Human Nutrition, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.
Epidemiology Program, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.
J Community Health. 2021 Apr;46(2):298-303. doi: 10.1007/s10900-020-00910-z.
To understand the role public health students play in response to COVID-19 despite cuts in funding for graduate student emergency response programs (GSERPs), we reviewed the websites of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Council on Education in Public Health, and individual schools and programs to identify student participation in COVID-19 response activities. Thirty schools and programs of public health are supporting public health agencies in response to COVID-19, primarily through the provision of surge capacity (n = 20, 66.7%), contact tracing (n = 19, 63.3%), and training (n = 11, 36.7%). The opportunity to participate in formal and informal applied public health experiences like practica, service-learning, and field placements can benefit both public health students and agency partners. Although recent publications have identified gaps in academic public health response to COVID-19, in part due to the cessation of funding for workforce development and other university-based programs in public health preparedness, schools and programs of public health continue to support public health agencies. 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.
为了了解公共卫生专业学生在应对 COVID-19 时的作用，尽管研究生应急响应计划（GSERPs）的资金削减，我们审查了公共卫生学校和计划协会、公共卫生教育理事会以及个别学校和计划的网站，以确定学生参与 COVID-19 应对活动的情况。三十所公共卫生学校和计划正在支持公共卫生机构应对 COVID-19，主要通过提供应急能力（n=20，66.7%）、接触者追踪（n=19，63.3%）和培训（n=11，36.7%）。参与正式和非正式的应用公共卫生经验，如实习、服务学习和实地实习，可以使公共卫生学生和机构合作伙伴都受益。尽管最近的出版物已经确定了学术公共卫生应对 COVID-19 的差距，部分原因是劳动力发展和其他公共卫生准备方面的大学计划的资金停止，但公共卫生学校和计划仍在继续支持公共卫生机构。未来的资金应该明确将公共卫生学生与应用公共卫生活动联系起来，并以可以衡量的方式记录对公共卫生应急响应和未来公共卫生劳动力的影响。
