Although the securitization of HIV/AIDS can help mobilize resources and encourage high-level state involvement, making it a national security threat drew attention away from other public health issues, legitimatized security actors’ authority to override the human rights of people living with HIV (P...
“In times of crisis, it is important to pay as much attention to your mental health as your physical health,” said Mental Health Association of New Jersey President and CEO Carolyn Beauchamp. “Life has shifted drastically and quickly – this causes us to feel that we are not in control,...
Although effective and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is a key policy priority, ensuring acceptance is just as important. Trust in vaccines as well as the institutions that administer them are key determinants of the success of any vaccination campaign4. Several studies have investigated...
Much of the policy and technology reaction has been driven by individual state decisions, and even within states at the county level with little guidance from the national government. A primary issue in the US has been the poor coordination of testing efforts and inability to test at-scale to...
Indexes of state-level COVID-19 policies (restrictive, supportive) and county-level unemployment rates were used to plausibly address confounding biases through 2-stage limited information maximum likelihood instrumental variables analyses. Data from 6030 US children aged 10 to 13 years were included. ...
order to identify mistakes and improve the implementation of effective measures. It has been shown that using more resources does not mean managing better; therefore, policymakers need to pay special attention to the use of resources, taking into account the budgetary constraints of the public ...
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Furthermore, the PMT model has been used extensively to study vaccination intentions, however, in its current state, the model lacks investigation of social context and affective response. Social context may affect individuals’ behaviors and intentions in a direct or indirect way, while investigation...
Finally yet importantly, Brazil may face difficulties in responding to other health problems, such as those related to sexual health during the pandemic. Experience from past outbreaks indicates the need to pay attention to the potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexual health outcomes, ...
Travel Advisory: The US Department of State’s travel advisory for Costa Rica is currently at level 2. This level is the same as it was before the pandemic. Masks: Masks are not mandatory for indoor/outdoor spaces (as of May 2022). Masks are currently only required inside medical facili...