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Illinois National Guard members process a COVID-19 test.

Student Guardsman Profiled by Tribune

With the Illinois National Guard's deployment winding to a close, the Chicago Tribune profiled their mission, including MPH student Samuel Rene's role in COVID-19 testing.

A lab technician processes a COVID-19 test.

New Study Highlights Role of Disparities

Uchechi Mitchell tells the New York Times factors like obesity, heart disease and severe asthma are inextricably linked to structural racism.

Philip Ricks headshot.

Contact Tracing for Communities of Color

Alumnus Philip Ricks with the CDC is leading a nationwide effort to design contact tracing for communities of color that addresses longstanding health inequities.

Urszula Tyl headshot.

Alumna Investigates Outbreaks in Environmental Health

After years investigating food-borne illness and diseases in child care settings, alumna Urszula Tyl is leading contact tracing efforts with Jefferson County Public Health.

An aerial view of the Stateville Correctional Center.

The Pandemic Behind Bars

SPH's Sage Kim and alumnus Timothy Jostrand detail the spread of COVID-19 in Illinois jails and prisons and offer recommendations for protecting inmates and workers.

An aerial view of the Cook County Jail.

Limiting COVID-19 Transmission by Reduced Inmate Populations

An analysis of early release of offenders as an infection control strategy, highlighting further public health challenges that need to be addressed by early release.

Two medical professionals, dressed in personal protective gowns, masks and face shields, prepare a COVID-19 test sample for processing.

Testing and Social Isolation Needs in Jails and Prisons

This analysis explores two critical needs in correctional settings:  providing inmates facing extreme social isolation with outlets for interaction and ensuring testing supplies are adequate to mitigate an outbreak.

The building of the Cermak Health Service at the Cook County Jail.

Attending to Inmates' Basic Public Health Needs

An analysis of steps local and state leaders can take to ensure basic public health needs of inmates are met during the COVID-19 pandemic.