1. US college and university student health screening requirements for tuberculosis and vaccine-preventable diseases, 2012
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Suzanne F. Beavers, E. Victor Leino, Nina Marano, Kirsten Buckley, Teal R. Bell, Susan Even, Amy Jewett, Nicole J. Cohen, and Clive Brown
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Male ,0301 basic medicine ,College health ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Universities ,Student Health Services ,education ,030106 microbiology ,Article ,Disease Outbreaks ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Environmental health ,medicine ,Humans ,Mass Screening ,Tuberculosis ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Students ,Mass screening ,Communicable disease ,business.industry ,Health Policy ,Public health ,Vaccination ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Health promotion ,Community health ,Female ,Vaccine-preventable diseases ,Health education ,business - Abstract
Colleges are at risk for communicable disease outbreaks because of the high degree of person-to-person interactions and relatively crowded dormitory settings. This report describes the US college student health screening requirements among US resident and international students for tuberculosis (TB) and vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) as they relate to the American College Health Association (ACHA) guidelines. Methods/Participants: In April 2012, US college health administrators (N = 2,858) were sent online surveys to assess their respective school's TB screening and immunization requirements.Surveys were completed by 308 (11%) schools. Most schools were aware of the ACHA immunization (78%) and TB screening (76%) guidelines. Schools reported having policies related to immunization screening (80.4%), immunization compliance (93%), TB screening (55%), and TB compliance (87%).Most colleges were following ACHA guidelines. However, there are opportunities for improvement to fully utilize the recommendations and prevent outbreaks of communicable diseases among students in colleges.
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- 2016
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