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/ COVID-19 testing for Kamaile Academy’s faculty and staff
A Hawaiʻi pilot project to safely return students and teachers to campuses this fall is getting a $3 million boost from the National Institutes of Health.
The community-based model was successfully tested at Kamaile Academy on Oʻahu this spring, combining a culturally appropriate curriculum with COVID-19 testing to create an educational climate of safety.
Kamaile Academy Principal Paul Kepka says he was looking for guidance on safely resuming in-person learning at his Waiʻanae public charter school when he joined a pilot project offering free on-site COVID-19 testing to teachers and staff.
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COE also plays a major role as a partner for outreach and dissemination of the curriculum.”
Teachers may enroll individually or as teams in the COVID-19 educator program. The four modules include:
History of Infectious Diseases in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific;
Moʻokūʻauhau: My Genealogy and Beloved ʻOhana Bubble;
Protection and Prevention;
Testing and Vaccination, a new module that presents current information
“This study is fundamental to increase testing capacity in underserved communities, to understand how socioeconomics and behaviors contribute to gaps in testing and vaccination, and to develop true community partnerships with schools to increase education and ameliorate these gaps,” said Juarez, who also serves as the