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Help keep our campus safe this fall: Download the app
Story by Katie Hixson Staff Reporter
The Central Michigan University symptom monitoring application launched on Tuesday, July 27, for all students, faculty and staff to safely monitor their health and to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on our campus.
The app offers health screening and case tracking resources.
In the health screening portion of the app, students and staff are asked if they have had close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 14 days.
The Center for Disease Control defines close contact with a COVID-19 positive person as having been within six feet of the individual for 15 minutes or longer and 48 hours prior to when the infected individual first started experiencing symptoms.
Next, the app users are asked if they are experiencing shortness of breath, cough, fever or any other symptoms related to COVID-19.
The case tracking resources portion shows the weekly number and total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 on campus and is updated every week.
This portion also offers a variety of videos, guidelines and tips to help prevent contact with the virus or a carrier.
The app was developed by staff in the Office of Information Technology and is available for download on the app store for all smart devices.
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College students may experience a variety of difficult situations from depression and anxiety to substance abuse and thoughts of self-harm. CMU Cares includes helpful resources for students, families, faculty and staff to provide the necessary resources to support students during their time of need. The CMU Care Team is comprised of professionals Students at CMU and across the nation face many difficult and personally challenging situations from across campus such as the Counseling Center, Student throughout their college career. Depression, suicide, substance abuse, sexual assault are a few
Disability Services and Sexual Aggression Services. of the situations students will have to deal with during their time on campus. CMU Cares is a comprehensive website that includes helpful resources for faculty, staff, parents and students to provide tools and campus resources to support and refer students during these times of need.
CARE Report
When someone has a concern for a student’s health or well-being, they can submit a CARE Report. CARE Reports can be submitted online at: www.cmich.edu/cmucares or by calling the CARE Line at 989-774-2273. The CARE Team Coordinator reviews each CARE Report and initiates intervention and support plans as necessary. Reporters will receive a follow up call from the Coordinator to review the report.
If an immediate or imminent threat or an emergency exists, call 911 or contact CMU Police at 989-774-3081.
The CARE Team is a small group of CMU staff and faculty who develop individualized plans to support students who are having a difficult time. The team holds weekly meetings during the academic year and when pressing matters occur. Know a student in need?
Currently, this team consists of professionals from campus offices including: Concerned individuals can submit a Care Residence Life, CMU Police, Office of Student Conduct, Student Disability Serreport at cmich.edu/cmucares vices, Counseling Center, Veterans Resource Center, Sexual Aggression Services, and the Office of Student Affairs.
A follow-up with the reporter is made to confirm receipt of the report & discuss a Care Team response. The information shared within this group is confidential and used for the purpose of determining the best approach to reach out to the student in distress.
CARE Report information is shared in the meetings along with selected
Once the student in need has been information from the CARE Team members’ respective offices. Confidential
Counseling Center information is NOT shared in these meetings. indentified, the Care Team can reach out to
the student with an inclusive individualized response
Central Michigan University’s Take Care initiative strives to strengthen and further develop a community of caring individuals who look out for and take care of each other.Through CMU’s Take Care initiative, you are encouraged to observe what is going on around you, notice potentially dangerous or serious situations, and respond to the best of your ability to influence a better outcome.