Participant 121-123 Community Conversations Focus Group

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2020-11-07

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Trenton, N.J.: New Jersey State Library

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In this focus group interview, participants share about the impacts they experienced from COVID-19 restrictions, including connecting with their communities remotely and navigating virtual learning and platforms. The participants describe the activities they did individually and with family to address the challenges of COVID-19. They describe their perceptions of inequities of resources, including medical attention, food, and income, and share perceptions of communities were left out of the emergency pandemic response. Participants share where NJ could have provided more resources, such as food drives and resources for online education. Participants ask about what mechanisms or protocols can be in place moving forward in New Jersey, to better prepare and respond to future pandemics and emergencies.

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Union Co. (N.J.), Cumberland Co. (N.J.), Atlantic Co. (N.J.), New Jersey, COVID-19 Pandemic, Self-Care Strategies, Recommendations, COVID-19 Health Behaviors, Social and Economic Factors, Unpredictability, Acts of Kindness, Social Re-Connect, Those Left out of Virus Response, Secondary Suffering and Trauma, Actionable Items From Residents, Social Disconnect - Social Isolation and Loneliness, Positive Outlook, Communities of Color_Minoritized Individuals, Resources Needed, View of NJ Government's Response to the Pandemic, Loss of Job or Business, Negative Mental Health Outcomes, Challenges with Remote Schooling_Virtual Learning for Children, Vaccine for COVID-19, Homeless Individuals, Religion or Spirituality, Low Income Communities, Low Income Individuals, Social Pods, Older Persons, Food Insecurity, Lack of Financial Means to Support Basic Needs, Digital Divide, Factors Impacting the Digital Divide, Employment, Older Persons, View of the Federal Government's Response (in 2020), Disabled Individuals

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