‘Cover Stories’ Archives
Tips from a COVID-19 Case Investigator
By LINDSEY FENNER For the past two months, I have been reassigned as a COVID-19 Case Investigator. This means that everyday I have conversations with people who have tested positive for COVID-19. Over the next few months, I will share tips and ideas from this experience. This month, I want to introduce everyone to what a Case Investigator does and what you should know if you get a call from one. What happens when I test positive? After a positive test for COVID-19, you should be getting two phone calls: one phone call from the clinic where you got tested, and another phone call from a case investigator from the State of Minnesota Department of Health or a local public health agency. Why do we call? We want to give you information about isolation and quarantine. I spend most of my time answering questions, talking through what isolation might look like, and making sure families have what they need to isolate and to stop the spread of COVID-19 to others. [...]
Swim Safely at Home or Away
By H. Lynn Adelsman, Modified from MN Dept. Natural Resources advice With few or no lifeguards at Minneapolis lakes and beaches this summer, please be aware of these safe practices: Always watch children around water, without being distracted. Phones can be distracting and contrary to child-monitoring.Keep young children within arm”™s reach of an adult at all times.Teach children how to swim. Consider their age, development, and how comfortable they are around water. (See below for swim lesson resources).Empty buckets, containers, and kiddie pools immediately after use. Store them upside down so they don”™t collect water.Air-filled and foam toys are NOT safety devices.Children should wear a Coast Guard-approved life jacket in the water.Be aware that fences are needed around home or apartment pools. A 4 foot tall, pool fence should surround all sides and have self-closing and self-latching gates to avoid children from entering unsafely without [...]
AIM and Traditional Peacemaking are Still Here
“We are still here.” “American Indian Vietnam vets were moving to the cities after their military service to find jobs to support their families. In Minnesota, thousands left the reservations and moved to the cities to go to the schools and find jobs. At the same time, negative attitudes toward Indians were widespread among the white police force, and nothing seemed to stop them from injuring people caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.” “ Even with Federal Funding coming into Minneapolis for jobs training, there was not enough to keep up with the numbers of Indians who were moving into Minneapolis”™ major cities.  The police, first enforcers of the law and, to an extent, of the mores of the majority population, came into contact with Indian people in a very ugly way.”  Franklin Front Yard Signs thanking American Indian Movement Patrol and Black Lives Matter and Rest in Peace Tributes to [...]
