COVID-19 Isolation and Quarantine Experience for Residential Students at a Large Four-Year Public University

2021 ◽  
pp. e1-e4
Author(s):  
Meredith E. Hayden ◽  
Diane Rozycki ◽  
Kawai O. Tanabe ◽  
Marsh Pattie ◽  
Laurie Casteen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Public University ◽  
Rapid Identification ◽  
Disease Spread ◽  
University Of Virginia ◽  
Wraparound Services ◽  
The University

Rapid identification and management of students with COVID-19 symptoms, exposure, or disease are critical to halting disease spread and protecting public health. We describe the interdisciplinary isolation and quarantine program of a large, public university, the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. The program provided students with wraparound services, including medical, mental health, academic, and other support services during their isolation or quarantine stay. The program successfully accommodated 844 cases during the fall 2020 semester, thereby decreasing exposure to the rest of the university and the local community. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print September 16, 2021: e1–e4. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306424 )

scholarly journals Emotional and Mental Wellbeing Following COVID-19 Public Health Measures on People Living With Dementia and Carers

2021 ◽  
pp. 089198872199681
Author(s):  
Kerry Hanna ◽  
Clarissa Giebel ◽  
Hilary Tetlow ◽  
Kym Ward ◽  
Justine Shenton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Health Measures ◽  
Social Support Services ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

Background: To date, there appears to be no evidence on the longer-term impacts caused by COVID-19 and its related public health restrictions on some of the most vulnerable in our societies. The aim of this research was to explore the change in impact of COVID-19 public health measures on the mental wellbeing of people living with dementia (PLWD) and unpaid carers. Method: Semi-structured, follow-up telephone interviews were conducted with PLWD and unpaid carers between June and July 2020. Participants were asked about their experiences of accessing social support services during the pandemic, and the impact of restrictions on their daily lives. Results: 20 interviews were conducted and thematically analyzed, which produced 3 primary themes concerning emotional responses and impact to mental health and wellbeing during the course of the pandemic: 1) Impact on mental health during lockdown, 2) Changes to mental health following easing of public health, and 3) The long-term effect of public health measures. Conclusions: The findings from this research shed light on the longer-term psychological impacts of the UK Government’s public health measures on PLWD and their carers. The loss of social support services was key in impacting this cohort mentally and emotionally, displaying a need for better psychological support, for both carers and PLWD.

scholarly journals Mental Health Conditions Among Struggling GME Learners: Results From a Single Center Remediation Program

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 773-777
Author(s):  
Karen M. Warburton ◽  
Amit A. Shahane
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Clinical Performance ◽  
Adjustment Disorder ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
University Of Virginia ◽  
Single Center ◽  
Struggling Learners ◽  
Mental Health Conditions ◽  
The University

ABSTRACT Background Graduate medical education (GME) learners may struggle with clinical performance during training. A subset of these trainees has mental health conditions (MHCs). Objective To characterize the MHCs that underlie poor trainee performance and their relationship to specific clinical performance deficit (CPD). Methods At the University of Virginia (UVA), GME learners not meeting appropriate milestones, or who request help, have the option to self-refer or be referred to COACH (Committee on Achieving Competence Through Help). A physician remediation expert assesses the learner and identifies a primary CPD. If there is concern for an MHC, referral is made to a psychologist with expertise in working with trainees. All learners are offered remediation for the CPD. Using descriptive statistics, we tracked the prevalence of MHC and their correlation with specific CPDs. Results Between 2016 and 2019, COACH assessed 7% (61 of 820) of GME learners at UVA. Thirty-eight percent (23 of 61) had an MHC associated with the CPD. Anxiety was the most common MHC (48%), followed by depression (17%), cognitive dysfunction (17%), adjustment disorder (13%), and other (4%). Professionalism was the most identified CPD among learners with MHCs (52%). Of remediated learners, 47% have successfully finished remediation, 21% were terminated or voluntarily left their program, and 32% are still being remediated (83% of whom are in good standing). Conclusions MHCs were identified in nearly 40% of struggling learners referred to a centralized remediation program. Professionalism is the most identified CPD among learners with MHCs.

Social economic inequalities and mental health. I. Concepts, theories and interpretations

2003 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Bonizzato ◽  
Juan Eduardo Tello
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Health Inequalities ◽  
Social Deprivation ◽  
Material Deprivation ◽  
Occupational Class ◽  
Manual Search ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University

