Planning and Implementation of COVID-19 Isolation and Quarantine Facilities in Hawaii: A Public Health Case Report

Victoria Y. Fan, Craig T. Yamaguchi, Ketan Pal, Stephen M. Geib, Leocadia Conlon, Joshua R. Holmes, Yara Sutton, Amihan Aiona, Amy B. Curtis and Edward Mersereau
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Victoria Y. Fan: Social Science Research Institute, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
Craig T. Yamaguchi: Social Science Research Institute, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
Ketan Pal: Social Science Research Institute, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
Stephen M. Geib: Social Science Research Institute, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
Leocadia Conlon: Social Science Research Institute, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
Joshua R. Holmes: Hawaii State Department of Health, Behavioral Health Administration, Honolulu, HI 96819, USA
Yara Sutton: Hawaii State Department of Health, Behavioral Health Administration, Honolulu, HI 96819, USA
Amihan Aiona: Hawaii State Department of Health, Behavioral Health Administration, Honolulu, HI 96819, USA
Amy B. Curtis: Hawaii State Department of Health, Behavioral Health Administration, Honolulu, HI 96819, USA
Edward Mersereau: Hawaii State Department of Health, Behavioral Health Administration, Honolulu, HI 96819, USA

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 15, 1-10

Abstract: In response to the second surge of COVID-19 cases in Hawaii in the fall of 2020, the Hawaii State Department of Health Behavioral Health Administration led and contracted a coalition of agencies to plan and implement an isolation and quarantine facility placement service that included food, testing, and transportation assistance for a state capitol and major urban center. The goal of the program was to provide safe isolation and quarantine options for individual residents at risk of not being able to comply with isolation and quarantine mandates. Drawing upon historical lived experiences in planning and implementing the system for isolation and quarantine facilities, this qualitative public health case study report applies the plan-do-study-act (PDSA) improvement model and framework to review and summarize the implementation of this system. This case study also offers lessons for a unique opportunity for collaboration led by a public behavioral health leadership that expands upon traditionally narrow infectious disease control, by developing a continuum of care that not only addresses immediate COVID-19 concerns but also longer-term supports and services including housing, access to mental health services, and other social services. This case study highlights the role of a state agency in building a coalition of agencies, including a public university, to respond to the pandemic. The case study also discusses how continuous learning was executed to improve delivery of care.

Keywords: COVID-19; isolation and quarantine; containment and mitigation strategies; homelessness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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