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New Item SurveyMonkey Used for Campus Vaccine Registration (MI)
Conducting mass H1N1 vaccination at Michigan State University (MSU)-one of the Big 10 universities-required thoughtful planning. A population of approximately 47,000 students, an...   >> More
New Item Quality Improvement Redesign a Tool in Pandemic Planning and Response (IL)
The University of Chicago needed to act quickly in late April 2009 when it discovered a Medical Center staff member was diagnosed with H1N1 as cases of the virus were appearing in...   >> More
New Item Students Serve as Peer Educators (IL)
The University of Chicago developed a system in April 2009 for having students assist with education and management in H1N1 vaccine clinics. The students, called Peer Health Educators,...   >> More
New Item Student Health Advocates Also Address H1N1 (MN)
A Health Advocate is a student appointed as a health resource in his or her residence hall or apartment community, fraternity, or sorority. Health Advocates attend weekly classes at...   >> More
New Item Self-Isolation: The Family Home Option (IL)
The University of Illinois describes its H1N1 response as successful, largely due to its comprehensive approach to identifying and isolating ill students. Often, ill students recovered...   >> More
New Item Health Sciences Students Administer Vaccine On Campus (IA)
When H1N1 vaccine began to trickle in to the University of Iowa (UI) campus in fall 2009, the Student Health Service relied on a familiar resource to help vaccinate students. UI health...   >> More
New Item MHUB Communication Tool for Students, Staff, and Faculty (WI)
When the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) established its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in spring 2009, it used an e-mail platform called MHUB to manage H1N1-related...   >> More
New Item Resident Assistant Checklist for Assessing Students (IA)
During the 2009 H1N1 outbreak, ill students living in on-campus housing posed a special concern for the University of Iowa (UI). The Office of Residence Life focused many of their...   >> More
New Item Telephone Triage and Treatment Protocol (WI)
University of Wisconsin-Madison (UWM), with more than 42,000 students, experienced a surge of H1N1 cases in fall 2009. The University Health Services (UHS) clinic is normally staffed...   >> More
New Item Virtual EOC is Campus Base of Operations (WI)
From 2006 until the outbreak of H1N1 in spring 2009, the University of Wisconsin Madison (UW-Madison) made pandemic influenza planning a priority for campus organizations and...   >> More
New Item Facemask and N95 Respirator Recommendations (MN)
This recommendations document was developed to provide education and guidance on the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) for H1N1 pandemic influenza in the face of confusing,...   >> More
New Item Infection Control Internships Help Students, Health Services (PA)
As the fall 2009 semester loomed at Pennsylvania State University, it became clear to Shelley Haffner that she needed extra help in order to respond to the threat of novel H1N1...   >> More
New Item Phone Monitoring of Students with ILI (PA)
Caring for sick Pennsylvania State University (PSU) students in a pandemic meant tracking their illnesses daily by phone or through secure electronic messages. PSU students identified...   >> More

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