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Exploring Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Students, Faculty, and Staff at a Southeastern University in the United States
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Abigail Coulter; Marissa McElrone; Dawn Ford; Kara Hamilton – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: Explore predictors of early COVID-19 vaccine adoption on a university campus. Participants: Students, faculty, staff, and administration (N = 1,234) completed an online survey exploring COVID-19 vaccine-related experiences, perspectives, and knowledge, from September to October 2021. Methods: Based on vaccination status participants…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, COVID-19, Adoption (Ideas), Predictor Variables
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors with Mask Use and Vaccines for COVID-19 Prevention at 13 Colleges and Universities, April 2021
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Margaret A. Riggs; Sabrina A. Madni; January Cornelius; Amy Zhang; Michaila Czarnik; Keith Zullig; Robert J. Bensley; Linda Gibson-Young; Marilyn Gardner; Caryl E. Waggett; Vonia Grabeel; Samuel J. Pettyjohn; Christine Fisher; Resa M. Jones; Dayna M. Maniccia; Jack Doyle; Margarita Treuth; John Neatherlin; Ebony Thomas; Lisa Barrios – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objectives: To understand college and university student knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors (KAB) regarding COVID-19 prevention strategies. Methods: Thirteen colleges and universities volunteered to conduct an anonymous electronic survey in April 2021 to assess students' KAB about mask use and vaccination to prevent COVID-19. Results:…
Descriptors: College Students, Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes, Health Behavior
College Health Administrator's Perceptions of the Impacts of COVID-19 on College Immunization Programs
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Elizabeth M. Anderson; Safa Browne; Charlotte A. Moser; Kristen Feemster – Journal of American College Health, 2025
College immunization policies vary. To evaluate the landscape of college immunization programs, we distributed a 45-item survey to college health administrators between July and September 2021. Items measured perceptions of institutionally recommended and required vaccines, enforcement strategies, barriers to vaccine uptake, and the impact of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Immunization Programs, School Policy, Barriers
Science Brief: Prevention and Control of Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Infections in Kindergarten through Grade 12 (K-12) Schools
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2024
The general science of infection prevention and control can be applied to and adapted for a variety of settings, including kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12). Strategies can be implemented in the classroom and whole school environment to prevent a wide array of illnesses caused by both bacteria and viruses. This science brief presents findings…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Disease Control, Communicable Diseases, Prevention
Putting Health Care Where the Kids Are: US Public Attitudes about School-Based Health Centers
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Simon F. Haeder; Daniel Marthey; Daniel Skinner – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: School-based health centers (SBHCs) have been shown to offer substantial benefits to students but we know little about how the public thinks about them. We sought to assess US public attitudes about SBHCs and the provision of 7 health service lines--primary care, preventive care, vaccinations, preventive dental care, preventive vision…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Public Opinion, Child Health, Adults