Rapid response to a conjunctivitis outbreak: The use of technology to leverage information

Journal of the American College Health Association

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 267-271

  Pryor, John H ^a   Martin, Michael T ^b   Whitney, Cynthia G ^b   Turco, John H ^c,f   Baumgartner, Yolanda Y ^d   Zegans, Michael E ^e  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c Dartmouth College Health Service   (United States)

^d Deparmtcnt of Surgery ^*

^e Deparmtcnt of Surgery   (United States)

^f DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjunctivitis; Health administration; Internet communication; Web surveys

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; CARRIER STATE; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CONJUNCTIVITIS; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INTERNET; NEW ENGLAND; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; RURAL HEALTH; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0012470296     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448480209603444     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. Outbreak of bacterial conjunctivitis at a college. 2002. New Hampshire, January-March 2002. MMWR, 51 (10):205–207.
2. Wired Colleges 2001. http://www.yil.com/wiredcolleges/top100chart.pdf. Accessed March 25, 2002
3. Pryor, J H. 1996. Web versus mail:A demonstration and comparison of two methods of surveying. Presented at the Higher Education Data Sharing Consortia Summer Conference. June1996, Dover, NH.
4. Bischoff, W E, Reynolds, T M, Sessler, C N, Edmond, M B, and Wenzel, R P. 2000. Handwashing compliance by healthcare workers:The impact of introducing an accessible, alcohol-based hand antiseptic. Arch Intern Med, 160:1017–1021.
5. Conjunctivitis update. http://www.princeton.edu/puhs/pinkeye.html. Accessed April 5, 2002
6. Moe, C L, Christmas, W A, Echols, L J, and Miller, S A. 2000. Outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis associated with Norwalk-like viruses in campus settings. J Am Coll Health, 50:57–66.
7. Sax, L J, Lindholm, J A, Astin, A W, Korn, W S, and Mahoney, K M. 2001. The American Freshman:National Norms for Fall 2001, Los Angeles:Higher Education Research Institute, University of California Los Angeles.