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USD, Department of Health partner to monitor COVID-19 cases on campus

October 20, 2020April 28, 2021 Bailey Zubke0Tagged contact tracing, COVID-19, COVID-19 Dashboard, covid-19 task force, Department of Health, HIPAA, isolation, public health

As of Oct. 20, the USD COVID-19 dashboard was reporting 41 active cases among students and faculty, with 174 individuals in quarantine or isolation. All statistics provided in the dashboard are self reported, and there are no requirements in place for USD students to report if they have contracted or been exposed to COVID-19. Kevin […]

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New CARE Team collects research to aid in USD’s, South Dakota’s COVID-19 response

September 27, 2020September 29, 2020 Tyler Boyle0Tagged CARE Team, community, contact tracing, coronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Health, education, epidemiology, health, health promotion, health science, pandemic, public health, research, students

USD’s School of Health Sciences has created the Community Action Response Epidemiology (CARE) team to partner with the South Dakota Department of Health and the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board to provide contact tracing, health promotion and comprehensive services to the state of South Dakota. Susan Puumala, the project director of the CARE team, […]

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