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  • COVID goes to college

    Johnathan Hettinger

    September 01, 2020 |

    Montana Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Missoula, Montana

    Universities across the U.S. are looking to different testing techniques to decrease the likelihood of Covid-19 spreads on campuses. At the University of Arizona dorm wastewater is tested regularly to determine if students in a specific building need to be tested and isolated. The University of Illinois uses a saliva test to screen students and staff for the virus and either approves or denies access to school buildings via a smartphone app based on each person's test results, or denies access altogether if no test was taken.

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  • Alleviating anxiety via internet

    Johnathan Hettinger

    August 03, 2020 |

    Montana Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Sweet Grass County, Montana

    A partnership between Montana State University and Seattle-based Waypoint Health Innovations is helping bring virtual mental health services to rural communities in Montana. Although the program has only been in research stages thus far, the positive effects already documented has led the program to be ushered into "widespread implementation" amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • The peak that wasn't

    Johnathan Hettinger

    June 26, 2020 |

    Montana Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Montana

    Montana has largely been able to avoid the worst of the coronavirus pandemic by implementing very early measures – including a state of emergency, school closures, and social distancing protocols – before the virus had a chance to spread amongst the community. Having learned from how past communicable diseases spread throughout the state, such as whooping cough, health officials also quickly put a contact tracing effort into place. According to Dr. Laurel Desnick, Park County Health Officer, “Montana is still the safest place in the country.”

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  • With livestock prices falling and food banks in need, ag producers find new ways to share

    Johnathan Hettinger

    May 14, 2020 |

    Montana Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Montana

    Farmers and ranchers across Montana are finding ways to share their products locally during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has seen livestock prices fall and food banks face higher demand. While some agricultural producers are looking to get their livestock in the hands of consumers at local markets, there are a limited number of in-state cattle and hog processors. For one rancher, he gathered other local ranchers to donate more than 20 animals to be locally butchered for donations to local food banks.

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