Though vaccine distribution has begun â which some hope might stave off the coronavirus â the global pandemic continues to infect thousands each day in the United States and abroad.
But as the global medical community continues to study and learn about the virus, Penn State researchers and others have collaborated to create resources like the âDeclarative to Procedural-Skills to Obstruct Pandemicsâ (StOP) online tutor, which seeks to educate students and the broader population on how to avoid the coronavirus.
Frank Ritter, a professor in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, led the creation of the online tutor. Recognizing the oncoming gravity of the pandemic in early 2020, Ritter said he wanted to create a resource that gathered the most up-to-date information in one place.
Kiran Bastola, Ph.D., associate professor at UNO, created a food computer that can be used in the classroom, at home or in a small business.
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How to get good information to the people who need it is a question that has long plagued public health officials.
One approach, known as peer change agents, is to recruit peer leaders to promote healthy behaviors and information about disease prevention within their social networks. This strategy has been used, with mixed results, in communities at high risk for HIV infection and transmission, specifically among young people experiencing homelessness.
Youth experiencing homelessness are 10 times more likely to test positive for HIV than young people who have access to stable housing. Social workers and public health officials have used the peer change agents strategy to promote behaviors such as condom usage and regular HIV testing within these communities, but success seems tied to choosing the right peer leaders who will have the largest impact within their communities.
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Penn State is one of the first college campuses in the United States to offer a coronavirus course in spring 2021 titled Skills to Obstruct Pandemics, with the curriculum based on a book.
Frank Ritter, Penn State professor and co-author of the book, will be instructing the course offered through the College of Information Sciences and Technology. We hope students in the class and readers of the book walk away with a better understanding of why and how certain health directives are established during pandemics, as well as how individual and community behaviors can impact their spread, Jordan Ford, director of Marketing and Communications for the College of IST, said.