Articles tagged as: covid-19 pandemic
May 31, 2022
Alcohol use was a problem in the Midwest. Then the pandemic hit
A new study shows alcohol use increased during the pandemic for those 21 and older, but finding treatment can be a challenge.
Read MoreMarch 7, 2022
The pandemic may delay progress toward closing racial gaps in cancer outcomes
While cancer death rates in the U.S. have declined in recent years, racial disparities persist. Midwestern states — including Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Indiana — have some of the highest rates of cancer mortality for Black residents in the country. Public health advocates have worked for years to close the racial gap, but some worry the pandemic will delay progress.
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2022
How much are Indiana schools spending in COVID relief? A new database tracks it
Indiana schools received a total of $2.8 billion in federal dollars through three rounds of stimulus. All of the aid is known as Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief, or ESSER, and it must be spent by late 2024.
Read MoreDecember 29, 2021
Meatpacking jobs are attractive to immigrants. COVID made the work even riskier
Immigrants make up an estimated 40 percent of the U.S. meat processing workforce. Last years wave of COVID outbreaks at meatpacking plants exposed many vulnerabilities among the industry's diverse workforce.
Read MoreDecember 28, 2021
Nearly two years into COVID, worker safety is still a concern at meatpacking plants
The coronavirus swept through the nations meat processing facilities in 2020. Nearly two years into the pandemic, many are still searching for answers and calling for change.
Read MoreDecember 23, 2021
Residents in congregate care facilities face yet another uncertain holiday season
Families with loved ones in facilities for the developmentally disabled are especially eager to spend the holidays together. But as the pandemic continues, they face new uncertainty and continuing lockdowns even as the rest of the country tries to get back to normal.
Read MoreDecember 23, 2021
IU Health sees record number of COVID patients
IU Health’s 16 hospitals across the state are at 120 percent capacity, with more than 2,000 patients. The U.S. Navy has been called in to help at IU Methodist in Indianapolis.
Read MoreNovember 4, 2021
No classroom. Missing friends. How the pandemic jolted Indiana’s special education students
As schools scrambled to deliver special education services in an online format during the early months of the pandemic, students with disabilities faced unique challenges. But many special education students lost more than classroom time and educational services; they also lost social opportunities.
Read MoreNovember 1, 2021
Coronavirus: Indiana surpasses 16,000 dead, prepares for 11 and younger vaccines
Indiana surpasses 16,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths. Health officials say anyone who wants to can get their booster shot. And the state prepares to vaccinate children 5 to 11 years old.
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