Some of our members tabled at a @purityring concert. We had a mask crafting table with charms, stickers, stamps, mask safe markers, and chains. Fans personalized their masks and left with ideas to customize the masks they wear everyday.
#covid19 #maskup #community #publichealth #Houston #texas
![An image with a black chalkboard background decorated with blue chalky lines on all sides. The first text in the image is a quote that reads, “Using weekly district-level mask mandate data and county-level COVID deaths data, we find that removing mask mandates in schools led to a large and statistically significant increase in COVID deaths”. In the center of the image is a diagram titled, “Figure 2: Conceptual Framework of COVID Spread in Schools and Communities”. The diagram shows the relationship between three instances (from left to right) using arrowed lines: “COVID Cases in Schools” that “spread through students & staff” causing “COVID cases in Communities”. Indicated by two arrows, one that goes into (causing) and one that exits (results in), “COVID cases in Communities” are also “spread through families & communities”. The cause and effect relationship between “COVID Cases in Schools” “COVID cases in Communities” leads to “COVID deaths”. A timeline below the three instances begins at “1-2 weeks”, with “COVID Cases in Schools” and ends at “4-6 weeks” with “COVID Deaths”. The instance of “COVID cases in Communities” is in the middle of that timeframe. A quote follows this diagram, “...the impact of removing [mask usage in schools] was most heavily felt among adults in the broader population”. A line of text runs along the bottom of the entire image: “‘Spillovers from Public Health Policies in Schools: Evidence from COVID Mask Mandates’. May 2025, National Bureau of Economic Research”.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:av2kcnw4wn564fkc34qw4ceh/bafkreicqcst4cnxijuv327pl2iyri7ng5f3o3zxwso3wmi7rmiaw2mcr5m)
