Maryland School Health partners' Perspectives on the Impact of Covid‐19 on School Health Services for Grades K‐12

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ID21354121
AutoresChristina Ambrosino (0000-0002-0171-6815, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Baltimore MD USA), Kelly Beharry (0009-0000-4564-8503, University of Michigan Medical School Ann Arbor MI USA), Medha Kallem (Johns Hopkins School of Education Baltimore MD USA), Sara B Johnson (0000-0003-4532-1847, Department of Pediatrics Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Baltimore MD USA), Katherine A Connor (0000-0001-7736-293X, Department of Pediatrics Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Baltimore MD USA), Megan E Collins (0000-0003-2067-0848, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Berman Institute of Bioethics Johns Hopkins University Baltimore MD USA, autor correspondente)
Ano2024
Volume94
Fascículo6
Páginas529-538
Data de publicação2024-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of School Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0022-4391 • E-ISSN: 1746-1561
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/josh.13453
PMID38594811
OpenAlexW4394681727
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas24

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted routine school operations, including school health programs. This study aims to describe the pandemic's impact on school health service delivery from the perspective of Maryland school health partners. METHODS: We conducted semi-structured interviews with health service representatives from public schools (K-12) between July and December 2021. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and coded through an iterative process to develop analytic themes. RESULTS: Twenty school health partners from 15 Maryland school districts participated. Participants identified key impacts of COVID-19 on school health: (1) COVID-19 disrupted delivery of services such as dental, mental health, and preventative care, (2) COVID-19 necessitated changes in service delivery platforms, (3) COVID-19 affected school health staff through increased responsibilities and staffing shortages, and (4) COVID-19 prompted schools to become hubs for community outreach and health education. IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL HEALTH POLICY, PRACTICE, AND EQUITY: Consideration of school health service disruptions and the increased demands on service providers may inform future priorities for school administrators, health departments, and policymakers. CONCLUSIONS: COVID-19 impacted the timing and method of service delivery as well as the roles of school health staff and schools themselves in public health and education.

Business · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Health education · Medical education · Outreach · Pandemic · Political science · Public health · Service (business) · Service delivery framework · Staffing · Child and Adolescent Health · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · School Health and Nursing Education