- Descriptive epidemiology and disease modeling, including identification of disparities
- Identifying risk factors for infection, disease severity and worse outcomes
- Identifying the impacts of health policies and other relevant policies
- Developing and testing prevention approaches to improve protective behaviors
New COVID-19 Study is Now Recruiting USC Staff, Employees, and Students!
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Study examines testing impacts
Coronavirus transmissions led to school closures in Los Angeles County and across the country. Now a new study finds that administrators, teachers, parents and students support in-school testing.
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Coping with COVID: Thanks to omicron, 2022 is off to a painful start
Disruption fatigue, emotional exhaustion and skepticism about public health information are making a bad thing worse, USC experts note. Coping skills and safety measures are critical.
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Can schoolchildren be tested regularly for COVID? USC study explores challenges
By Cristine Hall Can schools handle the challenge of testing all students and staff for COVID-19? It depends on which stakeholder you ask. A group of USC researchers conducted
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Year in review: COVID adds urgency to addressing inequalities in global health
USC’s Institute on Inequalities in Global Health releases its third annual report.
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In USC labs, another year of groundbreaking discoveries
✌ Year in review: Whether they’re working with patients, test tubes or massive databases, USC scientists continue to push the envelope with discoveries that are literally changing people’s lives.
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How USC alumni led Pasadena to one of California’s highest COVID vaccination rates
Five Trojan public health experts share their personal stories about facing down a global health crisis.