- Author: Marcel Horowitz
- Author: Anne Iaccopucci
- Author: Dorina Espinoza
Published on: October 28, 2020
UC 4-H 'Disease Detectives' across California become advocates for health and COVID-19 prevention after learning about epidemiology.
The Issue
With the emergence of the coronavirus, 4-H in-person meetings had to be canceled, along with schools, sports and other youth development programs. Emerging research shows this gap of in-person socializing, disruption to routines, fear of the virus, and the loss of a sense of personal autonomy has led to an increase in social, emotional and mental health issues for teens. Over half of teens in a
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Condition Change:
Improved community health and wellness
Strategic Initiative:
Healthy Families and Communities
Public Value:
UCANR: Promoting healthy people and communities
Tags: 4-H Youth Development (1), Coronavirus (1), Covid-19 (1), Epidemiology (1), Healthy Living (2), Public Health (1)
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