Epidemiology, Secondary School Curricula, and Preparing the Next Generation for Global Citizenship.

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  • Author(s): Basch CE;Basch CE; Basch CH; Basch CH
  • Source:
    JMIR public health and surveillance [JMIR Public Health Surveill] 2022 Mar 07; Vol. 8 (3), pp. e36006. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 07.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: JMIR Publications Country of Publication: Canada NLM ID: 101669345 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2369-2960 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 23692960 NLM ISO Abbreviation: JMIR Public Health Surveill Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Toronto : JMIR Publications, [2015]-
    • Subject Terms:
      COVID-19*/epidemiology ; Citizenship*; Adolescent ; Curriculum ; Humans ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Schools ; United States
    • Abstract:
      Because COVID-19 and other emerging infectious diseases are likely to play an increasingly important role in shaping American and global society in years to come, there is a need to prepare young people to make informed decisions in this changing global context. One way to do so is teaching and learning about basic principles of epidemiology in secondary schools. Improved understanding about the agent of infection, mechanisms of transmission, factors that increase or decrease susceptibility, place variation and environmental factors that facilitate or hinder transmission, reservoirs of infection (where the agent lives and multiplies), and when the disease is more or less likely to occur comprise the main facts about an infectious disease relevant to prevention and control. Improved understanding of these basic concepts could help future generations make informed decisions in a changing global context with emerging infectious diseases and a plethora of widely disseminated misinformation and disinformation. This viewpoint considers why learning about epidemiology in secondary school would benefit population health using COVID-19 as an illustration.
      (©Charles E Basch, Corey H Basch. Originally published in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance (https://publichealth.jmir.org), 07.03.2022.)
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    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: COVID-19; emerging infectious disease; epidemiology; global citizenship; high school education; population health; public health; secondary school; student; teaching
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20220307 Date Completed: 20220310 Latest Revision: 20220716
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      PMC8903204
    • Accession Number:
      10.2196/36006
    • Accession Number:
      35254281