Identifying vulnerable populations at a university during the COVID-19 pandemic.
J Am Coll Health
; : 1-4, 2021 Feb 12.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2236121
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Persons with high-risk for severe COVID-19 illness require special attention when considering university operations during the novel coronavirus pandemic. The objective of this study was to determine the number of students who fall within a high-risk category according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines using linked databases.Participants:
Students enrolled at a large public University and who accessed the student health center between 2016 and 2020.Methods:
Clinical data were linked with both university student enrollment and disability services databases to provide a comprehensive, de-identified dataset of students at higher medical risk of severe COVID-19 illness.Results:
1902 unique students (14% of the student health center population) were identified as having one or more high-risk condition.Conclusions:
Utilizing a large and longitudinally linked student database provides universities with valuable information to make critical administrative decisions about how best to accommodate high-risk students to reduce their medical risk when returning to in-person instruction.
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MEDLINE
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
J Am Coll Health
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
07448481.2021.1877142
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