Public health stories #9

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf.

I.

Swiss cheese metaphor explained in the context of COVID defense.

II.

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice have this super impressive special edition full of insightful papers on COVID-19 and its impact on public health. Access the entire supplement index here.

The editorial is a must read for all looking forward to the changes in the public health ecosystem in US. See here

III.

In a world of chaos, there are beacons of hope who inspires us every day. This teacher from India who won a $1 million global prize splits half of it with the rest of the runner ups. What an amazing role model and inspiration. See here.
Read more about his work here

I believe that if I share this prize money with nine teachers it means I can scale up their work. Their incredible work is still worthy… If I share the prize money with the rest of the teachers they will get a chance to continue their work… and we can reach out and lighten the lives of as many students as we can.”

Ranjitsinh Disale, Winner of The Global Teacher Prize 2020

Disclaimer: Posts and opinions are my own and do not reflect the views of my employer.

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