The COVID-19 Pandemic as a Public Health Teacher

Lombatti, SofiaMagid, AviDavidovitch, NadavMiddleton, JohnSheek‐Hussein, MohamudLopes, HenriqueSkhvitaridze, NatiaAgha, HazemLopez-Acuña, DanielMartinez Olmos, JoséBauernfeind, ArianePrikazsky, VladimirVesela, NoraPetrakova, AlenaPrivitera, Gaetano PierpaoloNaboulet, Jean PhilippeLeighton, LoreOtok, RobertReid, John2024-05-142024-05-142024-05-072107-6952PURE: 94183354PURE UUID: 8bf19849-918c-4687-9f7c-6a36191467baScopus: 85193681265WOS: 001228262600001PubMed: 38774497PubMedCentral: PMC11108042ORCID: /0000-0002-7586-401X/work/159534011http://hdl.handle.net/10362/167356Lombatti, S., Magid, A., Davidovitch, N., Middleton, J., Sheek‐Hussein, M., Lopes, H., Skhvitaridze, N., Agha, H., Lopez-Acuña, D., Martinez Olmos, J., Bauernfeind, A., Prikazsky, V., Vesela, N., Petrakova, A., Privitera, G. P., Naboulet, J. P., Leighton, L., Otok, R., & Reid, J. (2024). The COVID-19 Pandemic as a Public Health Teacher—the Lessons We Must Learn: Statement of the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER). Public Health Reviews, 45. https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2024.1607232Learning From the Pandemic Since 5th May 2023 COVID-19 is not considered a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), rather “an established and ongoing health issue”. This was a moment to celebrate achievements, like the dedication of healthcare workers but also to reflect on the mistakes made. Many COVID-19 deaths are still reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) and reminds us to learn from the past and take advantage of windows of opportunity before the next large-scale global health emergency. The Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER)’s 20 key lessons learned and recommendations, draw from three broad influences: international reports, ASPHER COVID-19 Task Force publications, and country perspectives.4599317engCOVID-19pandemiclessons learnedrecommendationsASPHERCommunity and Home CarePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingThe COVID-19 Pandemic as a Public Health Teacher—the Lessons We Must Learnother10.3389/phrs.2024.1607232Statement of the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER)https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85193681265https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:001228262600001