Back to the Basics: A COVID-19 Surveillance Program within a Local School District

Autor/inn/en	Ganesh, Prakash R.; May, Ross; Dandurand, Mitch; Graham, Jeffrey; Rose, Johnie; Gullett, Heidi; Covell, Dave; Stange, Kurt C.
Titel	Back to the Basics: A COVID-19 Surveillance Program within a Local School District
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 92 (2022) 5, S.469-473 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ganesh, Prakash R.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.13149
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; School Districts; Incidence; Diagnostic Tests; Identification; Extracurricular Activities; Disease Control; Elementary Secondary Education; Ohio + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School district; Schulbezirk; Vorkommen; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität
Abstract	Background: A school district in Northern Ohio implemented a COVID-19 surveillance program from January 4 to May 21, 2021, as in-person school and extracurricular activities resumed. Methods: Among 560 staff members and >6300 students, random weekly testing was performed on 563 students and weekly for 204 students participating in extracurricular activities, and 553 staff. Results: Cases of COVID-19 were identified among 26 staff members and 23 students. Most of those infected were participating in extracurricular activities (14/23) and in the age range of 14-18. Percent positivity was low (range 0.2-2.4%) throughout the school surveillance program despite significant changes in positivity rate (2.8-19.8%). Conclusion: This demonstrates that in a setting employing basic yet consistent mitigation strategies, there is low transmission among young children and adolescents as they return to in-person classes and activities. Maintaining layered prevention strategies implemented and sustained with fidelity can substantially limit transmission within schools. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/4/11