{"title":"Epidemiological Forecasting: A Crystal Ball for COVID-19 and Future Pandemics","authors":"Saketh Sundar","doi":"10.51627/pghr.2021.07.00066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51627/pghr.2021.07.00066","url":null,"abstract":"Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, headlines ranging from “Coronavirus forecasts are grim: It’s going to get worse” to “Covid-19 cases and deaths in the US will fall over the next four weeks, forecast predicts” have dominated the news (Achenbach, 2020; Kallingal, 2021). The weekly-published Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 forecasts have become the go-to forecasts for the media, the public, and various levels of government (Cramer et al., 2021). These projections, generated from epidemiological forecasting, not only inform the public’s caution towards the pandemic but are also crucial for officials to create public health guidelines and allocate resources in hospitals (Gibson et al., 2020). But where do these predictions come from?","PeriodicalId":310759,"journal":{"name":"The Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129774240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Tobacco Epidemic in Youth and Adolescents in the United States","authors":"R. Saralaya","doi":"10.51627/pghr.2021.07.00065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51627/pghr.2021.07.00065","url":null,"abstract":"There are 1.1 billion smokers in the world. An estimated 37 million tobacco users are youth aged 13-15 years, of which 13 million use smokeless tobacco. Tobacco use in youth is hence labeled as a “pediatric epidemic”. 90% of smokers start smoking and get addicted before the age of 25. Tobacco kills more than 8 million people globally each year, which accounts for 1 in 10 deaths worldwide. By 2030, 80% of these deaths will be in low and middle income countries (WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2011).","PeriodicalId":310759,"journal":{"name":"The Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review","volume":"73 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116587448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Old is Gold: A Simple Vaccine in the Fight Against a Complex Pandemic","authors":"Mantej Singh, Basis Ahwatukee","doi":"10.51627/pghr.2021.07.00064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51627/pghr.2021.07.00064","url":null,"abstract":"Recent headlines have championed the success of much of the developed world in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, but the fight is far from over. Although developed countries such as the U.S. can somewhat afford a return to normalcy, a lack of action in confronting the struggles of the developing world will come back to haunt us - and the evidence shows that it already is.","PeriodicalId":310759,"journal":{"name":"The Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125045888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The El Niño: A Meteorological Risk Factor for Vector-borne Diseases","authors":"Avi Patel","doi":"10.51627/pghr.2021.07.00063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51627/pghr.2021.07.00063","url":null,"abstract":"The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) has been ravaging numerous coastal and inland communities with excessive flooding and drought conditions, causing immense economic loss, and the incidence of many neglected tropical diseases. Affecting over 60 million people directly, El Niño remains one of the greatest enigmas to human health, and combined with the ever-escalating global climate crisis, El Niño events are only projected to increase in magnitude in the coming years (WHO, 2016).","PeriodicalId":310759,"journal":{"name":"The Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126512377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Eye Disorders in Hindsight: The Rising Concerns of Myopia during COVID-19","authors":"Vicky Nguyen","doi":"10.51627/pghr.2021.07.00062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51627/pghr.2021.07.00062","url":null,"abstract":"Frequent headaches while looking at digital screens. Squinting eyes to look at objects far away. Constant eye fatigue at work. These are all signs of myopia, or nearsightedness, one of the most common eye disorders in the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the global rate of myopia increased from 22% to 33% from 2000 to 2020 (WHO, 2015). With the ubiquity of technology, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s susceptibility for myopia is on the rise.","PeriodicalId":310759,"journal":{"name":"The Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124893471","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Breaking Through Hysteria: Unravelling the Hidden Gender Biases in Healthcare","authors":"Karmen Gill","doi":"10.51627/pghr.2021.07.00072","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51627/pghr.2021.07.00072","url":null,"abstract":"A woman comes into the emergency room with chest pain and a heart rate of 220 beats per minute. Her doctor told her it was just an anxiety attack and sent her home with Xanax. But she knew it was more than an episode. After many visits to the doctor, she was diagnosed with endometriosis, a painful disorder where the tissue inside the uterus migrates outside (Billock, 2018).","PeriodicalId":310759,"journal":{"name":"The Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124421462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How Technology Helps Protect Global Health and Fight the COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"Kush Parikh","doi":"10.51627/pghr.2021.01.00035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51627/pghr.2021.01.00035","url":null,"abstract":"Whether it is mindlessly scrolling through social media, or even using voice assistant devices to order products online, there is no doubt that technology has fundamentally changed our lives. As COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths climb, new and innovative digital technologies are being harnessed to support the global response to COVID-19 (Whitelaw, Mamas, and Van Spall, 2020). With no effective antiviral treatment in sight and vaccines only just becoming available, global efforts have been focused on containment and prevention strategies. The countries with the most effective handling of the virus have successfully implemented digital technologies to aid in contact tracing, patient diagnosis through artificial intelligence, and telemedicine for remote treatment options.","PeriodicalId":310759,"journal":{"name":"The Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review","volume":"99 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116047040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Struggle for Effective and Equal COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution","authors":"Violet Berlin","doi":"10.51627/pghr.2021.01.00034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51627/pghr.2021.01.00034","url":null,"abstract":"Distributing the COVID-19 vaccine to poorer nations around the world is critical. To ensure equal access, the COVAX facility assembled during the pandemic as a global undertaking to reach those with the greatest need. It is comprised of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the World Bank, and the World Health Organization. Several manufacturers and 190 donor countries are also part of the platform. The end goal? Provide 2 billion doses by the end of 2021 for high-risk populations (WHO, 2020). Yet even with this amazing network, a recent report shows that 90% of the COVID-19 vaccine purchases have gone to higher income countries, which comprise just 14% of the world’s total population. Poorer countries – mostly in Africa, Asia and South America – will at this rate vaccinate at most 20% of the population. Internal documents leaked to Reuters state that COVAX is having financial and supply issues and is struggling to obtain contractual agreements. If this continues, billions of people in poorer countries may not receive a vaccine until 2024 (Guarascio, 2020).","PeriodicalId":310759,"journal":{"name":"The Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123068121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Crisis-Within-A-Crisis: Food Insecurity in the Era of COVID-19","authors":"J. Fang","doi":"10.51627/pghr.2020.12.00032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51627/pghr.2020.12.00032","url":null,"abstract":"In 2019, five million children in the United States did not know if they would receive fresh food and a warm shelter during the holidays. According to the Brookings Institute, this number has increased to more than 13.9 million children in 2020. The short answer for the drastic rise in food insecurity?","PeriodicalId":310759,"journal":{"name":"The Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review","volume":"76 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131692284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Big Brother is Knocking – Balancing Public Health versus Personal Privacy","authors":"Dominik Mautner","doi":"10.51627/pghr.2020.12.00033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51627/pghr.2020.12.00033","url":null,"abstract":"Would you rather suffer from a COVID-19 infection or have your location details monitored around the clock?","PeriodicalId":310759,"journal":{"name":"The Pre-Collegiate Global Health Review","volume":"143 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126648997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}