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Download full textGoldhaber, Dan; Imberman, Scott A.; Strunk, Katharine O.; Hopkins, Bryant; Brown, Nate; Harbatkin, Erica; Kilbride, Tara – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2021
The decision about how and when to open schools to in-person instruction has been a key question for policymakers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The instructional modality of schools has implications not only for the health and safety of students and staff, but also student learning and the degree to which parents can engage in job activities.…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Distance Education
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Direct linkAltman, Joshua; Padilla, Cheree; Merchant, Asim; Freshwater, Kirsty; Weinsztok, Sarah; Clugston, James R.; Fournier, Karen; Edenfield, Katherine M. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Purpose: To describe the clinical presentation and prevalence of COVID-19 in a collegiate population at the time of initial recognition and testing. Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed of all students tested for COVID-19 at the University of Florida Student Health Care Center between March 9th and April 17th, 2020, comprising the…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Incidence, College Students
Erica Bilalovic – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Introduction: Influenza affected an estimated 9 to 41 million individuals from 2018 to 2023 (CDC, 2023). Despite vaccination being highly effective, rates remain low on college campuses. This project evaluated a new vaccination delivery model at a university in Northeast Florida. The Student Health Center collaborated with undergraduate nursing…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Immunization Programs, Health Promotion, Health Behavior
Denny, Thomas N.; Andrews, Laura; Bonsignori, Mattia; Cavanaugh, Kyle; Datto, Michael B.; Deckard, Anastasia; DeMarco, Todd; DeNaeyer, Nicole; Epling, Carol A.; Gurley, Thaddeus; Haase, Steven B.; Hallberg, Chloe; Harer, John; Kneifel, Charles L.; Lee, Mark J.; Louzao, Raul; Moody, M. Anthony; Moore, Zack; Polage, Christopher R.; Puglin, Jamie; Spotts, P. Hunter; Vaughn, John A.; Wolfe, Cameron R. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020
In fall 2020, Duke University's COVID-19 prevention strategy included risk reduction behaviors, frequent testing using pooled SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction testing, and contact tracing. Among 10,265 students who received testing 68,913 times, 84 had positive results. One half of infections were asymptomatic, and some had high viral loads.…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Screening Tests, Disease Control
Sullivan, Jessica; Tillman, Katharine; Shtulman, Andrew – Developmental Psychology, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced children to reckon with the causal relations underlying disease transmission. What are children's theories of how COVID-19 is transmitted? And how do they understand the relation between COVID-19 susceptibility and the need for disease-mitigating behavior? We asked these questions in the context of children's…
Descriptors: Childrens Attitudes, Beliefs, COVID-19, Pandemics
Matthew T. Osborne; Eben Kenah; Kathryn Lancaster; Joseph Tien – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Over the 2018-2019 flu season we conducted a randomized controlled trial examining the efficacy of a Twitter campaign on vaccination rates. Concurrently we investigated potential interactions between digital social network structure and vaccination status. Participants: Undergraduates at a large midwestern public university were…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Immunization Programs, Communicable Diseases, Social Media
Welch, Vivian; Ghogomu, Elizabeth; Hossain, Alomgir; Arora, Paul; Cousens, Simon; Gaffey, Michelle; Riddle, Alison; Salam, Rehana; Tugwell, Peter; Bhutta, Zulfiqar; Wells, George A. – Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2018
Soil transmitted (or intestinal) helminths and schistosomes affect millions of children worldwide. There are four species of soil transmitted helminths: "Ascaris lumbricoides" (roundworm), "Necator americanus" and "Ancylostoma duodenale" (hookworms), and "Trichuris trichura" (whipworm). The five species of…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Disease Control, Child Health, Sanitation
Ulrich, Angela K.; McKearnan, Shannon B.; Lammert, Sara; Wolfson, Julian; Pletcher, Jonathan; Halloran, M. Elizabeth; Basta, Nicole E. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
After an outbreak of meningococcal B (MenB) disease at a university, we surveyed students regarding their vaccination status 2 months and 20 months after campus-led vaccination campaigns and compared students' self-report to vaccination records. Nearly all participants accurately reported the number of vaccine doses at both visits. Among those who…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Health Behavior, College Students, Immunization Programs
Larsen, Alexandra; Cedergren, Anders – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: The purpose of this study was to establish the response rate of first-time college students to a vaccination records request, and to obtain student vaccination rates for selected vaccines. Participants: Student health records for the fall 2018 cohort of first-time college students were reviewed. Methods: Vaccination and response rates…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Immunization Programs, Student Records, Health
Dalnim Cho; Carol Wang; Jace Pierce; Lenna Dawkins-Moultin; Qian Lu – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: We investigated the preliminary efficacy of a tailored human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination on-line intervention designed to increase HPV vaccination intention. Participants: Female college students (N = 101; 18-26 years), who have not received the HPV vaccine. Methods: Participants were randomized to either a control group to read…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Immunization Programs, Intention, Communicable Diseases
ChengChing Hiya Liu; Jiying Ling; Charles Liu; Kara Schrader; Ravichandran Ammigan; Emily Mclntire – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To examine the effects of a university's health vaccination initiative in increasing vaccination rates among international students/scholars in the United States. Methods: The vaccination initiative included: increasing vaccination opportunities by holding a pre-registration event, providing vaccine recommendations from healthcare…
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Students, Immunization Programs, Health Programs
Crane, Jonathan K. – Electronic Journal for Research in Science & Mathematics Education, 2021
For thousands of years Jewish law was based on revelation and precedent. God's will, as revealed in scripture, was determinative: it demarcated what was permitted, required and prohibited. A contemporary rabbi could offer only a slight emendation of precedents. The early modern period, however, witnessed a dramatic shift in Jewish norm-making. A…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Pandemics, Judaism, Jews
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
Stelmach, Rachel D.; Fitch, Elizabeth; Chen, Molly; Meekins, Meagan; Flueckiger, Rebecca M.; Colaço, Rajeev – American Journal of Evaluation, 2022
Monitoring, evaluation, and research activities generate important data, but they often fail to change policies or programs. In addition, local program staff and partners often feel disconnected from these activities, which undermines their ownership of data and results. To bridge the gaps between monitoring, evaluation, and research and to give…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Evaluation, Research, Global Approach
Artawan Eka Putra, I. Wayan Gede; Purnama Dewi, Ni Putu Eka; Probandari, Ari Natalia; Notobroto, Hari Basuki; Wahyuni, Chatarina Umbul – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
Lack of participation of household contacts is the main problem of early detection of tuberculosis (TB) in Indonesia. A comprehensive health education (CHE) program has been developed to encourage the participation of household contacts. This study aimed to assess the implementation of the CHE to improve participation of household contacts in…
Descriptors: Health Education, Identification, Communicable Diseases, Foreign Countries
