College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska.
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Prev Chronic Dis. 2020 Aug 13;17:E81. doi: 10.5888/pcd17.200269.
The Student Response Team at the University of Nebraska Medical Center answered the statewide call to assist local health departments during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. As a voluntary student-led effort, the SRT assisted health departments to conduct contact tracing, monitor social media, and educate the public. Their experience demonstrates how students can increase the public health surge capacity of local health departments while gaining applied experience during public health emergencies. This call-to-action commentary proposes that SRTs should be formed, trained, and deployed through academic institutions across the nation and the globe, during and beyond the current pandemic.
内布拉斯加大学医学中心的学生应急响应团队响应了全州范围的号召，在 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行期间协助当地卫生部门。作为一项自愿的学生领导的努力，SRT 协助卫生部门进行接触者追踪、监测社交媒体和教育公众。他们的经验表明，学生可以在公共卫生紧急情况下，通过全国和全球的学术机构来增加当地卫生部门的公共卫生应对能力，并获得应用经验。本行动呼吁评论建议，应在当前大流行期间及之后，通过全国和全球的学术机构组建、培训和部署 SRT。
