In order to best protect the health and well-being of our University community, and in accordance with the latest public health guidance, we are requiring the COVID-19 vaccine for all members of our University community. More than 500 colleges and universities across the country – including many of our peer institutions in Connecticut – have implemented this policy to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on their campuses.
Fully vaccinated members of our University community will be able to immerse themselves in work and learning environments featuring pre-pandemics norms for class formats, student life, and other staples of the Charger experience.
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Dr. Holzer is an Assistant Professor in Health Sciences. She completed her PhD in health policy and bioethics at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, her MA in bioethics at Case Western Reserve University, and her BA at Wellesley College, majoring in biology and philosophy. She is broadly interested in health equity and community well-being, specifically in the areas of active transportation and maternal health. She is an expert in community-based participatory research approaches. Her most recent work on maternal morbidities in the postpartum period has received awards and recognition from the American Public Health Association.
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Jessica Holzer, assistant professor and program director for undergraduate public health, talks about long term consequences of using one of the sunscreens that was recently recalled.
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Jessica Holzer, assistant professor and program director for undergraduate public health, comments on the removal of sunscreen products that may contain benzene.
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Jessica Holzer, assistant professor and program director for undergraduate public health, talks about the rate of vaccinations and the goal set by the Biden administration.
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Jessica Holzer, assistant professor and program director for undergraduate public health, comments on employees undertaking new guidelines for coming back to the office.
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Jessica Holzer, assistant professor and program director for undergraduate public health, talks about the COVID-19 vaccine requirement being no different from the mandatory flu shot for hospital workers.
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Karl Minges, assistant professor and chair of health administration and policy, and Jessica Holzer, assistant professor and program director for undergraduate public health, comments on the importance of getting the vaccine to get ahead of the variants and back to normal.
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Jessica Holzer, assistant professor and program director for undergraduate public health, says that county level officials may be helpful to distributing the vaccine throughout California.
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Jessica Holzer, assistant professor and program director of public health and administration, says that a statewide protocol may not meet the needs of people in individual counties.
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Jessica Holzer, Ph.D., an expert in health policy, is passionate about improving equity in healthcare and building connections in the surrounding community.