The COVID-19 Pandemic Response System at University Level: The Case of Safe Campus Model at Ewha Womans University
In response to the changes in the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic situation, Ewha Womans University established Ewha Safe Campus (ESC), an on-campus infection outbreak management system, to allow students and faculty members to...
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| author | Kyunghee Jung-Choi Nackmoon Sung Sun Hwa Lee Misun Chang Hee Jung Choi Chung-Jong Kim Nam-Kyong Choi Hanna Kim Yi-Jun Kim Whanhee Lee Hyesook Park Eunhee Ha |
| author_facet | Kyunghee Jung-Choi Nackmoon Sung Sun Hwa Lee Misun Chang Hee Jung Choi Chung-Jong Kim Nam-Kyong Choi Hanna Kim Yi-Jun Kim Whanhee Lee Hyesook Park Eunhee Ha |
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| description | In response to the changes in the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic
situation, Ewha Womans University established Ewha Safe Campus (ESC), an
on-campus infection outbreak management system, to allow students and faculty
members to safely resume face-to face classes in 2022. The COVID-19 testing
station, Ewha Safe Station, is the core element of ESC. Symptomatic students and
faculty members perform a combo swab self-PCR test or receive a nasopharyngeal
swab PCR test from experts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 through early
detection and management. ESC is significant in that it detects infection risks
and proactively implements preemptive measures in a university. The COVID-19
health response system model at the university level was applied for the first
time in South Korea, reaching a milestone in the history of university health in
South Korea. In particular, it is highly valuable that the test was free of
charge, as it enabled all of the examinees to have easy access to the test
through joint cooperation with the Seegene Medical Foundation. This is a
successful example of cooperation between schools and private institutions for
public health improvement. In the future, the direct and indirect effects of the
establishment and implementation of ESC need to be evaluated and confirmed, and
areas requiring improvements need to be identified in preparation for another
infectious disease outbreak in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-307f87d931714a18abf3f3ba3e92dfd62024-12-16T08:43:16ZengEwha Womans University College of MedicineThe Ewha Medical Journal2234-25912022-10-0145410.12771/emj.2022.e18emj-45-4-18The COVID-19 Pandemic Response System at University Level: The Case of Safe Campus Model at Ewha Womans UniversityKyunghee Jung-ChoiNackmoon SungSun Hwa LeeMisun ChangHee Jung ChoiChung-Jong KimNam-Kyong ChoiHanna KimYi-Jun KimWhanhee LeeHyesook ParkEunhee HaIn response to the changes in the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic situation, Ewha Womans University established Ewha Safe Campus (ESC), an on-campus infection outbreak management system, to allow students and faculty members to safely resume face-to face classes in 2022. The COVID-19 testing station, Ewha Safe Station, is the core element of ESC. Symptomatic students and faculty members perform a combo swab self-PCR test or receive a nasopharyngeal swab PCR test from experts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 through early detection and management. ESC is significant in that it detects infection risks and proactively implements preemptive measures in a university. The COVID-19 health response system model at the university level was applied for the first time in South Korea, reaching a milestone in the history of university health in South Korea. In particular, it is highly valuable that the test was free of charge, as it enabled all of the examinees to have easy access to the test through joint cooperation with the Seegene Medical Foundation. This is a successful example of cooperation between schools and private institutions for public health improvement. In the future, the direct and indirect effects of the establishment and implementation of ESC need to be evaluated and confirmed, and areas requiring improvements need to be identified in preparation for another infectious disease outbreak in the future.http://www.e-emj.org/archive/view_article?pid=emj-45-4-18covid-19ewha safe campusewha safe stationnasal swab |
| spellingShingle | Kyunghee Jung-Choi Nackmoon Sung Sun Hwa Lee Misun Chang Hee Jung Choi Chung-Jong Kim Nam-Kyong Choi Hanna Kim Yi-Jun Kim Whanhee Lee Hyesook Park Eunhee Ha The COVID-19 Pandemic Response System at University Level: The Case of Safe Campus Model at Ewha Womans University The Ewha Medical Journal covid-19 ewha safe campus ewha safe station nasal swab |
| title | The COVID-19 Pandemic Response System at University Level: The Case
of Safe Campus Model at Ewha Womans University |
| title_full | The COVID-19 Pandemic Response System at University Level: The Case
of Safe Campus Model at Ewha Womans University |
| title_fullStr | The COVID-19 Pandemic Response System at University Level: The Case
of Safe Campus Model at Ewha Womans University |
| title_full_unstemmed | The COVID-19 Pandemic Response System at University Level: The Case
of Safe Campus Model at Ewha Womans University |
| title_short | The COVID-19 Pandemic Response System at University Level: The Case
of Safe Campus Model at Ewha Womans University |
| title_sort | covid 19 pandemic response system at university level the case of safe campus model at ewha womans university |
| topic | covid-19 ewha safe campus ewha safe station nasal swab |
| url | http://www.e-emj.org/archive/view_article?pid=emj-45-4-18 |
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