COVID-19 News Stories

Mile Square Health Center on Roosevelt Road in Chicago.

Precarious Finances for Community Hospitals

Dr. Linda Rae Murray, MPH '80 and adjunct assistant professor, was interviewed by Crain's Chicago on the state of finances for local community hospitals across the city.

An aerial view of the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant in Cicero, Illinois.

Tracking Coronavirus in Wastewater and Sewers

A seed fund grant from the Discovery Partners Institute will launch testing of Chicago-area wastewater to track the volume of COVID-19 virus in wastewater samples.

An ice cream vendor pushes his cart past a wall mural on a street in Little Village.

Protecting Food Vendors in the Pandemic

LaRaza, a Spanish-language Chicago newspaper, profiled a UIC Center for Healthy Work project creating informational posters to promote safety for food vendors in Little Village.

Supplies for making a homemade mask, including cloth, ties, scissors and measuring tape.

Evaluating Mask Use and Fit

Dr. Jay Bhatt, MPH '02, told Good Morning America how tightly a mask fits to a person's face has a significant impact on how a mask stops droplets.

Paul Sambanis headshot.

Planning for Flu Season During the Pandemic

Paul Sambanis told the South Korean news program Global Insight that flu season planning should focus on the most vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic.

California National Guard members load potatoes into the back of a truck, with boxes of food stacked behind them.

SPH Experts Author Food Assistance Recommendations

Alumna Sabrina Young, PhD, and professor Marian Fitzgibbon, PhD, write for the Society of Behavioral Medicine arguing for increased food assistance during and after the pandemic.