Academic Service Learning in Public Health
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
Ellensburg
Event Website
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source
Start Date
16-5-2021
End Date
22-5-2021
Keywords
Public Health, COVID-19, Contact Tracing, Academic Service Learning
Abstract
The PUBH 489 course allows students to engage in community and/or campus based academic service learning related to public health. In Winter quarter 2021, CWU students were trained and certified in case investigation and contact tracing (CICT) for the COVID-19 pandemic. In conjunction with the Kittitas County Public Health Department (KCPHD), the CWU CICT team has been working to help limit the spread of COVID-19 in the community. The CICT team has been heavily involved in ensuring that COVID-19 positive students, and those identified as being close contacts, are following all recommendations for isolation or quarantine periods, respectively. As a student involved in the CICT team, I have been investigating positive cases to pinpoint infectious period timelines, determine isolation, and identify close contacts. Contacts are then notified and given instructions for quarantining, whether on-or-off-campus. Once cases and contacts have been investigated, each receives a daily call regarding general health and well-being, development of symptoms, and to determine if they are in need of any support or assistance from the University. This experience has allowed me to prioritize the well-being of my student community. I have been able to take the public health knowledge and skills I have learned throughout my education at CWU and apply that to something that is making a difference and giving me experience that I can utilize post-graduation.
Recommended Citation
Carroll, Brittaney, "Academic Service Learning in Public Health" (2021). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 66.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2021/CEPS/66
Department/Program
Health Sciences
Additional Mentoring Department
https://cwu.studentopportunitycenter.com/academic-service-learning-in-public-health/
Academic Service Learning in Public Health
Ellensburg
The PUBH 489 course allows students to engage in community and/or campus based academic service learning related to public health. In Winter quarter 2021, CWU students were trained and certified in case investigation and contact tracing (CICT) for the COVID-19 pandemic. In conjunction with the Kittitas County Public Health Department (KCPHD), the CWU CICT team has been working to help limit the spread of COVID-19 in the community. The CICT team has been heavily involved in ensuring that COVID-19 positive students, and those identified as being close contacts, are following all recommendations for isolation or quarantine periods, respectively. As a student involved in the CICT team, I have been investigating positive cases to pinpoint infectious period timelines, determine isolation, and identify close contacts. Contacts are then notified and given instructions for quarantining, whether on-or-off-campus. Once cases and contacts have been investigated, each receives a daily call regarding general health and well-being, development of symptoms, and to determine if they are in need of any support or assistance from the University. This experience has allowed me to prioritize the well-being of my student community. I have been able to take the public health knowledge and skills I have learned throughout my education at CWU and apply that to something that is making a difference and giving me experience that I can utilize post-graduation.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2021/CEPS/66
Faculty Mentor(s)
Amie Wojtyna