5/18
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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America’s cities could house everyone, if they chose to
Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice said annual spending on shelters for people experiencing homelessness has reached $12 billion.
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The CDC is a national treasure. Why is it being sidelined?
Jennifer Prah Ruger of the School of Social Policy & Practice wrote about the continued relevance of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The World Health Organization can be reformed
Amartya Sen of the School of Social Policy & Practice writes that the World Health Organization should be fixed rather than scrapped.
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The World Health Organization can be reformed
Jennifer Prah Ruger of the School of Social Policy & Practice wrote about how the World Health Organization can be improved, rather than disbanded altogether. “The world needs such a WHO, that puts science before politics,” she argued. “Our lives literally depend on it.”
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U.S. jobless claims top 30 million in six weeks as coronavirus rocks economy
Ioana Marinescu of the School of Social Policy & Practice said the U.S. is witnessing an unemployment rate that hasn’t been seen since the Great Depression. “We need further policy action to help businesses reopen and workers return to work without losing income,” she said. “Allowing workers to keep their extra $600/week unemployment benefits while going back to work would be a helpful first step.”
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Imagining a justice-based health system
Jennifer Prah Ruger of the School of Social Policy & Practice discusses her work studying national and international public health policies through a moral lens.
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Millions of Americans are receiving relief payments this week, but who is being left out?
Amy Castro Baker of the School of Social Policy & Practice said lawmakers should consider how stimulus legislation will shape society going forward. “Any types of inequality that we’re writing into policy now are going to have a reverberation moving forward—both in terms of policy precedent and in terms of uneven distribution of resources,” she said.
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Tracking those $1,200 checks
Susan B. Sorenson of the School of Social Policy & Practice spoke about the pandemic’s effect on women in abusive relationships, particularly in light of a surge in gun sales.
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As nation stays home, early indicators suggest rise in domestic violence killings
Susan B. Sorenson of the School of Social Policy & Practice commented on the uptick in gun purchases during the coronavirus pandemic. “A lot of gun purchases are motivated by fear,” she said. “People are being told to stay in their homes, that thousands of people will die, and that this may go on for an extended period ... It is completely understandable to be afraid.”
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To house the homeless, agencies turn to vacant hotels
Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice spoke about homeless people struggling during the pandemic. “Our primary strategy for prevention and containment is, basically, sheltering in place and quarantine,” he said. “Neither of these things are really effective options for people who are either living unsheltered or in what are typically pretty densely populated shelters.”