A Hawaii public education programme for rat lungworm disease prevention
| Autor: | Deborah Millikan, Frances Kinslow Brewer, Lydi Morgan Bernal, Kathleen Howe, Susan I Jarvi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Medical education
Schools Professional development Angiostrongylus cantonensis Biology Private sector Hawaii 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Infectious Diseases Animals Animal Science and Zoology Parasitology Disease prevention Community awareness Public Health 030212 general & internal medicine Public education Lungworm 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Strongylida Infections |
| Zdroj: | Parasitology. 148:206-211 |
| ISSN: | 1469-8161 0031-1820 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s0031182020001523 |
| Popis: | Education is essential for lowering cases of Angiostrongyliasis in Hawaii. A professional development course on rat lungworm disease (RLWD) prevention was offered to Hawaii K-12 teachers during the 2018–2019 school year. Fourteen teachers, 11 from Hawaii Island and three from Maui, representing grades K, 2, 6–8, and 10−12, completed workshops and activities and received course credit. Teachers reached 652 students and educated 86 teachers and staff and approximately 900 community members including parents. A pre-course survey showed 55% of teachers agreed to a basic understanding of rat lungworm and its impact on Hawaii; this increased to 100% post-course. A sixth-grade class was the first to document the arrival of a highly competent intermediate host of the rat lungworm in a new location, an important discovery that initiated community awareness and control efforts. Six, 1-day workshops were held in 2018–2019, each on one of the main Hawaiian Islands. These were attended by 106 participants including teachers, community educators, and interested individuals from agencies, non-profits, businesses and the private sector. Of participants surveyed, 100% responded the workshop improved their overall understanding of RLWD. Efforts are being made to continue these programmes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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