Lessons Learned from Cross-Systems Approach to COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Juvenile Justice System, Colorado, USA

The global COVID-19 pandemic illustrates the importance of a close partnership between public health and juvenile justice systems when responding to communicable diseases. Many setting-specific obstacles must be navigated to respond effectively to limit disease transmission and negative health outcomes while maintaining necessary services for youth in confinement facilities. The response requires multidisciplinary expertise and collaboration to address unique considerations. Public health mitigation strategies must balance the risk for disease against the negative effects of restrictions. Key aspects of the COVID-19 response in the juvenile justice system of Colorado, USA, involved establishing robust communication and data reporting infrastructures, building a multidisciplinary response team, adapting existing infection prevention guidelines, and focusing on a whole-person health approach to infection prevention. We examine lessons learned and offer recommendations on pandemic emergency response planning and managing a statewide public health emergency in youth confinement settings that ensure ongoing readiness.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Emerging infectious diseases - 30(2024), 13 vom: 01. Apr., Seite S13-S16

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tunstall, Ashley M [VerfasserIn]
O'Brien, Shannon C [VerfasserIn]
Monaghan, Deborah M [VerfasserIn]
Burakoff, Alexis [VerfasserIn]
Marquardt, Renée K [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adolescent
Adolescent development
COVID-19
Colorado
Communicable diseases
Coronavirus
Coronavirus disease
Correctional facilities
Health disparities
Journal Article
Juvenile justice system
Minority and vulnerable populations
Pandemics
Residential facilities
Respiratory infections
SARS
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
United States
Viruses
Zoonoses

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Date Completed 03.04.2024

Date Revised 04.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3201/eid3013.230782

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM37051128X