The Health Education and Training (HEAT) Corps: A Medical–Community Collaboration Response during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Panagis Galiatsatos (), Vanya Jones, Jacqueline Bryan, Meghan Brown, Olivia Banks, Brittany Martin, Megan Collins, Catherine Ling, Mindi B. Levin, Audrey Johnson, Alicia Wilson and Annette Anderson
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Panagis Galiatsatos: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Vanya Jones: Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Jacqueline Bryan: Office for Economic Development and Community Partnerships, Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Meghan Brown: Office for Economic Development and Community Partnerships, Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Olivia Banks: Office for Economic Development and Community Partnerships, Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Brittany Martin: Office for Economic Development and Community Partnerships, Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Megan Collins: Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Catherine Ling: Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Mindi B. Levin: Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Audrey Johnson: Office for Economic Development and Community Partnerships, Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Alicia Wilson: Office for Economic Development and Community Partnerships, Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Annette Anderson: Johns Hopkins School of Education, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 3, 1-8

Abstract: With the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020, many elements of society were faced with attempting to assimilate public health recommendations for infectious control. Vital social organizations had to balance delivering their social services while attempting to stay up to date with COVID-19 information and comply with evolving regulations. In the realm of schools and school systems, guidance on how to best adapt to COVID-19 was often limited. School officials and staff had to assist with multiple public health crises as a consequence of the pandemic, from the pandemic’s transmission prevention strategies (e.g., face masks and physical distancing) to the recognition that students would have personal tragedies related to COVID-19. In this review, we highlight the process and feasibility of implementing an international COVID-19 school-based initiative over two years of the pandemic, the Health Education and Training (HEAT) Corps program.

Keywords: COVID-19; community engagement; health equity; curriculum (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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