Preserving rural school health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Indigenous citizen scientist perspectives from a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: This qualitative study is part of Smart Indigenous Youth, a digital health community trial involving rural schools in Saskatchewan, Canada. Secondary school administrators and educators were engaged as citizen scientists in rural Indigenous communities to understand rapid decision-making processes for preserving school health during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to inform evidence-based safe school policies and practices. After COVID-19 restrictions were implemented, key informant interviews and focus groups were conducted with school administrators and educators, respectively, to understand the impact of school responses and decision-making processes. Two independent reviewers conducted thematic analyses and compared themes to reach consensus on a final shortlist. Four main themes emerged fr

SUBMITTER: Kannan P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9114787 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature