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Pandemic side effect: bad eating habits
By Brielle Dunbar and Tabusom Marzi Youthcast Media Group® The pandemic has affected many things in student life over these last few...
Jul 31, 20232 min read
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COVID’s lingering impact on high school athletes
By Jason Perloff Youthcast Media Group Mathew Giron Blanco, a sophomore football player at Annandale High School, got Covid-19 last fall...
Jul 31, 20232 min read
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High schools struggling to keep teachers on board after pandemic
By Johnny Tran Youthcast Media Group® Soo-Jin Lee left a job she loved, teaching English at Annandale High School, in October of 2022 not...
Jul 28, 20233 min read
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Teachers weigh risk/benefit of mask wearing
By Lidya A. Teklebirhan Youthcast Media Group® Annandale High School 10th grade English teacher James Bryant has had COVID, twice. After...
Jul 28, 20232 min read
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For International Baccalaureate students, managing school can be daunting - but there are solutions
By Sereene Darwiesh, Mariamawat Endalkachew and Kelmya Sanker Youthcast Media Group® IB stands for International Baccalaureate. Or so...
Jul 28, 20234 min read
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Why wear a mask in 2023?
By Rodshi Taiyabah Youthcast Media Group® Getting ready for school before 7 a.m. is always a rush. I’m usually exhausted. I pack my bag...
Jul 28, 20233 min read
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Young People Drive Fantasy Book Sales Post-Pandemic And it’s good news for literacy
This story was originally published on Mindsite News's online publication May 15, 2023. Related stories: No Illusion: Fantasy Fiction...
May 16, 20235 min read
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COVID-19, remote learning left Miami high school seniors stressed, strained and struggling to catch
By Justin Fernandez, Ajmaanie Andre, Kymani Hughes, Krystal Li and Angely Peña-Agramonte Urban Health Media Project Hannah Corcoran had...
Feb 16, 20227 min read
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Systemic racism spurs COVID-19 to hit Florida communities of color harder
Lack of access to services, fresh foods, vaccination sites increased vulnerability, experts say By Julianne Hill, Justin Fernandez,...
Feb 16, 20225 min read
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COVID-19 pandemic leaves ‘transportation deserts’ even more barren
By Richard Wright Public Charter School students Grace Reed and Kamaia Bexley, UHMP intern Pam Rentz of Florida A & M University and...
Feb 14, 20229 min read
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Is back to school better or worse than pandemic eating, couch surfing at home?
Virtual schooling led to increased obesity in students, but cafeteria food offerings often not healthy By Julianne Hill and Gabriella...
Dec 17, 20215 min read
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Health disparities hit survival rates for cancer, COVID
By Jayne O’Donnell, Julianne Hill, and Enijah Brennon This story was published in the AFRO. Leana Wen knew her mother, who got winded...
Dec 16, 20217 min read
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The Pandemic Deepens Miami’s Housing Affordability Crisis for Immigrant Families
By Aileen Delgado, Kymani Hughes, Krystal Li, Angely Pena-Agramonte, Karla Perez and Kelly Sanchez Youthcast Media Group® This story was...
Jul 19, 20214 min read
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Queer youth found creative approaches to self-care during pandemic
By Adrian Gibbons Isolation, whether because of the pandemic, physical or mental health issues, or a combination of those, has affected...
Jun 22, 20215 min read
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As Grief Sweeps Nation from Violence, COVID-19 Deaths, Survivors ‘Suffering in Silence’
Josephine Chu, Amora Campbell and Madeleine Voth, Urban Health Media Project This story appeared in the Washington Informer on Jan. 9,...
Jun 17, 20216 min read
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Families face obstacles fighting lead poisoning during pandemic
By Roman Sardo-Longo, Lal Tluang, Tam Chau, and TerNay Gay Youthcast Media Group® This story was published in FreshWater online...
Jun 7, 20216 min read
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Amid toll of COVID-19, violence compounds grief for families of homicide victims
By Radiah Jamil, Kayla Johnson and Diamond Thomas-Dean Youthcast Media Group® This story was also published in The Philadelphia Tribune...
Jun 7, 20215 min read
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Got the Pandemic Blues? Go to the (Bowling) Alley
By Maurice Ware Youthcast Media Group® The smell of fresh oil being spread. The thud of bowling balls hitting the lane. The loud crashing...
May 24, 20213 min read
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Surviving Trauma: COVID-19 Deaths Only One Trauma Young People of Color Face
BY SAMARAH BENTLEY URBAN HEALTH MEDIA PROJECT NEW ORLEANS -- In one week, a patient of New Orleans clinical psychologist Dr. Baraka Perez...
Jan 22, 20213 min read
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Surviving Trauma: Miami Resident Leans on Faith to Cope With Multiple COVID-19 Deaths
BY Daniel Gonzalez III December 29, 2020 Youthcast Media Group® URBAN HEALTH MEDIA PROJECT MIAMI — Over just a few months during the...
Dec 29, 20203 min read
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