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J Community Health
. 2021 May 26.
doi: 10.1007/s10900-021-01006-y. Online ahead of print.
Trends in COVID-19 School Related Inquiries Using 311 New York City Open Data
Adriana Eugene[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Naomi Alpert[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Wil Lieberman-Cribbin[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Emanuela Taioli[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
This study aimed to assess the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) school-related information New York City residents sought through the 311 Call Center. July to November inquiries were downloaded from the NYC Open Data website for 2018-2020. Calls were categorized as related to "Schools", "Access", "Food", "Hospitals", "Transportation", and "Unemployment". Overall call types, and among school-related calls, detailed call types, were compared over the years, using chi-squared tests. School-related inquiries increased by 71% from 2018 to 2020. During 2020, the most common (49%, n = 22,471) call description was "Coronavirus and Schools", encompassing calls about learning options, safety, and resources. Spikes in these calls corresponded to official announcements, including those about Fall reopening plans (August 31: n = 678; September 1: n = 624) and schedules and staffing (September 16th: n = 1043; September 17th: n = 713), and after the start of in-person learning (September 21: n = 680). This study demonstrates that as government officials updated NYC schooling plans for Fall 2020, there were increased concerns among NYC residents. Future COVID-19 schooling changes need to be conveyed clearly and disseminated effectively in order to avoid confusion about NYC's pandemic learning strategy and to address health and safety concerns.
Keywords: COVID-19; Information seeking behavior; Informational database; New York City; Public schools.
. 2021 May 26.
doi: 10.1007/s10900-021-01006-y. Online ahead of print.
Trends in COVID-19 School Related Inquiries Using 311 New York City Open Data
Adriana Eugene[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Naomi Alpert[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Wil Lieberman-Cribbin[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Emanuela Taioli[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34037910
- DOI: 10.1007/s10900-021-01006-y
Abstract
This study aimed to assess the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) school-related information New York City residents sought through the 311 Call Center. July to November inquiries were downloaded from the NYC Open Data website for 2018-2020. Calls were categorized as related to "Schools", "Access", "Food", "Hospitals", "Transportation", and "Unemployment". Overall call types, and among school-related calls, detailed call types, were compared over the years, using chi-squared tests. School-related inquiries increased by 71% from 2018 to 2020. During 2020, the most common (49%, n = 22,471) call description was "Coronavirus and Schools", encompassing calls about learning options, safety, and resources. Spikes in these calls corresponded to official announcements, including those about Fall reopening plans (August 31: n = 678; September 1: n = 624) and schedules and staffing (September 16th: n = 1043; September 17th: n = 713), and after the start of in-person learning (September 21: n = 680). This study demonstrates that as government officials updated NYC schooling plans for Fall 2020, there were increased concerns among NYC residents. Future COVID-19 schooling changes need to be conveyed clearly and disseminated effectively in order to avoid confusion about NYC's pandemic learning strategy and to address health and safety concerns.
Keywords: COVID-19; Information seeking behavior; Informational database; New York City; Public schools.