Pandemic response across Ohio's public universities: Novel approaches, emergent challenges and future opportunities.
J Am Coll Health
; : 1-10, 2022 Sep 09.
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
We describe and analyze case investigation and contact tracing (CICT) efforts across Ohio's public universities in response to COVID-19 to distill challenges and lessons learned and suggest future opportunities for universities to mobilize in the face of emergent public health crises.Participants:
Faculty, staff, and graduate students from Ohio's fourteen public universities.Methods:
In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with representatives from nine of the 14 universities; representatives from the remaining five universities completed a brief questionnaire. Interviews were transcribed in their entirety and thematically analyzed.Results:
Emergent themes include the significance of local relationships for implementing locally tailored solutions; the presence of discrete challenges in doing CICT work with university and local communities, and the importance of university students in pandemic response.Conclusions:
There are unique challenges associated with disease control across university populations and surrounding communities, but students from diverse academic background are a potential source of assistance.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Am Coll Health
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article