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- Many colleges adapted their operations to address COVID-19, but efforts to help local communities were often lacking.
- A new community pandemic-response program was introduced, leading to healthier behaviors and a decrease in COVID-19 positivity rates among participants.
- The program provided models that could be applied to other college towns, highlighting the importance of public health initiatives for future health promotion.
Article Abstract
While many higher-education institutions dramatically altered their operations and helped mitigate COVID-19 transmission on campuses, these efforts were rarely fully extended to surrounding communities. A community pandemic-response program was launched in a college town that deployed epidemiological infection-control measures and health behavior change interventions. An increase in self-reported preventive health behaviors and a lower relative case positivity proportion were observed. The program identified scalable approaches that may generalize to other college towns and community types. Building public health infrastructure with such programs may be pivotal in promoting health in the postpandemic era. (. 2022;112(8):1142-1146. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306880).
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9342826 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306880 | DOI Listing |
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