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Reduction in the incidence of influenza A but not influenza B associated with use of hand sanitizer and cough hygiene in schools: a randomized controlled trialSamuel Stebbins
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 30:921-6. 2011..Laboratory-based evidence is lacking regarding the efficacy of nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) such as alcohol-based hand sanitizer and respiratory hygiene to reduce the spread of influenza...
Using nonpharmaceutical interventions to prevent influenza transmission in elementary school children: parent and teacher perspectivesSamuel Stebbins
Center for Public Health Preparedness, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract 15:112-7. 2009..This project assessed which nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) are most acceptable to parents and teachers of school children in grades K-5 to K-8 in Pittsburgh public schools...- Sensitivity and specificity of rapid influenza testing of children in a community settingSamuel Stebbins
Center for Public Health Practice, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Influenza Other Respi Viruses 5:104-9. 2011..However, investigators have shown sensitivities ranging from 22% to 77% in community settings... - Public Health Area of Concentration: a model for integration into medical school curriculaSamuel Stebbins
Center for Public Health Practice, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA
Am J Prev Med 41:S237-41. 2011..The Public Health AOC is a simple model for incorporating many key aspects of public health into medical education and can be duplicated by any university that is willing to create partnerships and work across boundaries... - The effect of grade on compliance using nonpharmaceutical interventions to reduce influenza in an urban elementary school settingSamuel Stebbins
Center for Public Health Practice, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract 17:65-71. 2011..The purpose of this study was to determine whether age (as estimated by grade) plays any role in this ability... - Developing a measure of local agency adaptation to emergencies: a metricRussell G Schuh
Office of Medical Education, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States
Eval Program Plann 35:473-80. 2012..Such information should provide a foundation for comparing variations in performance and outcomes to various types of emergencies that vary in their severity and focus... - Compliance with a multilayered nonpharmaceutical intervention in an urban elementary school settingSamuel Stebbins
Center for Public Health Preparedness, Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract 16:316-24. 2010..If this can be done successfully, it may be a preferable pandemic mitigation strategy to much more disruptive strategies such as whole-scale school closure... - Preparedness for pandemics: does variation among states affect the nation as a whole?Margaret A Potter
Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract 18:233-40. 2012..Since states' public health systems differ as to pandemic preparedness, this study explored whether such heterogeneity among states could affect the nation's overall influenza rate... - Preserving lessons learned in disease outbreaks and other emergency responsesSamuel Stebbins
Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
J Public Health (Oxf) 32:467-71. 2010..These missed opportunities inhibit the public health system's ability to improve, change and adapt in an organized way... - Simulating school closure strategies to mitigate an influenza epidemicBruce Y Lee
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract 16:252-61. 2010..The ongoing 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic has provided an unparalleled opportunity to test interventions with the most up-to-date simulations... - State courts and public health: building partnerships to enhance preparednessPatricia M Sweeney
Preparedness Law and Policy Program, Center for Public Health Preparedness, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, 130 DeSoto St, A 734 Crabtree Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Public Health Rep 125:87-91. 2010..The tools and resources developed through this collaboration can readily be adapted to assist other jurisdictions nationwide in their efforts to ensure that their judicial systems are similarly prepared... - Research findings from nonpharmaceutical intervention studies for pandemic influenza and current gaps in the researchAllison E Aiello
Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Am J Infect Control 38:251-8. 2010..The current novel influenza A (H1N1) pandemic underscores the importance of influenza research... 
Rotavirus: disease and vaccine update, 2007Samuel Stebbins
Graduate School of Public Health Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, and Center for Public Health Preparedness, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
J Fam Pract 56:S6-11. 2007..RotaTeq is recommended for general use by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Academy of Family Practice, and American Academy of Pediatrics...