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Paul T. von Hippel – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2021
In an effort to reduce viral transmission, many schools are planning to reduce class size if they have not reduced it already. Yet the effect of class size on transmission is unknown. To determine whether smaller classes reduce school absence, especially when community disease prevalence is high, we merge data from the Project STAR randomized…
Descriptors: Attendance, Communicable Diseases, Class Size, Small Classes
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Hotez, Peter J. – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2013
Enormous strides have been made in reducing the number of global under-five child deaths through expanded development and use of vaccines under the auspices of the GAVI Alliance. However such successes have left behind a significant burden of child morbidity and mortality in developing countries from six major tropical diseases, i.e., dengue,…
Descriptors: Poverty, Diseases, Immunization Programs, Child Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011
The "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report" ("MMWR") Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Data presented by the Notifiable Disease Data Team and 122 Cities Mortality Data Team in the weekly "MMWR" are provisional, based on weekly reports to CDC by state health departments. This issue of "Morbidity and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Physical Activity Level, Immunization Programs, Disease Control