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Created at: 2021-08-16 14:45:18

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Engagement Information

Started on

2019-08-01

Primary type of engagement

Civic Engagement/Community Service

Secondary type of engagement

Research / Scholarship / Creative Works

Tertiary type of engagement

External Service

Brief description of the program

"...To provide a platform for students to learn about the infectious disease specialty on campus and connect students with projects centered around promoting public health by preventing the spread of communicable diseases." Source: https://today.wayne.edu/medicine/news/2021/08/05/infectious-disease-interest-group-has-been-instrumental-in-combating-covid-19-pandemic-44192?utm_source=link&utm_medium=email-611aaba52e559&utm_campaign=Monday%2C+August+16%2C+2021+-+Today%40Wayne+-+Wayne+State+University&utm_content=Infectious+Disease+Interest+Group+instrumental+in+combating+pan

Focus areas of this engagement

Health / Mental Health Inclusion / Access

Other

Other: please describe

Health education

Community needs and community participation in assessing those needs.

Health education around infectious diseases

Resource Utilization

Number of non-WSU community members

40

Number of Students and others Participating

Number of faculty members

1

Number of undergraduate students

45

Other University Resources

Space utilization

Event Space

Additional Comments

"The group is involved in infectious disease research projects, including the CoVPN 3006 Moderna Vaccine Study assessing the vaccine's efficacy and impact on the transmissivity of SARS-CoV-2." Source: https://today.wayne.edu/medicine/news/2021/08/05/infec