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Vo, Anh V.; Majnoonian, Araz; Ni, Jessica; Garfein, Richard S.; Wishard Guerra, Alison; Fielding-Miller, Rebecca – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: Case investigation and contact tracing (CI/CT) are important public health tools to interrupt COVID-19 transmission. Our study aims to understand how parents and school staff perceive COVID-19 CI/CT. Methods: Using a mixed methods approach, we distributed a community survey and conducted 15 focus group discussions (FGDs) in English and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Disease Control, Parents
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Rosales, Ashley; Young, Shannan; Mendez, Tracy; Shelden, Kristal; Holdaway, Megan – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic intensified disparities for underserved populations as accessing resources became more difficult. Dairy Council of California launched the Let's Eat Healthy initiative to address nutrition security through collaborative solutions in the school environment. Implications For School Health Policy, Practice, and…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Nutrition Instruction, Security (Psychology), Food
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Lee, Ryan C.; Soto, Daniel W.; Deva, Sohini; Macedo, Marisol; Shanker, Kush; Rodriguez, Anna; Alhajri, Danyah; Unger, Jennifer B. – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: School-based COVID-19 testing is a potential strategy to limit COVID-19 transmission among youth in congregate settings such as schools, sports programs, and summer camps. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of frequent rapid antigen testing at a supervised distance-learning setting for elementary…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, COVID-19, Pandemics, Diagnostic Tests
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Gallardo, Michelle; Zepeda, Alex; Biely, Christopher; Jackson, Nicholas; Puffer, Maryjane; Anton, Patricia; Dudovitz, Rebecca – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: Little is known regarding utilization of school-based health centers (SBHCs) during prolonged school closures, such as those that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. We sought to compare SBHC utilization before and after pandemic-related school closures across a network of SBHCs affiliated with a large Southern Californian urban…
Descriptors: School Health Services, COVID-19, Pandemics, Help Seeking
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Benjamin W. Chaffee; Jing Cheng; Elizabeth T. Couch; Bonnie Halpern-Felsher – Journal of School Health, 2024
Background: Adolescents' school engagement, mental health, and substance use have been major concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly given disruptions to school instruction. We examined how the instructional setting was associated with academic and health-related outcomes within an adolescent cohort followed during the pandemic.…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Self Efficacy
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Vilchez, Jocelyn A.; Kruse, John; Puffer, Maryjane; Dudovitz, Rebecca N. – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students and teachers have transitioned to online learning. The transition required changes in teaching practices to accommodate for an online learning environment. However, there are no studies characterizing physical educators' and school health experts' perspectives on physical education via distance…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Expertise, Distance Education