Impact of COVID-19-related School Closures on the Drivers of Child Health

Angelique E Boutzoukas; Ibukunoluwa C Akinboyo; Charlene A Wong; Daniel K Benjamin Jr; Kanecia O Zimmerman

doi:10.18043/ncm.82.1.50

Impact of COVID-19-related School Closures on the Drivers of Child Health

N C Med J. 2021 Jan-Feb;82(1):50-56. doi: 10.18043/ncm.82.1.50.

Authors

Angelique E Boutzoukas¹, Ibukunoluwa C Akinboyo², Charlene A Wong³, Daniel K Benjamin Jr⁴, Kanecia O Zimmerman⁵

Affiliations

¹ fellow, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina.
² assistant professor, Director of Pediatric Infection Prevention, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina.
³ associate professor of pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Hospital; member, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina.
⁴ Kiser-Arena Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Divison of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Hospital; deputy executive director, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina.
⁵ associate professor of pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Hospital; member, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina. kaneciazimmerman@duke.edu.

PMID: 33397756
DOI: 10.18043/ncm.82.1.50

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in large-scale school closures in an effort to reduce the spread of disease. This article reviews the potential impact of COVID-19-related school closures on the health of children in North Carolina, with particular attention to the impact of school closures on drivers of child health.

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Child
Child Health
Humans
North Carolina
Pandemics*
SARS-CoV-2
Schools