Susan Nagel’s Case Study on Tuberculosis in Alabama

From 2014-2016, an unprecedented tuberculosis outbreak occurred in Marion County in Alabama, resulting in an incident rate worse than experienced in many low and middle-income countries. Susan Nagel’s presentation discusses why the outbreak occurred, its effects, and the management of the event. The case study concludes that structural racism in healthcare settings must be addressed to prevent similar outbreaks from occurring in the future. 

Wanda Dikiy, Jamie Epstein, Evanie Evra’s Qualtrics Report Abstract: Assessing Compliance with Public Health Recommendations and Risk Perception During the Covid-19 Pandemic and Beyond

In this Qualtrics report, the group seeks to evaluate COVID-19 prevalence, compliance with public health guidelines surrounding the disease, uptake of COVID-19 vaccination, and confidence in governmental preparedness for future pandemics using survey data collected from 37 study participants.

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Corrinne Joseph Tendo, Justin Andries, and Rohan Jani’s Qualtrics Report on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy 

The team presents a cross-sectional study that examines how people established different approaches in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic using a Qualtrics survey. Through a series of questions highlighting people’s experiences and attitudes about the pandemic, the analysis concluded that communication and engagement strategies, long COVID research, and effective preparedness plans are necessary to mitigate the effects of another global outbreak.

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Sarah Crisci, Shannon Malloy, and Mariami Chitadze’s Study on COVID-19 Experiences and Behaviors

This cross-sectional study looked at how people responded to the pandemic through a survey distributed through Qualtrics that asked a series of questions aimed at assessing people’s experiences and attitudes about COVID-19 and how this may have translated into behavioral differences. The team concluded that interventions to increase and maintain compliance with recommended behaviors to avoid the spread of COVID-19 need to be further researched and prioritized for future pandemics.

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Lizcary Amarante, Jessica Rodriguez, and Kyung-Hwa Ashcraft’s COVID-19 Qualtrics Report

Woman getting tested for COVID-19

This Qualtrics report assesses the impact of COVID-19 using data collected from 35 participants. The report aims to examine the relationship between the participants’ level of education and their experience with the disease, their attitudes towards vaccination, and their perception of individual and governmental responses to the pandemic.

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Lennika King’s Précis on Mitigation and Community Resilience

Community after natural disaster

In this report, King emphasizes the critical role of mitigation and resilience in improving community wellbeing. King highlights the techniques of community-based disaster management (CBDM) and presents how it reduces vulnerabilities and improve the conditions that may lead to inequality and underdevelopment.

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Rohan Jani’s Précis on Global Warming

Burnt forest ground after a forest fire

Rohan Jani discusses global warming in association with the use of non-renewable sources of energy. Electrical vehicles were believed to have a positive effect on reducing carbon emission; however, in reality, the carbon footprint of these vehicles are far greater than burning fossil fuels. In response, Jani advocates for a transition in the future to using solar energy with electric batteries.

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