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COVID vaccine hesitancy- T.S. Harvey in The Democrat and Chronicle
Jan. 29, 2021—This Democrat and Chronicle article discusses the issues challenges to ending COVID that have arisen as a result of widespread vaccine hesitancy. The CCH Team’s own Dr. T.S. Harvey is quoted. Click here to read the full piece.
Why COVID-19 is Deadlier for Males – Derek Griffith in Elemental
Jan. 29, 2021—This piece discusses the factors that result in higher COVID-19 fatality rates for men. The CCH Team’s own Dr. Derek Griffith is quoted. Click here to read the full piece.
I heard it through the grapevine – Dr. David Napier
Dec. 10, 2020—In this article, David Napier reflects on the limitations of the ‘herd immunity’ concept that the British government initially supported at the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak, only for it to be abandoned 24 hours later. Click here to read the full pdf.
The culture of health and sickness – Le Monde diplomatique
Dec. 10, 2020—Vulnerability assessments being conducted Uganda before and during the start of the pandemic may be the only reliable real-time information we have of how a community conceptualized and responded to the COVID-19 crisis. This has illustrated importance of assessing vulnerability prior to a disaster’s onset. Read the full article by Dr. David Napier and Dr....
WHO project on cultural contexts of health and well-being adopted in the United States
Dec. 9, 2020—WHO announces that its Cultural Contexts of Health and Well-being (CCH) project will be rolled out in the United States, being led by Dr. Ted Fischer at Vanderbilt University. Read the full article on the WHO website.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, World Health Organization bring global project to improve health care through social science to Vanderbilt
Dec. 9, 2020—by Liz Entman Feb. 7, 2020, 1:33 PM Ted Fischer (Vanderbilt University) A $600,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will fund a three-year project with the World Health Organization to develop a new model for health care that incorporates the consideration of cultural attitudes and practices that affect health in the United States. This project extends a WHO...