An interview with Gloria Spear
Gloria Spear (Interviewee), Philip Pogue (Interviewer), Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
An interview of Gloria Spear conducted by Philip Pogue for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. Spear discusses the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic brought to Coles County. Located on the eastern border of the state with neighboring Indiana, the Coles County Health Department faced unique challenges. She describes these challenges, detailing the services the health department typically provides, how these services evolved with the pandemic, and the new services offered. The department had to create infrastructure for contact tracing, provide vaccination sites, and operate in four health regions. She concludes the interview by sharing her personal experiences with the pandemic
Audiobook, English, 2022
2022