SummaryAims – Reconstructing the models used for approaching the inequalities issues in health, idenfiying the most relevant theoretical and conceptual contributions. Method – Literature electronic-search on Medline, Psyclit, Econlit, Social Science Index and SocioSearch using the key-words inequalities, deprivation, poverty, socio-economic status, social class, occupational class, mental health for the period 1965-2002; integrated with manual search. The material was classified according to the conceptual and theoretical interpretative models or to the analyses of the association 'inequalities-health' where health was expressed as mortality, morbidity or services utilisation. Results – Four different interpretative models about the genesis of inequalities were identified. Further theoretical developments overcome the distinction among conceptuals contrapositions selection versus causation, statistic artefactual versus real differences, individual behaviours versus material context. Since the 80's the concept of material deprivation has been enlarged to include social deprivation to explain health inequalities. The social exclusion is related to material deprivation and to social fragility enlarging the traditional aspects of poverty. The theories that better adapt to the psychiatric field are the social selection and social causation. Conclusions – The social exclusion and the new methodologies for measuring the inequalities seems to be an effective way for understanding of the inexplored aspects of the mental health inequalities.Declaration of Interest: This work was partly funded by the Department of the Public Health Sciences “G. Sanarelli” of the University of Rome “La Sapienza” and the Department of Medicine and Public Health of the University of Verona.

The Phoenix Project: Remediation of a Cybersecurity Crisis at the University of Virginia

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Ryan Nelson ◽  
Ryan Wright
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Stakeholder Management ◽  
Public University ◽  
University Of Virginia ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Management Communication ◽  
Procurement Management ◽  
Mission Critical ◽  
The University ◽  
The Phoenix

This case was designed to facilitate discussion of how a cyberattack was remediated by a major public university. Students are challenged to think through how to best manage the remediation project, including the application of best practices such as risk management, stakeholder management, communication plans, outsourcing/procurement management, and cyberattack remediation. The Phoenix Project was a success from multiple perspectives, and as such provides a useful example of how to manage an unplanned, mission-critical project well.

scholarly journals Wikipedia for multilingual COVID-19 vaccine education at scale

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lane Rasberry ◽  
Daniel Mietchen
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Vaccine Safety ◽  
Vaccine Hesitancy ◽  
University Of Virginia ◽  
Original Proposal ◽  
Public Health Information ◽  
Dollar Amount ◽  
The University

We present the design of a project to develop Wikipedia content on general vaccine safety and the COVID-19 vaccines, specifically. This proposal describes what a team would need to distribute public health information in Wikipedia in multiple languages in response to a disaster or crisis, and to measure and report the communication impact of the same. Researchers at the School of Data Science at the University of Virginia made this proposal in response to a February 2021 call from a sponsor which was seeking to share public health information to respond globally to vaccine hesitancy related to the COVID-19 vaccines. This proposal was not selected for funding, and now the research team is sharing the proposal here with an open copyright license for anyone to reuse and remix. Most of the text here is from the original proposal, but there are modifications to remove the names of the funder, named partners, and for other details to make this text more reusable. The budget in this proposal has been converted from a dollar amount to equivalent descriptions in terms of labor hours, and the timeline was adapted from absolute to relative months.

Homelessness

Pained ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 171-174
Author(s):  
Michael D. Stein ◽  
Sandro Galea
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Housing First ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Supportive Services ◽  
Housing Stability ◽  
One Step

This chapter assesses the effects of homelessness on public health. Homelessness has the power to move people to action like few other issues. Unfortunately, efforts to tackle homelessness have fallen short. Historically, making housing contingent on sobriety and employment has imperiled millions. Encouragingly, Housing First—a program that provides housing and support services without requiring employment or pretreatment for mental health conditions and substance use disorders—has started to gain traction. The program has led to improvements in housing stability, reduced hospitalizations and use of emergency departments, and better quality of life. Adding to the challenge, however, is the fact that over 8 million more Americans are just one step away from homelessness. Unlike the homeless, they are often invisible. Preventing homelessness in these lower income households requires the creation of a living wage. Prevention is also about identifying risk and providing supportive services when an individual or family is on the brink.

scholarly journals Does Emotional Well-Being Mediate Between the Association of Peer Support and Depressive Symptoms in University Students During COVID-19 Pandemic?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yao Sun ◽  
Shiang-Yi Lin ◽  
Kevin Kien Hoa Chung
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
University Students ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Public University ◽  
Emotional Needs ◽  
Negative Affects ◽  
Positive Indicators ◽  
The University

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has adversely affected individuals’ mental health. Social isolation as a result of social distancing during the pandemic potentially affects the associations among perceived available peer support, emotional well-being, and depression in university students. The present study examined the associations among perceived available peer support, emotional well-being (as indicated negatively by loneliness and negative affects, and indicated positively by positive affects and hope), and depressive symptoms in university students. During the 3rd stage of the outbreak in July, 2020, 255 students at a public university in Hong Kong participated in an online-based survey which assessed their perceived available peer support, emotional well-being, and depressive symptoms. Results showed that perceived available peer support negatively contributed to depressive symptoms; both negative and positive indicators of emotional well-being mediated the association between perceived available peer support and depressive symptoms. The university students showed signs of depressive symptoms, highlighting the need for preventive efforts and increased access to mental health care that supports the psychological and emotional needs of young people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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