I’ve heard that I should wear a mask to protect others. Will it also protect me?
Masks Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: YES! As the Nerdy Girls like to reiterate, risk reduction is not all or nothing. While masks have been encouraged as “source control”- a way of blocking outbound aerosols and droplets as you breathe, speak, sneeze or cough, accumulating evidence suggests that they can provide important protection to the wearer as well. See our Read more…
Are children and adolescents experiencing more mental health symptoms during the pandemic?
Families/Kids Mental Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: It is likely that many children and adolescents are experiencing stress and mental health symptoms as a consequence of the pandemic, but we do not yet know the long term effects. Here is what we do know: -In the U.S. and in many parts of the world, children receive mental health support in school Read more…
A: YES! As the Nerdy Girls like to reiterate, risk reduction is not all or nothing. While masks have been encouraged as “source control”- a way of blocking outbound aerosols and droplets as you breathe, speak, sneeze or cough, accumulating evidence suggests that they can provide important protection to the wearer as well. See our Read more…
Are children and adolescents experiencing more mental health symptoms during the pandemic?
Families/Kids Mental HealthAparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: It is likely that many children and adolescents are experiencing stress and mental health symptoms as a consequence of the pandemic, but we do not yet know the long term effects. Here is what we do know: -In the U.S. and in many parts of the world, children receive mental health support in school Read more…
A: It is likely that many children and adolescents are experiencing stress and mental health symptoms as a consequence of the pandemic, but we do not yet know the long term effects. Here is what we do know: -In the U.S. and in many parts of the world, children receive mental health support in school Read more…
