Recent News

Staying Safe: What’s a Person to Do?

It is really helpful to have the Daily Item putting out its When COVID Hits Home series, with stories about the personal experiences of local families who have dealt with COVID in some way. It is so generous of people to come forward to talk. The stories give a window into the challenges of the […]

Going Viral (in a Good Way)

This is an all-hands-on-deck moment! Please start talking to your neighbors about public health. If you haven't already or if you've only been discussing it with some people, it's time to make a conscious effort to do some expanded personal outreach. Talk to your neighbors, your colleagues, your acquaintances, your work network, your kids' coaches […]

A December to Remember, But Not In a Good Way

The current White House Coronavirus Task Force PA report (should be another one out today or tomorrow) points out that more than 2000 counties across the country are in COVID red zones with substantial transmission and a high risk of hospitals getting overwhelmed. To put that in perspective, there are only around 3,150 total counties, […]

More Messengers, Better Messaging

Covid cases locally and nationally are at an inflection point. Local public health messaging efforts to date have helped some, but they must reach further. And it really needs to happen fairly quickly. How can we get over any existing hurdles and get this message across to more people in the area: we can either […]

Decisions, Decisions… Schools and COVID

The White House Coronavirus Task Force report for PA issued on Dec 6 includes many new maps and stats about hospital capacity across the country and throughout the state. The document points out, "We are also seeing clear improvement in many European countries that implemented strong public and private mitigation but preserved schooling; the majority […]

Brace Yourself — Winter Is Coming

UPDATE -- Good news: Apparently the major spike in cases attributed to Montour County early in December was an accounting error and those confirmed cases are actually being apportioned out elsewhere. Bad news: The reapportioning is somewhat offsetting other apparent drops in cases whether in the valley or somewhat further afield. The way the state […]

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