COVID-19 News
Latest information from SSRI on the global coronavirus outbreak, and what we are doing to respond
COVID-19 and the mental health of essential workers
Feb 24, 2022
SSRI COVID-19 Resources
Insights from Experts
Are Essential Workers More Optimistic Online?
Johnna Blair |
Strategic media use (even cat videos!) during Covid-19 and every day
Jessica Gall Myrick, PhD |
Collision of two public health crises
Paddy Ssentongo |
Let your voice be heard!
The Centre County COVID-19 Data 4 Action Project (Data 4 Action) is collaborating with local government and community groups to better understand the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic in Centre County.
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Declarative to Procedural - Skills To Obstruct Pandemics Tutor
The D2P-StOP tutor is a computer based tutor that teaches knowledge to help interrupt the transmission of COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. These skills are also applicable to other respiratory pathogens and will also generally help decrease infections.
Learn MorePolicy Briefs
Impact of COVID-19 in PA and Beyond
COVID19 & The Commonwealth: Remote Communications - Technology & Internet Access
Issue 08 | Jul 2020 | Pennsylvania Population Network (PPN)
High COVID-19 Mortality Risk in Pennsylvania’s Rural Counties
Issue 24 | Jul 2020 | Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion | Pennsylvania Population Network (PPN)
For Researchers
COVID-19 Funding Resources and More
NIH Long-Term Effects of Disasters on Health Care Systems Serving Health Disparity Populations
Deadline: Standard Dates Apply
Featured Study
Counting Pandemic Statistics Remotely Using Webcams
By Jacob D. Oury, Frank E. Ritter and Fatoumata B. Cissé, Penn State's College of IST
Lack of mask use during large public events might spread COVID-19. It is possible now to measure this and similar public health information using publicly available webcams. We demonstrate a rapid assessment approach for measuring mask usage at a public event.
Learn more >>Featured Project
Global Tweet Mentions of COVID-19
by the Computational and Spatial Analysis Core (CSA) of SSRI
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