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During the covid pandemic, service providers had to be in a lot of places, fast. We couldn’t rely on traditional models if we wanted to reach the people hardest hit by the virus. We needed to send covid-19 vaccines to places where there might not be an established health
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This is the second in a 2-part series on Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD). View both entries for the complete walkthrough. * ABCD introduction + steps 1-3 * ABCD steps 4-7 + closing thoughts Last week, I started to explore the concept of Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD). ABCD also goes by Asset-Based Community Engagement (ABCE)
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This is the first in a 2-part series on Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD). View both entries for the complete walkthrough. * ABCD introduction + steps 1-3 * ABCD steps 4-7 + closing thoughts Last week I wrote about my time working in public health during the covid pandemic. My team uses a place-based approach
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“These aren’t people. These are animals.” Four years and a lifetime ago, Donald Trump made these racist comments about members of the gang MS-13. The way he spoke, it was easy to believe he was talking about all immigrants from Mexico. Given what we know about the man, it’
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On August, 23, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave full approval to the first vaccine against Covid-19. Comirnaty (this is a dignified blog, I won’t go there) is made by Pfizer-BioNTech and proven effective for people over 16. It’s still under emergency use for people who
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The Tragedy of the Commons is a disgruntled polemic disguised as a journal article. Though written by a white supremacist more than 50 years ago, it’s still a popular concept. Since its publication, other researchers have cited it more than 40,000 times. The tragedy of the commons depicts
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I heard about the Transtheoretical Model of Change a couple weeks ago. I attended a training designed to help build confidence in the covid-19 vaccine. The instructor helped us separate vaccine education from encouragement to get vaccinated. Of course we want people to get vaccinated. With covid cases spiking around
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Last week I attended a training designed to help people build confidence in the covid-19 vaccine. The instructor helped us separate vaccine education from encouragement to get vaccinated. Of course we want people to get vaccinated. With covid cases spiking around the world, vaccines are the only way we’ll
