Table 5.
Community-engaged public health education projects and capstone projects produced by students in the COVID-19 elective
| Project Type | Project Description |
|---|---|
| Community-engaged public health education projects | |
| Video series | 3 short tutorials on the basics of COVID-19, isolation, and quarantine aimed at community health center staff (clerks, medical assistants, nurses) and the general public |
| Policy brief | Information for local policymakers and health system leaders on creating disease-specific hospitals in response to an emerging infectious disease |
| Policy brief | Information for local policymakers and housing agencies on leveraging the crisis as an opportunity to address homelessness in Austin |
| Slide deck and flyer | Information for local public health leaders on designing effective messaging for Millennials on social distancing; sample flyer demonstrating effective messaging techniques |
| Capstone projects | |
| Op-ed | Discussion of higher risk to women of interpersonal violence due to the shelter-in-place order |
| Op-ed | Discussion of the pandemic’s impact on the practice of primary care and chronic disease management, and opportunities for new care delivery models |
| Poem | Reflection on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our daily lives and routines |
| Poetry series | Collection of sestinas using words submitted from medical students and faculty describing personal experiences with the pandemic |
| Community impact project | Creation of a new volunteer communication and onboarding strategy using a human-centered design approach for a local non-profit to provide free food delivery to vulnerable families during the pandemic |
| Epidemiologic report | Manuscript describing the role of asymptomatic spread in a locally identified cluster of students |
| Epidemiologic report | Pilot study of an active surveillance testing strategy among asymptomatic healthcare workers in Austin |
| Community impact and research project | Creation of database of local food insecurity resources for distribution to families in pediatric clinics; detailed report on how COVID-19 has exacerbated food insecurity in Austin, with a focus on families and children |