Article ; Online: Disparities in Implementing COVID-19 Prevention Strategies in Public Schools, United States, 2021–22 School Year
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 29, Iss 5, Pp 937-
2023 Volume 944
Abstract: During the COVID-19 pandemic, US schools have been encouraged to take a layered approach to prevention, incorporating multiple strategies to curb transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Using survey data representative of US public K–12 schools (N = 437), we ... ...
| Abstract | During the COVID-19 pandemic, US schools have been encouraged to take a layered approach to prevention, incorporating multiple strategies to curb transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Using survey data representative of US public K–12 schools (N = 437), we determined prevalence estimates of COVID-19 prevention strategies early in the 2021–22 school year and describe disparities in implementing strategies by school characteristics. Prevalence of prevention strategies ranged from 9.3% (offered COVID-19 screening testing to students and staff) to 95.1% (had a school-based system to report COVID-19 outcomes). Schools with a full-time school nurse or school-based health center had significantly higher odds of implementing several strategies, including those related to COVID-19 vaccination. We identified additional disparities in prevalence of strategies by locale, school level, and poverty. Advancing school health workforce and infrastructure, ensuring schools use available COVID-19 funding effectively, and promoting efforts in schools with the lowest prevalence of infection prevention strategies are needed for pandemic preparedness. |
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| Keywords | COVID-19 ; schools ; health equity ; coronavirus disease ; SARS-CoV-2 ; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ; Medicine ; R ; Infectious and parasitic diseases ; RC109-216 |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Document type | Article ; Online |
| Database | BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection) |
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