title: US college and university student health screening requirements for tuberculosis and vaccine-preventable diseases, 2012.
abstract: Colleges are at risk for communicable disease outbreaks because of the high degree of person-to-person interactions and relatively crowded dormitory settings. This report describes the US college student health screening requirements among US resident and international students for tuberculosis (TB) and vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) as they relate to the American College Health Association (ACHA) guidelines. Methods/Participants: In April 2012, US college health administrators (N = 2,858) were sent online surveys to assess their respective school's TB screening and immunization requirements.
  
  
  
  Surveys were completed by 308 (11%) schools. Most schools were aware of the ACHA immunization (78%) and TB screening (76%) guidelines. Schools reported having policies related to immunization screening (80.4%), immunization compliance (93%), TB screening (55%), and TB compliance (87%).
  
  
  
  Most colleges were following ACHA guidelines. However, there are opportunities for improvement to fully utilize the recommendations and prevent outbreaks of communicable diseases among students in colleges.
authors.affiliation: a Division of Global Migration and Quarantine , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta , Georgia , USA.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jewett
authors.affiliation: a Division of Global Migration and Quarantine , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta , Georgia , USA.|b Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists , Atlanta , Georgia , USA.
authors.forename: Teal
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.affiliation: a Division of Global Migration and Quarantine , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta , Georgia , USA.
authors.forename: Nicole J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.affiliation: a Division of Global Migration and Quarantine , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta , Georgia , USA.
authors.forename: Kirsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Buckley
authors.affiliation: c American College of Health Association , Hanover , Maryland , USA.
authors.forename: E Victor
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Leino
authors.affiliation: c American College of Health Association , Hanover , Maryland , USA.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Even
authors.affiliation: d Division of Tuberculosis Elimination , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta , Georgia , USA.
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beavers
authors.affiliation: a Division of Global Migration and Quarantine , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta , Georgia , USA.
authors.forename: Clive
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: a Division of Global Migration and Quarantine , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta , Georgia , USA.
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marano
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013333:Student Health Services / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Administration; community health; health education