2022
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.857674
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Real World Feedback: How Well Did the Virtual Training Academy Prepare California's COVID-19 Contact Tracing Workforce?

Abstract: To effectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, California had to quickly mobilize a substantial number of case investigators (CIs) and contact tracers (CTs). This workforce was comprised primarily of redirected civil servants with diverse educational and professional backgrounds. The purpose of this evaluation was to understand whether the weeklong, remote course developed to train California's CI/CT workforce (i.e., Virtual Training Academy) adequately prepared trainees for deployment. From May 2020 to Febr… Show more

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“…In line with international examples [15], contact tracers receive short induction training [2], which took place over one day in the first three weeks of the contact tracing operation, and which expanded into three days thereafter and are often supported by more experienced tracers, but some may lack previous experience of health care and/or dealing with sensitive issues. This has significant implications for the health and well-being of contact tracers themselves.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In line with international examples [15], contact tracers receive short induction training [2], which took place over one day in the first three weeks of the contact tracing operation, and which expanded into three days thereafter and are often supported by more experienced tracers, but some may lack previous experience of health care and/or dealing with sensitive issues. This has significant implications for the health and well-being of contact tracers themselves.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%