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University Student Health Services Covid-19 Pandemic Response: A Program Evaluation, Joy Dougherty Aug 2021

University Student Health Services Covid-19 Pandemic Response: A Program Evaluation, Joy Dougherty

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The COVID-19 pandemic began in China in December 2019, and continued to spread globally throughout the following months. The impact of the virus led to Universities nationwide closing their campuses. Strategic COVID-19 master plans were created to ensure that students, faculty, and staff could return to a safe environment for the fall semester. The role of University Student Health Services (SHS) departments became critical.

The SHS team incorporated telemedicine visits along with new policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines to maximize the safety of the students, faculty, and staff upon their return to campus. This program evaluation focused on the strengths …