Sahar Alameh, Anna G Hoover, James W Keck, Scott M Berry, Sagan Goodpaster, Savannah Tucker, Ashley Goodin
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Bringing Pandemic Science to the Classroom: Building Public Health Capacity at a Rural Kentucky High School.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a multidisciplinary team at the University of Kentucky developed an interdisciplinary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and environmental health unit-the Wastewater Assessment for Coronavirus in Kentucky: Implementing Enhanced Surveillance Technology (WACKIEST) Unit-for high school students in summer 2022. This case study outlines the WACKIEST Unit, which focused on wastewater surveillance and COVID-19, the obstacles faced during development and recruitment, and implementation of the WACKIEST Unit in conjunction with a rural wastewater surveillance initiative. The unit was implemented in spring 2023 at a rural high school in Kentucky, spanning 12 days and engaging 190 students. Lessons emphasized the importance of wastewater testing in public health decision-making, particularly in the context of COVID-19. A mobile laboratory provided students with hands-on experience in conducting preliminary analyses of wastewater, and a field trip to the local wastewater treatment plant allowed them to observe real-world wastewater management practices. At the unit's conclusion, students created a public health report aligned with the Evidence-Informed Decision Making in Public Health model, reinforcing the goal of fostering community health resilience. The initiative's success-measured by the unit's completion and positive feedback from students and teachers-supports the creation of online modules for broader dissemination. This case study demonstrates how adaptable interdisciplinary approaches can integrate real-world scientific issues into secondary education, offering valuable insights for future efforts in public health education.
期刊介绍:
Public Health Reports is the official journal of the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General and the U.S. Public Health Service and has been published since 1878. It is published bimonthly, plus supplement issues, through an official agreement with the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health. The journal is peer-reviewed and publishes original research and commentaries in the areas of public health practice and methodology, original research, public health law, and public health schools and teaching. Issues contain regular commentaries by the U.S. Surgeon General and executives of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health.
The journal focuses upon such topics as tobacco control, teenage violence, occupational disease and injury, immunization, drug policy, lead screening, health disparities, and many other key and emerging public health issues. In addition to the six regular issues, PHR produces supplemental issues approximately 2-5 times per year which focus on specific topics that are of particular interest to our readership. The journal''s contributors are on the front line of public health and they present their work in a readable and accessible format.