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Category Archives: Public Health
COVID: What’s Next
Healing our country and effectively combating the pandemic requires that we communicate with each other. At this moment this seems impossible. Many Republicans honestly believe in a false narrative that has been constructed over decades. Their beliefs politicize what should … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Citizenship, COVID-19, Democracy, Politics, Public Health, United States
Tagged "Normal", Coronavirus, Vaccination, Vaccine
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Outrage Is an Addiction
I have discovered that I am still waiting for the shoe to drop. After four years of Trump, I am trained to expect something outrageous every day. What new assault on civility and commonsense is about to occur? Four long … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Being American, Citizenship, Coup d"etat, Justice, Mental Health, Politics, Public Health, Relationships, United States
Tagged Addiction, Biden, human behavior, Outrage, Psychology, Recovery
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Life In The Time of COVID
In some manner, we all have adapted to the horror that surrounds us. But, adaptation is not neutral. It is either positive and promotes survival or negative and increases risk. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Beauty, Being American, COVID-19, Politics, Public Health, United States
Tagged Charcoal, Coronavirus, Death, Figure Study, Illness, Social Distancing, Wear A mask
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I Am Skeptical
There are 210,000 Americans dead from the Coronavirus and 7,400,000 have tested positive. The President of the United States has the virus and is in Walter Reed Hospital. His wife, several close associates, and number of legislators have tested positive … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Citizenship, Coup d"etat, Democracy, Ethics and Morality, Justice, Mental Health, Politics, Public Health, United States, Vote
Tagged Coverup, CoVID-19, Deceit, First Lady Mrs. Edith Wilson, Fraud, October Surprise, politics, Republicans, Skeptical, Trump, Woodrow Wilson
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Herd Immunity
The Coronavirus has been killing Americans for the last half a year. The United States has the worst outbreak in the world with over 6,100,000 people infected and 186,000 dead. In the next 30 days, infections are forecast to climb … Continue reading
Posted in Citizenship, COVID-19, Ethics and Morality, Mental Health, Politics, Public Health, United States
Tagged Coronavirus, CoVID-19, Healthcare Providers, Herd Immunity, Hospitalizations, Masks, National ICU capacity, National non-ICU capacity, National Security Council, Psychological Charateristics, PTSD, Safe Distancing, Stay At Home, Trump, Viral Russian Roulette
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Freedom Is Not Free
Recently, we celebrated the 244th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the birth of the United States, our home. That evening, as it was growing dark, I reflected on past July 4th twilight. Those hushed moments of … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Blog, Citizenship, COVID-19, Democracy, Ethics and Morality, Justice, Politics, Public Health, United States
Tagged CoVID-19, Democracy, Elite, Misinformation, Public Health, public space, Rebels, Republicans, Respect, Responsibility, Traitor, Trump
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