Section: Module 6: Lesson 2: Public Health Responses to COVID-19 | COVID-19 Orientation for Frontline Healthcare Providers in the Acute Care Setting | NextGenU.org

  • Learning objectives

    • Understand conceptual aspects of different public health responses and its implications for healthcare systems.
    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute):  44 mins

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    • Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Recognize the main differences in the response to COVID-19 among regions

    • Click on the graph and read about different policy responses for COVID-19 around the world. Then read the rest of the document to learn about how experts evaluate the UK's response to COVID-19.

    • In your reading for this lesson you read about different countries' approaches to address this health crisis. You will now create a discussion post to demonstrate your evaluation of the resource. Here is a link to the article should you need to review it again.

      https://www.isglobal.org/en/healthisglobal/-/custom-blog-portlet/covid-19-cinco-respuestas-de-salud-publica-diferentes-ante-la-epidemia/2877257/0#

      Step 1: Read the article carefully and take notes about the following aspects:

      1. Response/Timing
      2. Results
      3. Greatest advantages/disadvantages
      4. The aspect of their response that you value most

      Step 2: Create a matrix to compare and contrast the information from each country including the four points stated in step 1. (Click here if you need assistance in creating a compare/contrast matrix: https://mathematicstrategies.weebly.com/comparecontrast-matrix-graphic-organizer.html

      Step 3: As there is not a single approach to address this crisis, what kind of response would be better for your country? Write a 150 words paragraph based on the suggestions stated in the article's conclusion. 

      OPTIONAL Step 4: Interact (10 minutes)

      If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”


    • Describe how to use IHME's projections website to get info for your country

    • Select the countries of your interest and explore the projections based on mandates easing and universal masks use.

    • Recognize how to use WHO's guidance for COVID-19

    • Read the entire webpage.

    • To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the "Preview quiz now" button to respond to the questions.

    • Additional Resources for Optional Learning
    • Anyone who would like to reach out to colleagues working in the pandemic or with COVID patients is welcome to discuss here.  Please keep all posts professionally appropriate and respectful.

    • This resource provides COVID-19 information for government leaders, health workers, and the public in general in Arabic, English, French, Hindi, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese.