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Feb 16, 20227 min read
COVID-19, remote learning left Miami high school seniors stressed, strained and struggling to catch
By Justin Fernandez, Ajmaanie Andre, Kymani Hughes, Krystal Li and Angely Peña-Agramonte Urban Health Media Project Hannah Corcoran had...
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ycastmediagroup
Jan 27, 20224 min read
Virtual learning harbors its own gifts
By Tamar Coon Urban Health Media Project Before March of 2020, everything was normal: I was in 8th grade at Columbia Heights Educational...
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Jan 26, 20225 min read
‘I thought I was the only one’: Peer support groups help teens fight loneliness, isolati
By Olivia Fendrich and Radiah Jamil On a fall day outside Francis Scott Key High School in Carroll County, Md., a circle of chairs was...
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ycastmediagroup
Jan 11, 20224 min read
Correctional facilities: The Band-Aid to mental health
Correctional Facilities: The Band-Aid to Mental Health By Yesenia Barrios Shawanna Vaughn had no choice. She was born in a prison...
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ycastmediagroup
Jan 10, 20223 min read
Social media: A complex challenge for youth and parents to protect mental health
By Yesenia Barrios Using social media– specifically apps like Instagram and Snapchat--requires tricky negotiation for young people to...
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ycastmediagroup
Dec 17, 20215 min read
Is back to school better or worse than pandemic eating, couch surfing at home?
Virtual schooling led to increased obesity in students, but cafeteria food offerings often not healthy By Julianne Hill and Gabriella...
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ycastmediagroup
Dec 16, 20217 min read
Health disparities hit survival rates for cancer, COVID
By Jayne O’Donnell, Julianne Hill, and Enijah Brennon This story was published in the AFRO. Leana Wen knew her mother, who got winded...
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