Here is an excellent article Sustaining University Operations during the COVID-19 Pandemic published in Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness by Ben Ryan et al, on the work done at Baylor University to open and operate during the COVID-19 Pandemic. There are many recommendations that they identified which can help other schools and businesses operate safer, including:
- Establishing a Population Health Team
- A “Swiss Cheese” approach to reduce risk
- Testing services
- Adequate contact tracing resources
- Communications strategy
- Cleaning and HVAC
- Following CDC guidelines on masks, social distancing and hand washing
- Creating a comprehensive dashboard, and others
You can also catch the interviews with Ben Ryan and Nancy Brickhouse, the provost at Baylor University on PopHealth Week.
The team of Fred Goldstein, Luis Saldana, MD and Nick van Terheyden MD have been providing expert advice to Baylor since July, 2020.