WHAT IS THIS STUDY ABOUT?
USC Schaeffer Center and USC Center for Population Health are collaborating with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on a study aimed at generating data on changes in COVID-19 related attitudes, beliefs and behaviors. The study will follow as many as 3,000 county residents over time to better understand social inequities exposed by COVID-19 as well as other impacts of the pandemic.
WHY CONDUCT THIS STUDY?
This research is extremely important to ensure the safety of the residents of Los Angeles County. Findings from this study will help LA County form public policy related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
WHAT DO WE PLAN TO DO?
We will create a community-based cohort in LA County who are representative of the demographics of citizens in LA County. The research team will track changes in their health and well-being during the pandemic by asking survey questions about their jobs, mental health and attitudes toward preventive measures like mask-wearing and social distancing.
WHAT IS OUR IMPACT?
The information gathered from this study will help LA County develop better strategies to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and reduce the burden of COVID-19 in LA County communities.
PUBLICATIONS
Chun Nok Lam, William Nicholas, Alejandro De La Torre, Yanpui Chan, Jennifer B. Unger, Neeraj Sood, Howard Hu. Factors associated with parents' willingness to vaccinate their children against COVID-19: The LA pandemic surveillance cohort study[J]. AIMS Public Health, 2022, 9(3): 482-489. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2022033
Nicholas, Will, et al. “Did Prioritizing Essential Workers Help to Achieve Racial/Ethnic Equity in Early COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution? The La Pandemic Surveillance Cohort Study.” American Journal of Industrial Medicine, vol. 65, no. 4, 2022, pp. 231–241., https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.23335.
Sood N, Pernet O, Lam CN, et al. Seroprevalence of Antibodies Specific to Receptor Binding Domain of SARS-CoV-2 and Vaccination Coverage Among Adults in Los Angeles County, April 2021: The LA Pandemic Surveillance Cohort Study. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(1):e2144258. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.44258
