In this episode of AFSPA Talks, COO Kyle Longton brings us through our third and final discussion of back to school. This episode looks at going back to school amidst the pandemic through the eyes of pediatrician Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph. Dr. Pearl Ben-Joseph shares the safest practices for returning to school, preventative measures against getting COVID-19, as well as the affects of increased social technology use on children during this time and in the future.
Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD, is a pediatrician and medical editor at the Center for Health Delivery Innovation | KidsHealth.org in the Nemours Children’s Health System. Dr. Pearl Ben-Joseph has extensive experience creating easy-to-understand patient education materials about health-related topics. She also has a Master of Public Health degree, and has been working hard over the pandemic to help people understand the science and public health impact of COVID-19. Finally, as a visiting scholar at the Wellesley Centers for Women in Wellesley College, she has been studying the effects of social media on children and adolescents, and how parental involvement can affect the experience of youth as they navigate the world of media and electronics.
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