by Enrique Shore | 28 Jun 2021 | Environment, Personal Reflections
Little did I know that leaving New York City during COVID-19 lockdown would bring me and my camera face-to-face with wild foxes. (All photos by Enrique Shore) I must admit that until very recently, I didn’t know anything about foxes. With few exceptions, people living...
by Elaine Monaghan | 23 Jun 2021 | Health and Wellness, Indiana University, United States
Aaron Carroll’s job is to persuade Americans to get their COVID-19 shot. His technique? To listen and provide solid information. American singer Dolly Parton receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine whose research she helped fund, Nashville, Tennessee, 2 March...
by Nelson Graves | 10 Jun 2021 | African Leadership Academy, Environment, European School Brussels, Health and Wellness, News Decoder Updates, Youth Voices
A reporting project profiling youth who are fighting climate change includes two students at a News Decoder partner school in Belgium. Video of “The Writing’s on the Wall” mural being painted at the European School of Brussels II. Video by Amélie...
by Maya Barr | 19 May 2021 | Americas, Educators' Catalog, Health and Wellness, Hewitt, Human Rights, Science, Student Posts, Youth Voices
More people have died of COVID-19 in the U.S. than in any other nation. Will the suffering breathe new life into efforts to reform a flawed system? Protesters in support of a single-payer healthcare system, New York City, 24 July 2017 (EPA/JUSTIN LANE) This is the...
The U.S. healthcare system is complicated. But that did not deter Maya Barr of The Hewitt School from examining the system’s shortcomings, which have been exposed during COVID-19. For her research, Barr dug into data from the Census Bureau, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pew Research Center and Johns Hopkins, as well as reports by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the American Hospital Association. Barr weighs the pros and cons regarding a single-payer system in her balanced, forward-looking report.
by Hanna Rahman | 14 May 2021 | Americas, Health and Wellness, Hewitt, Podcasts, Science, Student Posts, Youth Voices
New York City was hit hard by COVID-19, which exposed health and social inequities. But Dr. Graham Barr says there are useful lessons for the future. News Decoder · What COVID-19 tells us about the U.S. healthcare system This is the third of five articles by students...