Pamela M. Aaltonen

Juan Miranda receives a flu shot from Yadira Santiago Banuelos, family nurse practitioner, at the Family Health Clinic of Monon in Monon, Indiana. Purdue University/Rebecca McElhoe

December 9, 2020

Latinos are especially reluctant to get flu shots – how a small clinic in Indiana found ways to overcome that

Pamela M. Aaltonen, Purdue University and Jennifer Coddington, Purdue University

Millions of Latinos may not get the influenza shot this year, which could be an indicator of whether they will get a COVID-19 shot. A rural clinic shows how building trust can help overcome reluctance.

While it may be deflating, events like the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade are best watched from home this year. Here, the Harold the Fireman balloon lies face down as he readied for the parade on Nov. 27, 2019. Gary Hershorn via Getty Images

November 19, 2020

While spending holidays at home, here are a dozen more things you can do to help stop COVID‑19

Pamela M. Aaltonen, Purdue University

Inaction over the next few months could cost tens of thousands of lives. Here are things you should do now to stay safe and to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Staying safe this Halloween means following a few simple rules. Anatolii Stozub via Getty Images

October 23, 2020

Do we have to toss Halloween out the window this year, too? Public health experts give some guidelines

Pamela M. Aaltonen, Purdue University and Meg Sorg, Purdue University

There are plenty of ways to enjoy the holiday without trick-or-treating, but you still need to make sure you are socially distancing and wearing a mask – and not just one for Halloween.

In Irvine, Calif., a COVID-19 test is retrieved from a drive-in patient at Orange County Great Park. For four weeks, the testing station will see 520 patients per day. Getty Images / Allen J. Schaben

July 21, 2020

Coronavirus numbers confusing you? Here’s how to make sense of them

Pamela M. Aaltonen, Purdue University and Catherine Lynne Troisi, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

There’s more to the numbers than what you see on TV.

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Latinos are especially reluctant to get flu shots – how a small clinic in Indiana found ways to overcome that

While spending holidays at home, here are a dozen more things you can do to help stop COVID‑19

Do we have to toss Halloween out the window this year, too? Public health experts give some guidelines

Coronavirus numbers confusing you? Here’s how to make sense of them

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