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Closing The Schools: Lessons From The 1918-19 U.S. Influenza Pandemic.
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Health Affairs . 2009 Web Exclusives from 28-6, Vol. 28, pw1066-w1078. 13p. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- When the novel strain of A/H1N1 influenza first appeared in spring 2009, closing schools was initially a common and often challenging strategy implemented in many communities. Arguments for and against closing schools are likely to arise anew if influenza spikes in the fall of 2009. Policymakers and community officials considering this and other non pharmaceutical responses can learn from the experiences of ninety-one years ago, during the 1918-19 influenza pandemic that killed thousands of Americans. Analysis of the school closure policies of forty-three U.S. cities during that pandemic shows that smooth implementation was associated with clear lines of authority among agencies and with transparent communication between health officials and the public. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *H1N1 influenza
*SCHOOL closings
*PUBLIC health
*HEALTH policy
*SCHOOL responsibility
*SCHOOL administration
*PREVENTIVE medicine
*PREVENTIVE health services
*COMMUNICATION methodology
*HISTORY of epidemics
*PREVENTION of infectious disease transmission
*ARCHIVES
*PUBLIC health surveillance
*METROPOLITAN areas
*EPIDEMICS
*AUTHORITY
*CLUSTER analysis (Statistics)
*HEALTH services administration
*INFLUENZA
*PUBLIC relations
*RESEARCH funding
*QUALITATIVE research
*REGULATORY approval
*INSTITUTIONAL cooperation
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02782715
- Volume :
- 28
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Health Affairs
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 50220118
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.28.6.w1066