The purpose of this study is to describe how meals were served through federal child nutrition programs during the COVID-19 school closures. This study involves interviews with child nutrition directors who will also have the opportunity to submit video diaries about their programs. A goal of this research is to provide information that can inform future improvements to policy and practice related to federal child nutrition programs and identify innovative approaches to running these programs that occurred during the crisis but can be sustained when normalcy resumes.
Our goal is to examine differences in 250 AL communities' preparedness for and response to COVID-19 across 7 states, and how preparedness and response varies by a) AL characteristics (e.g. provision of memory care for residents with ADRD, chain affiliation), b) medical and mental health care provision (e.g., on-site medical care, medical directorship, proportion of residents with the same provider), and c) relates to resident outbreaks.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the perceptions within communities or individuals of racial minorities or people of color toward COVID-19 vaccination and factors that may contribute to vaccine hesitancy. This information will help us identify factors associated with participants' willingness and likelihood of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.
Purpose: To collect information during the COVID-19 pandemic about social relationships and emotions, and how this relates to perceptions of racial disparities in vaccination and support for a hypothetical policy to address racial disparities.
The purpose of this project is to explore the role of debt and debt aversion on college completion among Latinos.
This is a survey to collect information about experiences of weight stigma and discrimination before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Subjects who have tested positive for Covid-19, experiencing fatigue, and were referred for sleep testing are needed to complete a short survey. This research will be used to compare if fatigue was a new-onset.
Medical school is a time for students to begin developing their professional identity through interactions with faculty and residents in health care settings. With the dynamic disruption presented by the pandemic as well as the civil unrest resulting from the murder of George Floyd, this study seeks to better understand medical students' experiences in a time of crisis.
This implementation science study will use mixed methods and an interrupted time series design to evaluate an implementation strategy intended to expand the reach and effectiveness of COVID-19 testing and vaccination services in underserved populations in the Piedmont region of NC. The primary service outcomes (i.e., reach and effectiveness) will be evaluated using review of existing routinely collected data. The primary implementation outcomes will be assessed through mixed methods research with patients who received, and providers who delivered, COVID-19 testing or prevention services, such as vaccination, at a Consortium-supported site such as a Federally Qualified Health Center administered by Piedmont Health. A standardized script will be used to inform potential participants about the study, their research options, and to screen to see if they are preliminarily eligible to take part in the study.
This cross-sectional survey will document the mental health of minority students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. With the concurrent pandemics of COVID-19, systemic racism, and interpersonal violence, this study will contextualize how students are navigating these circumstances. Furthermore, the study will aid in assessing the strengths and shortcomings of the university's mental health landscape and how student-driven solutions can address these areas.