George RiceUniversity of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
How Did COVID-19 Affect Food Insecurity? The food insecurity issues people were facing prior to the COVID-19 crisis were already significant and became even further exacerbated as a result of the pandemic, according to Feeding America. With the highest unemployment rate we have seen in the U....
When COVID-19 began to spread through the Chicago metro area in March, the number of additional people suddenly at risk of being food insecure ballooned. As one of Illinois’ largest food banks, the Food Depository was tapped almost immediately to take part in the Farmers to Families Food Bo...
Many Mexicans face barriers to receive delivery care from qualified professionals, especially indigenous and poor sectors of the population, which represent most of the population in the state of Chiapas. When access to institutional delivery care is an
As coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to sweep the globe, universities, schools and other educational institutions have been forced to close their doors,affecting over 89% of the world’s student population(estimated figures by UNESCO). If you’re one of these students, your entire student world...
Coping with COVID19 Leave a reply The World is a Different Place I just received an email from a colleague notifying me of the cancelation of a professional meeting that we had been scheduled to participate in. He said, “The world is a different place,” and I was struck by how true...
So then Covid comes in and confuses everybody. It's hard to see what's going on. Kids' mental health is clearly really bad. And what is it? The kids get the exact opposite of what they need. [00:03:40] They get no more time outside. You know, even you can't go outside ...
The impact of digital transformation on employment has been increasingly noticed by the academic community, while the internal mechanism still remains as a black box, especially in terms of specific pilot policy, such as the national smart city pilots po
Today was one of those days. By mid morning my mind was crowded with the voices of discouragement and dread. Challenges with team cohesiveness, keeping up with the daunting changes in our industry, Covid-19, and staff burnout all seemed too big and I seemed too small. I knew that though...
COVID-19 was responsible for plunging roughly 100 million more people into extreme poverty, according to the World Bank.10 Poverty and Children The impact of poverty on children is substantial. Children who grow up in poverty typically suffer from severe and frequent health problems. Infants born...