Mobilizing Established School Partnerships to Reach Underserved Children During a Global Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has led to drastic public health measures, including school closures to slow the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. Reopening educational settings by using diagnostic testing approaches in schools can help accelerate the safe return of students and staff to on-site learning by quickly and accurately identifying cases, limiting the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, and ultimately preventing unnecessary school and work absenteeism. Although the National Institutes of Health has identified community partnerships as the foundation for reducing health disparities, we found limited application of a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach in school engagement. Guided by the CBPR concept

SUBMITTER: Ko LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9153654 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature