Douglas Taren

3.3. Predictors of Change in AN Status A total of 508 of the children (91.0%) never had AN at baseline or follow-up (Never group). Of the children who had AN at baseline, 57.1% (16/28) did not have it two years later (Remission group), while 42.8% (12/28) continued to have AN (Chronic group). Twenty-two of the 530 children (4.2%) developed AN by the 2-year follow-up (Developed group).

Protests in the streets are not a surprise. We started out in a COVID-19 era earlier this year and now we are in a post-George Floyd murder era that reinforces the fact that African Americans and other minorities have continuously been victims of racism. We know racism leads to poor health outcomes. However, racism affects all of us and is a public health issue.

Local Scientist: COVID-19 should change society’s perception of public health The following column is the opinion and analysis of the writer. I have seen an amazing call to arms by our national, state and local public health workforce in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.