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Book SynopsisTells the human story of COVID in Ohio, America’s ‘bellwether’ state. Scholars and practitioners examine the pandemic response from multiple angles, and contributors from numerous walks of life offer moving first-person reflections.
Trade Review“
Ohio under COVID exemplifies a quote by Fissell et al. the editors cite: ‘pandemics are global phenomena, but they are lived locally.’ What better state than Ohio to focus on as it reflects the various geographic and cultural divisions of the larger United States? This open access book provides us with a much-needed example of public health humanities that brings together authors from academia and the community to more deeply examine how the COVID pandemic impacted individuals and institutions at a state and local level.”—Kayhan Parsi, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
“A tour de force, detailing many aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic’s tragic impact in Ohio.”—Mark Cameron, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
“Impressively, the editors have brought together a group of researchers and physicians with a wealth of experience in different fields of study. Ohio is a bellwether state in many ways, and the authors and editors do a very nice job of placing the state in a national and local context.”—Phillip McMinn Singer, University of Utah
Table of Contents
- Just a Sneeze
- by Molly Jasina
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: COVID’s First Wave in Ohio: National Trends and Local Realities
- by Vanessa Carbonell, Katherine Sorrels, Danielle Bessett, Lora Arduser, Edward Wallace, and Michelle McGowan
- Part One: Values in Conflict: Policy, Politics, and Ethics
- 1. The Leader We Wish We All Had: Ohio, Gender, and the Politics of Public Health
- by Daniel Skinner and Kathryn Poe — Research Article
- 2. Mike DeWine, Mask Mandates, and the Value of Moral Philosophy
- by Jonathan Spelman — Research Article
- 3. Lessons in Resiliency During a Pandemic: Did We Do Everything We Could?
- by Zac Ginsberg — Personal Reflection
- 4. Abortion and the Politics of Care in Ohio During the COVID Pandemic
- by Hillary Gyuras, Mikaela Smith, Danielle Czarnecki, Alison H. Norris, Michelle L. McGowan, and Danielle Bessett — Research Article
- 5. Bioethics and Critical Care in the Time of COVID
- by Mahwish U. Ahmad, Joshua Crites, and Prabalini Rajendram — Research Article
- 6. Bioethical Considerations in the Age of COVID: The Intersections of Medicine, Science, and Public Health in Ohio
- by Julie Aultman, Deborah Barnbaum, and Kimberly Garchar — Personal Reflection
- 7. The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education
- by Sarah Richter — Research and Reflection Article
- 8. Remembering Past Pandemics: COVID News Coverage and Remembrance of the 1918 Flu Pandemic
- by John Lynch, Jordyn Adams, Haley Fite, Blair Kramer, Chris Laycock, Shelby Singh, Rachel Tucker, and Dirichi Umunna — Research Article
- Part Two: Left Behind: Communities and Individuals under Stress
- 9. Using Spatial Epidemiology to Better Understand COVID-19 in Ohio
- by Diego F Cuadros, Chayanika Devi, and Neil Mackinnon — Research Article
- 10. Prisons, Pandemics, and Personal Responsibility: COVID-19 in Ohio’s Correctional Facilities
- by Elizabeth Lanphier and M. Forrest Behne — Research and Reflection Article
- 11. Cincinnati and COVID-19: The Urgent Need for African American Doctors
- by Edward V Wallace — Research Article
- 12. Old Problems, New Virus: Ableism in Ohio’s COVID-19 Pandemic Response
- by Kara B. Ayers — Research and Reflection Article
- 13. Social Inequality: The Pandemic’s Disparate Impact on Food Insecurity among Marginalized Groups
- by Monica Adams — Research Article
- 14. Not Returning to Normalized Injustice: Reflections on Teaching and Learning
- While Living the Pandemic
- by Kim E. Nielsen — Personal Reflection
- 15. Grace and Grief in Uncertain Times: An Account of Love and Dying During
- COVID-19
- by Angie Fitzpatrick — Personal Reflection
- Afterword: “It’s Not Just the Virus”: Pandemic Lessons from Dr. Amy Acton
- About the Editors and Contributors
- Index
