School health systems under strain: an example of COVID-19 experiences & burnout among school health staff in Pima County, Arizona.

ABSTRACT:

Background

School health staff lead and provide a variety of care for children in schools. As school districts have navigated the COVID-19 pandemic, school health staff have faced unprecedented challenges in protecting the health of students and school staff. Our objective was to qualitatively characterize these pandemic challenges and experiences of school health staff in Pima County, Arizona to identify gaps in school health staff support for improving future emergency preparedness.

Methods

We conducted two focus group discussions (FGDs) with 48 school health staff in Pima County, Arizona in two school districts using a discussion guide including ten open-ended questions. The FGDs were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. We used the socioecological model (SEM) to orga

SUBMITTER: Wilson AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10463464 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature