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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2020
Keywords
behavior change, community intervention, health promotion, physical activity/exercise, college/community partnerships, university/college health, social determinants of health
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839920963703
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all aspects of life, from health to financial to social. College students in particular have faced difficulties adjusting to an entirely virtual atmosphere, compounding the normal stressors that come with full class loads and transitioning into more independent adult lives. In response to the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, a faculty member at the University of South Florida’s College of Public Health designed impromptu, free dance lessons offered through a virtual video platform to the college and broader community. The lessons were offered with the intent of providing a healthy and engaging environment to help students and others in the community cope with lockdown stress, depression, and anxiety throughout spring and summer 2020. This article summarizes the structure of the intervention, lessons learned throughout implementation, and the broader practice potential during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Health Promotion Practice, v. 22, issue 2, p. 163-166
Scholar Commons Citation
Bohn, Joe and Hogue, Stephanie, "Changing the Game: College Dance Training for Well-Being and Resilience Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis" (2020). All publications. 80.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_fcrc_all/80
Comments
Joe Bohn and Stephanie Hogue, Changing the Game: College Dance Training for Well-Being and Resilience Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis, Health Promotion Practice (Vol 22, Issue 2) pp. 163-166. Copyright © 2020 Society for Public Health Education. DOI: 10.1177/1524839920963703.