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New Item Mass Clinic Approach Evolved to Meet Needs (IN)
During the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, Purdue University developed and tested specific floor plans for designated Points of Dispensing (POD) sites on campus. According to Ron Wright,...   >> More
New Item State of Emergency Policy (MN)
The University of Minnesota developed a policy that outlines how the president or designee, in accordance with the University Emergency Operations Plan, may determine circumstances...   >> More
New Item American Red Cross Student Chapter H1N1 Project (IN)
During two days at the beginning of the H1N1 outbreak in fall 2009, members of the Purdue Chapter of the American Red Cross, along with other student volunteers, distributed brief...   >> More
New Item Memorandum of Understanding for Prophylaxis During Public Health (IN)
A memorandum has been developed and signed between Purdue University and the Tippecanoe County Health Department that allocates responsibility between the Health Department and the...   >> More
New Item Internal Memoranda of Understanding for Point of Dispensing Sites (IN)
Memoranda of Understanding have been developed and signed between internal university departments related to the use of facilities for Point of Dispensing (POD) sites. These...   >> More
New Item Medical Reserve Corps Assists with Vaccination Clinics (MN)
Since its creation in 2004, the University of Minnesota's (U of M) Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) has aided in emergency response and public health initiatives on campus and in the...   >> More
New Item Health Department Operations Center (MN)
Per the National Incident Management System (NIMS), Department Operations Centers (DOC) are established and activated by individual departments to coordinate and control actions...   >> More
New Item Online Scheduling System for Vaccinations (MN)
After several walk-in clinics took place at the University of Minnesota, planners identified a need to regulate client flow and reduce wait times. Planners responded by quickly...   >> 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 Automated clinic registry simplifies vaccine clinics (OH)
Registering students, faculty and staff for vaccine clinics was a daunting task as colleges and universities responded to the H1N1 pandemic. At The Ohio State University, those...   >> More
New Item Organizing the Emergency Operations Center (IL)
Although the University of Illinois did not need to stand up its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) or Incident Command Post (ICP) for the H1N1 pandemic, the school had a plan in place...   >> More
New Item Online Class Absence Form for Flu-Like Illness (IA)
Students across the country were encouraged to stay home and out of classes if they became ill with influenza. The University of Iowa already had an online form ("Explanatory Statement...   >> More
New Item Infectious illness logic model aids planning, response (MI)
Adapting a logic model that followed alert levels for infectious illness provided needed flexibility for the H1N1 pandemic that emerged in 2009. The process of modifying the model also...   >> 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 Self-Isolation: The On-Campus Option (IL)
Although the University of Illinois was able to send many H1N1-infected students home to recover with their parents, an on-campus option was needed. Illinois has among the most...   >> More
New Item Communications With Parents (IL)
Parents were considered an important stakeholder group for communications during the H1N1 response at the University of Illinois. As part of the outreach to parents, Dr. David...   >> More
New Item HR Guidance Development (IL)
As a part of its response to the H1N1 pandemic, the University of Illinois Infectious Disease Work Group, comprising representatives from across the university, tried to articulate how...   >> More
New Item Communications Outreach ranges from Mirror Clings to E-mails (MI)
The University of Michigan used a variety of communications tactics, from old-fashioned to of-the-moment methods, to reach as many members of the campus community as possible with...   >> More
New Item International Students Participate in Planning Alternative Housing (MI)
Michigan State University (MSU) in East Lansing, Michigan, hosts numerous international students and visiting scholars each academic year. International students from more than 130...   >> 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
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