USF aims to identify where clusters of COVID-19 cases are occurring in Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties USF researchers are adapting a symptom-based surveillance program developed and used in Puerto Rico to help identify COVID-19 hotspots in the Tampa Bay region.   Called a syndromic surveillance platform, the technology was developed […]

Written by: Katlyn Thomas, USF SafetyFlorida Health Consultant As we continue to cope with this worldwide pandemic, and the implications at not only a personal, communal, and national level, USF SafetyFlorida consultation will continue to share helpful resources and tools to aid your business in preparing your workplace for the Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019). Prepare Your Small Business and Employees All employers need to consider how best to continue to decrease the spread of COVID-19 and lower the impact in their workplace. This may include activities in one or more of […]

More than 60 USF students and faculty members are dispersed across the state of Florida to assist the Florida Department of Health in identifying people who’ve come in contact with someone who’s tested positive for the coronavirus. They’re focused on finding those considered ‘high-risk,’ meaning someone who may have attended […]

On the same day worldwide cases of coronavirus were reported to have surpassed 100,000, lawmakers swiftly passed a bill approving 8.3 billion dollars directed toward COVID-19 prevention efforts and research. To date, the CDC has reported 938 total cases in the U.S. and as many as 19 cases in Florida. Currently, there is no vaccine available to protect against COVID-19 and the virus is reported as being transmitted mainly through human-to-human contact. Signs and symptoms of infection with COVID-19 include fever, cough, and shortness of breath. While most Americans are […]