Implementing an Alert System for Communicating Actionable Wastewater Surveillance Results to School Communities, Houston, Texas, 2023-2024

IF 3 4区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Public Health Reports Pub Date : 2024-09-14 DOI:10.1177/00333549241275408

Rebecca Schneider, Kaavya Domakonda, Sharmila Bhandari, Lauren Stadler, Katherine B. Ensor, Anthony Mulenga, Catherine D. Johnson, Loren Hopkins

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Abstract

In 2020, the Houston Health Department (HHD) in Texas launched a citywide wastewater surveillance program, including a pilot program that monitored manholes at schools in Houston’s largest school district (prekindergarten–12th grade). By 2022, the pilot program monitored wastewater for SARS-CoV-2, influenza A and B, and respiratory syncytial virus. To ensure effective communication of wastewater surveillance results to school communities, HHD designed and implemented a text- and email-based alert system using existing City of Houston resources. This alert program informs recipients about the presence of a virus at their schools and actions to protect themselves and others against that virus. To promote alert program sign-ups, a dedicated bilingual community involvement coordinator conducted in-person outreach geared toward school nurses and student caregivers. From September 2023 through February 2024, a combined 5178 alerts for 43 schools were sent following virus detections. As a supplemental initiative, HHD offered vaccination events to pilot program schools with consistent virus detection. As wastewater surveillance becomes more common across the United States, this alert program presents a framework for other public health agencies to scale and adapt according to their resources.

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2023-2024 年，德克萨斯州休斯顿市，实施警报系统，向学校社区通报可操作的废水监测结果

2020 年，得克萨斯州休斯顿卫生局（HHD）在全市范围内启动了一项废水监测计划，其中包括一项试点计划，对休斯顿最大学区（学前班至 12 年级）内学校的沙井进行监测。到 2022 年，该试点计划对废水中的 SARS-CoV-2、甲型和乙型流感以及呼吸道合胞病毒进行了监测。为确保向学校社区有效传达废水监测结果，休斯顿卫生署利用休斯顿市现有资源设计并实施了基于短信和电子邮件的警报系统。该警报系统通知接收者学校出现了某种病毒，并告知他们如何保护自己和他人免受病毒感染。为了促进警报计划的注册，一名专门的双语社区参与协调员针对学校护士和学生看护人员开展了面对面的宣传活动。从 2023 年 9 月到 2024 年 2 月，共为 43 所学校发出了 5178 次病毒检测警报。作为一项补充措施，卫生防疫中心为持续检测到病毒的试点项目学校提供了疫苗接种活动。随着废水监测在美国越来越普遍，该警报计划为其他公共卫生机构提供了一个框架，可根据其资源情况进行扩展和调整。

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Public Health Reports 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

5.00

自引率

6.10%

发文量

164

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

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