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ArticleDisaster medicine and public health preparedness2022

Sustaining University Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Benjamin J Ryan, Michael P Muehlenbein, Jon Allen, Joshua Been, Kenneth Boyd, Mark Brickhouse, Bryan W Brooks, Matthew Burchett, C Kevin Chambliss, Jason D Cook and 16 more

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  2. Lessons Learned from the Lessons Learned in Public Health during the First Years of COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors.

Benjamin J RyanDepartment of Environmental Science, Environmental Health Science Program, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Michael P MuehlenbeinDepartment of Anthropology, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Jon AllenInformation Technology Services, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Joshua BeenData and Digital Scholarship, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Kenneth BoydStudent-Athlete Health and Wellness, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Mark BrickhouseEnvironmental Health and Safety, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Bryan W BrooksDepartment of Environmental Science, Environmental Health Science Program, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Matthew BurchettStudent Activities, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
C Kevin ChamblissDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Jason D CookMarketing and Communications, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Adam EcklundHealth Services, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Lori FoglemanMedia and Public Relations, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Peter GranickOperations, Finance and Administration, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Sharra HynesCampus Living and Learning, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Tonya HudsonMedia and Public Relations, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Michelle HuseHuman Resources, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Micah LambIT Projects and Governance, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Tiffany LoweCampus Living and Learning, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Jim MarshDepartment of Counseling Services, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Niesha NixonHealth Services, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Dennis NolanEnvironmental Health and Safety, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
George NuñezOffice of Emergency Management, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Walter Sparky MatthewsHonors Program, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Sharon SternHealth Services, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Meaghann WheelisInstitutional Research, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Nancy BrickhouseCurriculum and Instruction, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colleges and universities around the world engaged diverse strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Baylor University, a community of ˜22,700 individuals, was 1 of the institutions which resumed and sustained operations. The key strategy was establishment of multidisciplinary teams to develop mitigation strategies and priority areas for action. This population-based team approach along with implementation of a "Swiss Cheese" risk mitigation model allowed small clusters to be rapidly addressed through testing, surveillance, tracing, isolation, and quarantine. These efforts were supported by health protocols including face coverings, social distancing, and compliance monitoring. As a result, activities were sustained from August 1 to December 8, 2020. There were 62,970 COVID-19 tests conducted with 1435 people testing positive for a positivity rate of 2.28%. A total of 1670 COVID-19 cases were identified with 235 self-reports. The mean number of tests per week was 3500 with approximately 80 of these positive (11/d). More than 60 student tracers were trained with over 120 personnel available to contact trace, at a ratio of 1 per 400 university members. The successes and lessons learned provide a framework and pathway for similar institutions to mitigate the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 and sustain operations during a global pandemic.

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COVID-19HumansPandemicsQuarantineSARS-CoV-2UniversitiesCOVID-19higher educationpopulation-based managementpublic healthwastewater epidemiology

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PMID33678211
PMCPMC8134892

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