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Prematriculation Immunization Policies: A Survey Of Kentucky Colleges And Universities, Deborah Foushee
Prematriculation Immunization Policies: A Survey Of Kentucky Colleges And Universities, Deborah Foushee
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Immunizations for vaccine preventable diseases are ordinarily completed by young adulthood, and the school system is typically the institution required to determine compliance with state immunization requirements prior to enrollment. In recent years, outbreaks of measles on college campuses across the United States have led to the implementation of immunization requirements. Kentucky fouryear postsecondary institutions are not required by state law to request proof of immunization. The purpose of this study was to assess prematriculation immunization policies of Kentucky four-year colleges and universities. Participants completed a survey which appraised the existence of a university prematriculation policy, the diseases covered by …
A Study Of Student Health Services In Four-Year Post-Secondary Institutions, Timothy Laugh
A Study Of Student Health Services In Four-Year Post-Secondary Institutions, Timothy Laugh
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The purpose of this study was to address any changes in select organizational and director or CEO attributes between 1989 and 1994, as well as, to determine whether or not college student health services are systematically evaluating their programs and incorporating efficiency measures used in other health care settings. The population of study was student health services at four-year institutions of post-secondary education in the United States. This researcher resurveyed the sample used by Kevin E. Charles in 1989 in order to allow the evaluation of temporal trends. The sample was a stratified, random sample of 400 institutions. Data were …