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Covering bird flu from an ecological angle
Coverage of bird flu should not be limited only to what’s happening in birds, cows and humans. Reporters can also start looking at local angles on environmental contributors to this current public health issue and to pandemics broadly. Since 2022, bird flu in the U.S. has infected not only poultry, dairy cattle, cats and wild birds,…
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Resources : Realizing the future of vaccination for public health (Chief Public Health Officer of Canada’s report on the state of public health in Canada, 2024)
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Covering the ongoing bird flu story as it unfolds
This story is the first in a four–part series. The next article will look at the history and background of bird flu, including H5N1 and provide key resources for reporting on this topic. It was challenging enough to cover the COVID-19 pandemic in real-time as it developed, but how do you cover an almost-it-could-happen-but-we-don’t-know-yet pandemic…
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Resources : Disability—a chronic omission in health equity that must be central to Canada’s post-pandemic recovery
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Brazen pandemic-era discrimination spurred new protections for patients with disabilities
Pervasive bias in the health system against patients with disabilities became glaringly apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic. News organizations alerted the public about state triage plans that deprioritized people with disabilities for life-saving treatments and hospital visitor bans that barred patients with cognitive and communication disabilities from being accompanied by family members. Stories also covered…
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Resources : Creating the conditions for resilient communities: A public health approach to emergencies
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Resources : Lessons in pandemic planning, response and recovery: A summary of Equity in Action stories
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