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. 2022 Feb 1;149(Suppl 2):e2021054268D.
doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-054268D.

Building a National Framework to Pair Scientists and Schools During a Global Pandemic

Kanecia O Zimmerman  1   2   3 , Jennifer L Goldman  4 , Jennifer E Schuster  4 , Atenas Mena  5 , Margo Quiriconi  5 , Sabrina M Butteris  6 , Shawn Koval  7 , Gregory P DeMuri  4 , Nancy B Mueller  8 , Daniel K Benjamin  1   2   3 , Sarah C Armstrong  1   2   3 , Ibukunoluwa C Kalu  1   3 , Angelique Boutzoukas  1   2   3 , Ganga S Moorthy  1 , Hannah Lane  9 , David J Weber  10 , Jason G Newland  11
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Building a National Framework to Pair Scientists and Schools During a Global Pandemic

Kanecia O Zimmerman et al. Pediatrics. .

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic forced the suspension of in-person education in schools serving students in kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) across the United States. As time passed, teachers, students, and parents struggled with remote education. With limited guidance at the federal level, physicians and school leaders across the country collaborated to develop local solutions for schools. This article describes the lessons learned from the development of 4 academic-community partnerships and collaboration among these partnerships to provide national leadership on managing COVID-19 mitigation in the K-12 environment. In addition, we describe a pathway forward for using academic-community partnerships to improve child health.

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CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES: Dr Zimmerman reports funding from the National institutes of Health (NIH) and US Food and Drug Administration. Dr Goldman reports funding from the NIH; Dr Schuster reports funding from the NIH and Merck (all money to her institution); Dr Benjamin reports consultancy for Allergan, Melinta Therapeutics, and Sun Pharma Advanced Research Co; Dr Kalu reports funding from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenter, Consultancy, IPEC Experts, and Wayfair; Dr Boutzoukas receives salary support through the US government National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) T-32 Training Grant (1T32HD094671); Dr Moorthy reports funding from NIH T32 Training Grant (1T32HD094671); Dr Newland reports funding from AHRQ, Merck, and NIH; the other authors have indicated they have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

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