Tag: Illinois state (U.S.)*
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The Correlation Between State Pandemic Responses and States with Non-Discrimination Laws
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M168 Creator: Cece Hylton ’22 Neuroscience This map draws a correlation between discrimination and pandemic response, specifically in the United States of America during Covid-19. Each state is shaded either red, orange, yellow, or green. Red indicates states that are responding very poorly, and there is uncontrolled spread. Orange indicates states with an…
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The Ebola Outbreak and Related Restrictions in the Eastern US, 2014
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M111 Creator: Edward Hock ’21 History, Archaeology, & Italian Studies The proliferation of public health restrictions following the September 30, 2014 Ebola diagnosis of Thomas Duncan, a Liberian citizen visiting the United States, began a week later, on October 7th. The first state to implement stricter quarantine and screening requirements than the…
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Racial Disparities in COVID-19
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M105 Creator: Diana Rodriquez ’22 Public Health With the outbreak of Covid-19, immediate hot zones began to appear that correlated with lower socio-economic status, attuned to minority populations. It fueled anger and shock; however this is not the first time nor will it be the last that diseases continue to ravage such…