Historically black college and university (HBCU) COVID-19 return-to-campus policies and prevention measures—Fall 2021.
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| Title: | Historically black college and university (HBCU) COVID-19 return-to-campus policies and prevention measures—Fall 2021. |
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| Authors: | Gazmararian, Julie A., Liu, Zihao, McLeod, Emma, Cavallo, Matthew, Jiwani, Sahil, Paniagua, Uriel, Guest, Jodie L., Thomas, Ebony S., Good, Mary K. |
| Source: | Journal of American College Health. Aug2025, Vol. 73 Issue 7, p2789-2796. 8p. |
| Subjects: | Re-entry students, Immunization, Community health services, Dashboards (Management information systems), Infection control, Seasons, Health policy, Descriptive statistics, Historically Black colleges & universities, Medical masks, Masters programs (Higher education), COVID-19, Medically underserved persons, Psychosocial factors, Demography |
| Abstract: | Objectives: Examine publicly accessible HBCU COVID-19 policies and associations with community COVID-19 infection and vaccination rates, and utilization of a dashboard. Participants: Excluding unaccredited or closed programs (n = 5) and those without COVID-19 information on website (n= 18), 76 HBCUs were included. Methods: Data on vaccine requirements, masking, and other policies were collected. Student enrollment and demographics and community infection and vaccination rates were obtained from websites. Results: Between August 15 and September 6, 2021, 36% of HBCU websites indicated vaccination requirements for students, with differences by private (57%) and public (17%). Masking requirements were more prevalent in HBCUs in areas with >50% community vaccination coverage vs those with <25%. Private institutions were more likely than public to require faculty/staff testing (34% vs 19%). HBCUs in areas with low/moderate COVID-19 rates were twice as likely to require vaccinations than HBCUs with higher rates. Conclusions: Easily accessible COVID-19 policies may help guide community prevention measures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Objectives: Examine publicly accessible HBCU COVID-19 policies and associations with community COVID-19 infection and vaccination rates, and utilization of a dashboard. Participants: Excluding unaccredited or closed programs (n = 5) and those without COVID-19 information on website (n= 18), 76 HBCUs were included. Methods: Data on vaccine requirements, masking, and other policies were collected. Student enrollment and demographics and community infection and vaccination rates were obtained from websites. Results: Between August 15 and September 6, 2021, 36% of HBCU websites indicated vaccination requirements for students, with differences by private (57%) and public (17%). Masking requirements were more prevalent in HBCUs in areas with >50% community vaccination coverage vs those with <25%. Private institutions were more likely than public to require faculty/staff testing (34% vs 19%). HBCUs in areas with low/moderate COVID-19 rates were twice as likely to require vaccinations than HBCUs with higher rates. Conclusions: Easily accessible COVID-19 policies may help guide community prevention measures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 07448481 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07448481.2022.2128685 |
