August 20, 2020

Public Health Student Response to COVID-19

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

Keywords (Tags): public health, schools

• Burns et al. identified that by July 31, 2020, 30 schools and programs of public health in the US were supporting public health agencies in response to COVID-19, primarily through the provision of surge capacity (n=20, 67%), contact tracing (n=19, 63%), and training (n=11, 37%). The authors suggest that future funding should explicitly link public health students to applied public health activities in ways that can be measured to document impacts on public health emergency response and the future public health workforce.

Burns et al. (Aug 19, 2020). Public Health Student Response to COVID-19. Journal of Community Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-020-00910-z