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MISSION STATEMENT
This project is a movement that highlights how as a people, we are adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic and using scientific information to stay safe, healthy, informed, and protect others especially our most vulnerable populations.
Our goal is to provide non-bias scientific and health information translated, showcase how essential businesses are adapting to the pandemic, and collect and provide data to develop effective COVID-19 knowledge tools for essential workers. We will create a reliable virtual platform of information where stakeholders including community members, students, tourists, scientists, researchers, and business owners (small and large) throughout the state of Florida can turn to for resources.
SERVICES
Pandemic Win Tracking- Showcase how essential businesses are adapting to the Pandemic:
Create a Cohort of “Pandemic Win Trackers” that will go out in their community (safely) and capture how local businesses are adapting to the pandemic and practicing social distancing. We will work with the School of Hospitality Management at Bethune-Cookman University to showcase the best practices and provide resources to our local businesses in the hospitality and retail industry using multiple platforms including social media.
2. Identification of Healthcare Accessibility and COVID-19 Resources and Information.
Through our virtual platforms, we will provide nonbiased information and data related to the pandemic. Information including links to data associated with the pandemic (cases, vaccination, research opportunities), PPE supplies, industrial supplies, COVID-19 town-Hall meetings, webinars, and safety training.
3. Translation of Scientific Findings in a fun non-bias fashion for everyone to understand.
i. Biweekly segments deciphering highly published news articles and breaking down the scientific and health information based on a rigorous evaluation that is non-bias and adapted from the systematic review process. Scientific discoveries and their real-world applications will be broken down into foreseeable categories including Can Safely happen this year, next five years, or next ten years and beyond.
ii. Communication exchange with audience members who call in, text, leave comments, or direct messages (DM) the hosts with topics related to the Pandemic.
iii. Air and promote Webinars, and Town-Hall meetings from the various institutes of the National Institute of Health and other prominent health organizations in other states to broaden participation and exposure of COVID-19 resources and practices.
FAQ
FAQ
Why Volusia County?
Florida by the Numbers: over 2.1 million positive COVID-19 cases, over 30,000 death, 90-day avg: greater than 3000 cases per day. Volusia: over 25,000 cases.
Volusia County is home to the World's Famous Beach and our economy thrives off of tourism. The retail, tourism, and education industries are the largest in the county and have remained open throughout the pandemic. It is time to celebrate them and highlight how they adapting and keeping their employees and consumers safe.
Why B-CU and the DOH-Volusia?
We have strong ties with the Community, Testing at all 4 DOH locations, and the Healthy Volusia (public-private partnership)
How are you accomplishing your goals?
We make the small steps necessary to fight this virus in one of the most effective ways, by:
Using Google Reviews to provide reviews to the public on the precautions taken by your local businesses to ensure we are all safe.
Social Media to spread awareness.
Video and Podcast to call out miscommunication and provide answers about this national pandemic.
This project is currently a collaboration between the College of Science Engineering and Mathematics, the Bob Billingslea School of Hospitality Management, and the School of Business and Entrepreneurship. The project’s Director is Dr. Danyell Wilson-Howard, an Associate Faculty member at B-CU in the College of Science Engineering and Mathematics. Her research and interest lie in translational research with a focus on communicating science and health information to decrease health disparities. Faculty members from the School of Health Sciences serve as Co-Principal Investigators. Lastly, our external collaborates include the STEM Translation Communication Center and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Florida.
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