Date of Award
January 2021
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Department
School of Public Health
First Advisor
Danya Keene
Abstract
Contact tracing has become both a buzzword and a priority during the COVID-19 pandemic. Though it was deployed nationwide in the U.S., its success varied regionally. This special project thesis, in the form of a longform journalism article, traces the public health practice back to its roots to explore who contact tracers are, what they do, and what factors contributed to tracing’s limited success in 2020–21, centering around concepts of stigma and privacy. With this foundation, it assesses the promise and perils of incorporating technology into contact tracing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recommended Citation
Bender, Madeline, "Without A Trace: Is Technology The Next Stage In Contact Tracing’s Evolution?" (2021). Public Health Theses. 2024.
https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/ysphtdl/2024
This Article is Open Access
Comments
This is an Open Access Thesis.