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Public health students help with contact tracing

Published on October 29, 2020

About 45 College of Public Health students are teaming up with Johnson County Public Health to curb the spread of COVID-19 by working as contact tracers. Learn more about their work:

Media Coverage

Contact tracers struggle as Iowa’s coronavirus cases surge
https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/health/iowa-contract-tracing-covid-19-coronavirus-cases-20201116

Waukon High School graduates helping to understand, combat the COVID-19 pandemic as active students at the University of Iowa College of Public Health
https://www.waukonstandard.com/articles/2020/11/18/waukon-high-school-graduates-helping-understand-combat-covid-19-pandemic-active

UI students work as contact tracers in Johnson County
https://www.kcrg.com/2020/10/30/ui-students-work-as-contact-tracers-in-johnson-county/

UI College of Public Health students help Johnson Co. Public Health with contact tracing
https://cbs2iowa.com/news/coronavirus/ui-college-of-public-health-students-help-johnson-co-public-health-with-contact-tracing