearing policy with extensive social distancing would prevent 87 percent of infections among students and faculty. Routine testing was also highly effecti