<p>The effectiveness of COVID-19&nbsp;mitigation measures such as handwashing and social distancing depends critically on compliance by young adults because they are far less likely than older adults to suffer severe complications from infection but far more likely to be infected, i.e., to be carriers.In Latin America, this incentive problem is magnified by the fact that young adults comprise a larger share of the population than in industrialized countries.The broad objective of this study is to examine young adult compliance in Bogotá, Colombia.</p>

<p>This project is&nbsp;using&nbsp;high-frequency phone surveys to dynamically track the impact of COVID-19 over a three-month period.Researchers already have baseline data on a sample of 1,250 households randomly selected from rural villages in Western Uganda.These baseline surveys were conducted during the start of March 2020, before any restrictions began or cases of COVID-19 occurred in Uganda.</p>

<p>Lockdowns and social distancing strategies in response to COVID-19 threaten small businesses, undermining a critical income source for vulnerable populations.Sudden economic hardship, psychosocial risks, and uncertainty about the future trigger stress and anxiety.Imagery could help as a tool to boost resilience in response to the pandemic by enabling individuals to recognize its temporariness, innovate, mentally simulate contingency plans, and practice steps to recover.Between July and December 2019, an interdisciplinary research team developed and implemented an entrepreneurship program combined with imagery techniques through an RCT in partnership with the local government of Bogotá.</p>