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Direct linkLukas Boser; Kaspar Staub – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2024
Outbreaks of respiratory infections have impact on schools. The present article draws upon sources from the school archives of the former teachers' seminary Muristalden in the city of Bern in Switzerland. The aim is to ascertain how the various pandemic waves 1918/1919 affected school operations and the people living at Muristalden. During the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communicable Diseases, Pandemics, Educational History
Sajeer Paramabth, Muhammad; Varma, Manoj – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2023
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique is one of the most potent tools in molecular biology. It is extensively used for various applications ranging from medical diagnostics to forensic science and food quality testing. This technique has facilitated to survive COVID-19 pandemic by identifying the virus-infected individuals effortlessly and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Biological Sciences, Diseases, Communicable Diseases
Charitonos, Koula; Littlejohn, Allison – Studies in Continuing Education, 2022
This article examines tensions that professionals in healthcare settings in low-to-middle income countries (LMICs) face in the evolving field around surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Few public health problems are of greater global importance today than AMR, that poses a threat to our ability to treat infections. In this context, the…
Descriptors: Professional Education, Health Services, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Fitzgerald, E. A.; Freeman, M.; Rianto, M.; Di Rezze, B. – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Background: Individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) are facing unprecedented challenges due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. Congregate living, and conditions associated with NDD place increased challenges during infectious disease outbreaks and there is a need to understand evidence-based…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, COVID-19, Pandemics
Bonnevie, Erika; Silesky, Melissa Dunn; Goldbarg, Jaclyn; Gudmundsen, Caitlyn; Fields, Megan; Smyser, Joe – Health Education Journal, 2023
Introduction: In the USA, syringe services programmes (SSPs) provide a range of harm reduction services and have numerous benefits for communities. However, stigma, misconceptions about SSPs and changing policies/legislation remain a challenge to effective implementation. This study reviews the implementation of two digital interventions,…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Social Media, Influences, Information Dissemination
Wu, Tsu-Yin; Raghunathan, Vedhika; Lally, Sarah; Rainville, Alice Jo; Bessire, Rachel – Health Education Journal, 2022
Objective: Seasonal influenza is a preventable disease that may cause high morbidity and mortality. In the USA, the 2020 influenza season overlapped with the first wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. There is a dearth of research on understanding influenza vaccination uptake and attitudes towards the vaccine among marginalised…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Community Leaders, Information Dissemination, Trust (Psychology)
Download full textDimitra Perifanou; Eleni Konstantinou; Anne Nikula; Kristina Grendova; Aija Ahokas; Joan-Carles Casas-Baroy; Daniela Cavani; Paola Ferri; Paola Galbany-Estragués; Cinzia Gradellini; Michaela Machajova; Daniela Mecugni; Sari Nyman; Xavier Palomar-Aumatell; Janka Prnova; Montse Romero Mas; Carme Roure Pujol; Heli Thomander; Evanthia Sakellari – Higher Education Studies, 2024
Immunization is a highly cost-effective investment in health, proven to be an effective tool in controlling and eliminating dangerous infectious diseases. Health science students require evidence-based knowledge to tackle challenges in healthcare, particularly in the field of vaccination. The aim of the current study is to asses students'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immunization Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Communicable Diseases
Su, Zhaohui; Chen, Yen Tzu – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Influenza attack rates among college students are high. However, little is known about the determinants of students' flu vaccine adoption from their own perspectives. To fill this gap, this study aims to investigate barriers and facilitators to college students' flu vaccine adoption. Methods: A total of 545 students offered complete…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Immunization Programs, Health Behavior, Barriers
Hall, Carrie Ann; Skelly, Christy; Marc, Nancy; Risko, Judy – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: College student populations are considered at greater risk of contracting influenza due to their close living conditions. Despite this increased risk, college students are reluctant to obtain annual vaccination. This pilot study sought to determine perceptions of students on a college campus who received the annual influenza vaccination…
Descriptors: College Students, Immunization Programs, Communicable Diseases, Student Attitudes
Glenn, Adriana D.; Glenn, William J. – Journal of School Administration Research and Development, 2020
School leaders will face great challenges balancing health considerations of students and school staff with powerful political forces demanding that schools reopen as early as possible. In order to navigate this new educational landscape, school leaders will need to work with medical and public health officials to acquire health literacy. This…
Descriptors: Health Needs, COVID-19, Pandemics, Administrator Role
Joan E. Kreiger; Victoria A. Zigmont; Carrie D. Michalski; Kristen S. Borgognone – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Even healthy college students are vulnerable to severe complications associated with seasonal influenza (flu). Despite national directives to increase influenza vaccination compliance, college campuses remain woefully below national goals. This study aimed to identify factors correlated with the decision to voluntarily receive an…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Immunization Programs, Health Behavior, Undergraduate Students
Mugoni, Petronella Chipo – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objective: Rising incidence of acquired multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in South Africa suggests low knowledge and implementation of infection prevention and control strategies in household and congregate settings. This study contributes to the under-researched area of non-biomedical responses to sub-adherence to treatment. Design: The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disease Control, Females, Late Adolescents
Jyotsna Pattnaik; Mary Lopez – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2025
The world has faced challenges from a variety of viral respiratory illnesses over the past few decades, including the 2002 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and the 2009 swine-origin pandemic (H1N1) influenza. However, the disaster management guidelines for Early Childhood Education (ECE) programs in California were limited to earthquake and fire…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Early Childhood Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
Celik, Melike Yavas – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
This study aims to determine the changing routines of nurses in maternal role due to COVID-19 outbreak. This is qualitative interview research and is based on the descriptions of the interviews with the participants. Interviews were recorded on the phone with nurses. It was semi-structured and used a snowball sample, and in-depth interviews were…
Descriptors: Nurses, Mothers, Parent Role, COVID-19
Gottschling, Juliana; Krieger, Florian; Greiff, Samuel – Journal of Intelligence, 2022
The development of a vaccine marks a breakthrough in the fight against infectious diseases. However, to eradicate highly infectious diseases globally, the immunization of large parts of the population is needed. Otherwise, diseases, such as polio, measles, or more recently COVID-19, will repeatedly flare-up, with devastating effects on individuals…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs
