Unplanned School Closures in the United States: Evaluation of Economic and Social Costs and Consequences for Students’ Families

نویسندگان

  • Yenlik Zheteyeva
  • Margaret Coleman
  • JianRong Shi
  • Hongjiang Gao
  • Amra Uzicanin
  • Jeanette J. Rainey
چکیده

Introduction The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends implementing early targeted school closures as one of the front-line interventions to slow progression of a severe influenza pandemic before appropriate vaccine becomes available. However, prolonged school closures may impose unintended economic and social costs and consequences to students’ families. These costs and consequences have not been carefully evaluated. To better understand this unintended impact, we conducted five investigations of unplanned school closures lasting 4 school days implemented for various reasons from August 2012 through May 2013. Each closure was investigated separately as a public health evaluation. School closures implemented for reasons other than pandemic influenza may serve as a proxy to pandemic-related closures. Our findings can inform updates to CDC’s pandemic preparedness guidance.

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دوره 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015