Follow the Data Podcast: Responding to a Pandemic Crisis
April 9, 2020
This episode discusses how COVID-19 is different from other recent outbreaks, the four phases of crisis response for public health disasters, and how the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is tackling the coronavirus from every angle.
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The Show Must Go On – Light Up Your Living Room with These Virtual Performances
April 9, 2020
Experience the drama and artistry of theater and dance right from your living room with these digital performances and workshops.
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Explore the Outdoors While Indoors This Weekend
April 4, 2020
While facing unprecedented closures, museums and public gardens across the country are meeting challenges head-on by bringing the natural world straight to you. Digital visitors can get up close with spring foliage, watch animals and natural landscapes in real time, and traverse lands where dinosaurs roamed billions of years ago.
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Follow the Data Podcast: How to Help Nonprofits Hit Hard By COVID-19
April 3, 2020
As part of our ongoing series looking at how cities, nonprofits, and low- and middle-incomes countries are fighting the coronavirus, this episode dives deeper into the NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund, an initiative which brings together individuals, businesses, and philanthropic organizations, including Bloomberg Philanthropies, to support New York City-based social services and cultural organizations that have been affected by the coronavirus crisis.
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Testing is just the start when it comes to ending Covid-19, doc says
April 3, 2020
As mayors manage the scarcity of Covid-19 tests in their cities, they also need to “play one chess move ahead” to make sure their communities are using testing to produce maximum impact.
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Covid-19 and transportation: 5 things cities can do right now
April 1, 2020
A new resource to track all this fast-paced action launched earlier this week. A partnership between Bloomberg Philanthropies and the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), the Transportation Resource Center is designed to help city leaders stay on top of all the transportation innovations bubbling out of cities and, most importantly, help them spread quickly.
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Five Ways to Travel the World Virtually This Weekend
March 27, 2020
Take a virtual trip around the world with these digital resources and opportunities from five cultural institutions supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
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Follow the Data Podcast: “World War C” – Us Against the Microbe
March 27, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we live, the way we work, and the way we view the world. The virus has rapidly spread through communities worldwide, with devastating impact on people’s health, our economy, and our society. However, there are things we can do today to help slow or prevent the virus from spreading. And it starts with listening to our public health experts.
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5 ways cities are tackling one of their toughest Covid challenges: Homelessness
March 26, 2020
How do you comply with a “stay at home” order if you don’t have a home?
That’s a question a growing number of city leaders are grappling with as they ramp up responses to the Covid-19 crisis. And many mayors are taking action with breakneck speed, turning hotels and city-owned buildings into temporary homeless shelters.
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Five Ways to Explore Culture This Weekend with Podcasts, Online Courses, Livestream, and Music
March 21, 2020
Social distancing is impacting the way that we live and work. While most arts and cultural institutions have closed their physical doors for the time being, many are finding creative ways to bring people together virtually through digital cultural experiences. From museums embracing the hashtag #MuseumFromHome on social media to share digital gallery tours, to theater and dance companies offering performances and classes via online streaming platforms, cultural institutions are finding new ways to adapt and bring audiences entertainment and inspiration from the comfort of their homes.
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