COVID-19 Related APE Opportunity, RSPH
Category : APE/ILE Student Opportunities
Description
There is an opportunity to support a COVID-19 outbreak response in Northeast Georgia and to do so as an APE. There is a need to move quickly with the response, and help is needed immediately. Dr. Jodie Guest will be leading this work from the Emory side and will serve as the APE field supervisor for this opportunity.
The Northeast GA Health System has been tracking COVID-19 cases and deaths in their own facilities across several different counties and have found higher case rates in Hall County compared to those in other counties. There is particular concern about higher case rates among the Hispanic/Latino communities as well as among workers of poultry processing plants in the area.
Responsibilities
Students are needed to help with a variety of activities, including testing, contact tracing, developing/refreshing public education materials, developing a program to train community workers to support their own communities with needs related to COVID-19, delivering meals and information on testing and other services to the homes of public school students. Some of these activities would be in person, and some would be completely virtual. Training will be provided for all of these activities, as will personal protective equipment (PPE) for in-person activities. Given the need to engage with the Hispanic/Latino community, we especially need students with Spanish speaking skills (fluency not required). Students who can speak Vietnamese are also needed.
Contact Information
This opportunity would meet the APE eligibility criteria for GLEPI students as well as EPI students. If you are interested, please contact Dr. Jodie Guest as soon as possible at Jodie [dot] Guest [at] emory [dot] edu. Please indicate the following:
- Spanish/Vietnamese language skills
- Willingness to go to Gainesville
- Desire/need to do work remotely
- If you have already completed contact tracing training or will need to do so
- If you have already completed CITI certification or will need to do so
