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Risk Management Of Covid-19 In The Residential Educational Setting: Lessons Learned And Implications For Moving Forward, Anna L. Cass, Meghan M. Slining, Connie Carson, Jason Cassidy, M Carmela Epright, Ann E. Gilchrist, Kenneth Peterson, John F. Wheeler, Natalie S. The
Risk Management Of Covid-19 In The Residential Educational Setting: Lessons Learned And Implications For Moving Forward, Anna L. Cass, Meghan M. Slining, Connie Carson, Jason Cassidy, M Carmela Epright, Ann E. Gilchrist, Kenneth Peterson, John F. Wheeler, Natalie S. The
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With limited COVID-19-guidelines for institutions of higher education (IHEs), colleges and universities began the 2020–2021 academic year with varying approaches. We present a comprehensive COVID-19 prevention and mitigation approach at a residential university during the 2020–2021 academic year, along with campus SARS-CoV-2 transmission during this time. Risk management of COVID-19 was facilitated through (1) a layered approach of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention measures; (2) a robust committee structure leveraging institutional public health expertise; (3) partnerships with external health entities; and (4) an operations system providing both structure and flexibility to adapt to changes in disease activity, scientific evidence, and …