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Editor, Senior Moderator
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Closing Schools in Response to the 2009 Pandemic Influenza A H1N1 Virus in New York City: Economic Impact on Households
1. Rebekah H. Borse1,
2. Casey Barton Behravesh1,
3. Tamara Dumanovsky2,
4. Jane R. Zucker1,2,
5. David Swerdlow1,
6. Paul Edelson1,
7. Julia Choe-Castillo2,3, and
8. Martin I. Meltzer1
+ Author Affiliations
1.
1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
2.
2New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
3.
3Department of Education, Office of School Health, New York, New York
1. Correspondence: Rebekah Heinzen Borse, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, MS D59, Atlanta, GA 30333 (e-mail: rborse@cdc.gov).
Abstract
Understanding the effectiveness of a school closure in limiting social interaction and the economic impact of school closure on households is critical when developing guidelines to prevent spread of pandemic influenza. A New York City survey conducted in June 2009 in 554 households affected by the 2009 pandemic influenza H1N1?related school closures showed that, during closure, 30% of students visited at least 1 locale outside their homes. If all the adults in the home were employed, an ill child was less likely to leave home. In 17% of the households, at least 1 adult missed some work because of the closure. If all adults in the home were employed, someone was more likely to take time off work. If other children were in the household, it was less likely that an adult took time off work. The findings of our study will be important when developing future pandemic school-closure guidance.
http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/52/suppl_1/S168.full
Closing Schools in Response to the 2009 Pandemic Influenza A H1N1 Virus in New York City: Economic Impact on Households
1. Rebekah H. Borse1,
2. Casey Barton Behravesh1,
3. Tamara Dumanovsky2,
4. Jane R. Zucker1,2,
5. David Swerdlow1,
6. Paul Edelson1,
7. Julia Choe-Castillo2,3, and
8. Martin I. Meltzer1
+ Author Affiliations
1.
1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
2.
2New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
3.
3Department of Education, Office of School Health, New York, New York
1. Correspondence: Rebekah Heinzen Borse, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, MS D59, Atlanta, GA 30333 (e-mail: rborse@cdc.gov).
Abstract
Understanding the effectiveness of a school closure in limiting social interaction and the economic impact of school closure on households is critical when developing guidelines to prevent spread of pandemic influenza. A New York City survey conducted in June 2009 in 554 households affected by the 2009 pandemic influenza H1N1?related school closures showed that, during closure, 30% of students visited at least 1 locale outside their homes. If all the adults in the home were employed, an ill child was less likely to leave home. In 17% of the households, at least 1 adult missed some work because of the closure. If all adults in the home were employed, someone was more likely to take time off work. If other children were in the household, it was less likely that an adult took time off work. The findings of our study will be important when developing future pandemic school-closure guidance.
http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/52/suppl_1/S168.full