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Planning and Implementation of COVID-19 Isolation and Quarantine Facilities in Hawaii: A Public Health Case Report

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  • Victoria Y. Fan

    (Social Science Research Institute, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA)

  • Craig T. Yamaguchi

    (Social Science Research Institute, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA)

  • Ketan Pal

    (Social Science Research Institute, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA)

  • Stephen M. Geib

    (Social Science Research Institute, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA)

  • Leocadia Conlon

    (Social Science Research Institute, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA)

  • Joshua R. Holmes

    (Hawaii State Department of Health, Behavioral Health Administration, Honolulu, HI 96819, USA)

  • Yara Sutton

    (Hawaii State Department of Health, Behavioral Health Administration, Honolulu, HI 96819, USA)

  • Amihan Aiona

    (Hawaii State Department of Health, Behavioral Health Administration, Honolulu, HI 96819, USA)

  • Amy B. Curtis

    (Hawaii State Department of Health, Behavioral Health Administration, Honolulu, HI 96819, USA)

  • Edward Mersereau

    (Hawaii State Department of Health, Behavioral Health Administration, Honolulu, HI 96819, USA)

Abstract

In response to the second surge of COVID-19 cases in Hawaii in the fall of 2020, the Hawaii State Department of Health Behavioral Health Administration led and contracted a coalition of agencies to plan and implement an isolation and quarantine facility placement service that included food, testing, and transportation assistance for a state capitol and major urban center. The goal of the program was to provide safe isolation and quarantine options for individual residents at risk of not being able to comply with isolation and quarantine mandates. Drawing upon historical lived experiences in planning and implementing the system for isolation and quarantine facilities, this qualitative public health case study report applies the plan-do-study-act (PDSA) improvement model and framework to review and summarize the implementation of this system. This case study also offers lessons for a unique opportunity for collaboration led by a public behavioral health leadership that expands upon traditionally narrow infectious disease control, by developing a continuum of care that not only addresses immediate COVID-19 concerns but also longer-term supports and services including housing, access to mental health services, and other social services. This case study highlights the role of a state agency in building a coalition of agencies, including a public university, to respond to the pandemic. The case study also discusses how continuous learning was executed to improve delivery of care.

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  • Victoria Y. Fan & Craig T. Yamaguchi & Ketan Pal & Stephen M. Geib & Leocadia Conlon & Joshua R. Holmes & Yara Sutton & Amihan Aiona & Amy B. Curtis & Edward Mersereau, 2022. "Planning and Implementation of COVID-19 Isolation and Quarantine Facilities in Hawaii: A Public Health Case Report," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(15), pages 1-10, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:15:p:9368-:d:876665
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    1. Qisheng Zhan & Shuya Zhang & Qin Wang & Lisha Zhang & Zhengkui Liu, 2022. "Analysis of the Difference in College Students’ Experience of Family Harmony before and after the COVID-19 Outbreak," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(10), pages 1-11, May.
    2. Thomas H. Lee & Bobby Do & Levi Dantzinger & Joshua Holmes & Monique Chyba & Steven Hankins & Edward Mersereau & Kenneth Hara & Victoria Y. Fan, 2022. "Mitigation Planning and Policies Informed by COVID-19 Modeling: A Framework and Case Study of the State of Hawaii," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(10), pages 1-14, May.
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