RAPID: Survey Study of COVID-19 Responses in Southeast Alaska

这个时间敏感的RAPID项目专注于阿拉斯加农村地区对COVID-19危机的公共风险应对。该项目包括在阿拉斯加东南部农村社区进行的两部分态度和行为调查，这些社区受到1918年流感大流行的不成比例的影响。初步调查将立即进行，以评估当前对COVID-19的态度和行为。六个月后进行的后续调查将记录公众态度和行为发生了什么变化。这项研究利用当前的危机，深入了解阿拉斯加原住民和阿拉斯加农村人以及美国48个州的美国人之间在COVID-19风险认知和行为方面的差异。这项工作将有助于更好地了解地理变异和隔离如何影响流行病的态度和行为，并有助于州和国家对未来公共卫生危机的准备。对阿拉斯加东南部农村居民的两组调查补充了定性访谈，这些访谈将COVID-19的认知和行为置于背景中。通过现有当地合作伙伴参与的社区参与活动确保产生更广泛的影响，包括研究人员参与获奖的“学校科学家”方案，以及公开演讲和在公共广播电台露面。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This time-sensitive RAPID project focuses on public risk responses to the COVID-19 crisis in rural Alaska. The project involves a two-part attitudinal and behavioral survey in Southeast Alaska rural communities, which were disproportionately affected by the 1918 flu pandemic. The initial survey will be conducted immediately to assess current attitudes and behaviors relative to COVID-19. A follow-up survey conducted six months later will document what, if any, changes in public attitudes and behaviors have occurred. This research leverages the current crisis to provide insight on the differences in COVID-19 risk perception and behavior between Alaska Natives and rural Alaskans and Americans in the Lower 48 states. The work will contribute to better understanding how geographic variation and isolation impact pandemic attitudes and behaviors and to state and national preparedness to future public health crises.The research leverages existing partnerships in communities to maximize participation and engagement. Two sets of surveys of rural residents of Southeast Alaska are supplemented with qualitative interviews that contextualize COVID-19 perceptions and behaviors. Broader impacts are ensured through community engagement activities involving existing local partners and include participation of researchers in the award-winning “Scientists in Schools” program, as well as public presentations and public radio appearances. Formal dissemination of results will occur through scholarly articles, reports, and professional presentations and through social media outlets.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.