Long Island COVID-19 research
A COVID-19 positive patient in a medically induced coma at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside in 2020. Credit: Newsday/Jeffrey Basinger
Researchers in the business, medical, science and social work communities across Long Island are studying the impact of coronavirus on the region. At Stony Brook University alone, more than 180 studies launched since the start of the pandemic from 45 academic departments. Here is research being conducted and, in some cases, instructions on how you can participate:
Measuring Long Island’s mental health
Studying impact on LI’s economy
“This pandemic has caused hundreds of thousands of Long Islanders to lose their jobs, shuttered businesses, and turned our local economy upside down,” said Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone. “This report makes clear that federal aid from Congress is necessary if our region is going to rebound and recover from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.”
Checking in with local businesses
Finding answers in the sewage
Tracking family violence
Monitoring social distancing impact
Exploring unprecedented pandemic decisions
These are highlights of research being done here. Comment below or email nextLI@newsday.com with other projects.
