Fact check: Studies show COVID-19 lockdowns have saved lives

As many states enter a new wave of more stringent measures to limit the spread of COVID-19, users on social media have been sharing posts that question the purpose of […]


Harford taps Johns Hopkins professor Dr. David Bishai as its new county health officer

The Baltimore SunHarford taps Johns Hopkins professor Dr. David Bishai as its new county health officerDavid Bishai, a professor at Johns Hopkins University and a specialist in public health, is […]


HPC Data Hub Release 3

The HPC Data Hub is pleased to announce Release 3 (see a brief description below, a complete description at https://popcenter.jhu.edu/data-hub/ , and the data files at https://github.com/QFL2020/COVID_DataHub ). This county-level […]


21CC Webinar: Moving to Opportunity

Two HPC Associates, Stefanie DeLuca and Craig Pollack, will speak at the webinar on Moving to Opportunity, Housing Mobility, andHealth in Baltimore and Beyond, 5:30-6:30 pm 11/12.


How to combat ‘COVID fatigue’: Medical experts on what works — and doesn’t

In this environment, public health officials are warning of “COVID fatigue” as the coronavirus pandemic has stretched on for seven months.Elizabeth Stuart is quoted. 


Living for the City: Women’s Health in 21st Century Baltimore

21CC invites you to Join a panel of distinguished experts as they parse the pandemic’s impact, reckon with the future of reproductive rights, and examine the effects of environmental racism […]


Arresting sex workers helps no one

Arresting sex workers as a mean of stopping sex trafficking does not create a trusting relationship where people who are trafficked feel safe to come forward. Rather, it further destabilizes […]


Covid-19 Vaccines Are Chance at Salvation, Financial and Beyond, for Drug Makers

Drug maker companies are blamed for gouging prices on lifesaving drugs and enriching themselves through the opioid crisis, among other sins. Now, with pharmaceutical companies racing to find vaccines to […]


POOR FAMILIES MOVE OFTEN BUT RARELY ESCAPE CONCENTRATED POVERTY

JHU-HUB: Unforeseen crises force families living in poverty to move to the safest, most convenient locations rather than to places with more opportunities and less segregation, new research finds. Sociologist […]


Novavax Enters Final Stage of Coronavirus Vaccine Trials

The Maryland company, which has never brought a vaccine to market, has started its Phase 3 trial in the United Kingdom, with plans to begin in the United States in […]