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Student Health Domain - Entities, References, and Descriptors

Student Health Domain Entities​

NameDescription
StudentHealthThis event entity represents actions taken by an education organization after a disruptive event that is recorded as a discipline incident.

Extended References​

NameDescription
EducationOrganizationThis entity represents an educational organization.
StudentThis entity represents an individual for whom instruction, services, and/or care are provided in an early childhood, elementary, or secondary educational program under the jurisdiction of a school, education agency or other institution or program. A student is a person who has been enrolled in a school or other educational institution.

Student Health Domain Descriptors​

EntityNameDescriptionUsage ClassificationEDFacts MappingCommonly UsedCommonly State-Defined
EducationOrganizationAddressCharacteristicThe address characteristic mainly to reflect if Primary and type of communication to be received, e.g.: Primary, Validated, Gets Copy of Report, Discipline Correspondence.
EducationOrganizationAddressTypeThe type of address listed for an individual or organization. (For example: Physical Address, Mailing Address, Home Address, etc.)Orthodox
EducationOrganization
Student
CountryThe name of the country. It is strongly recommended that entries use only ISO 3166 2-letter country codes.Standard
EducationOrganizationEducationOrganizationCategoryThe classification of the education agency within the geographic boundaries of a state according to the level of administrative and operational control granted by the state.StandardYesYes
StudentIdentificationDocumentUseThe primary function of the document used for establishing identity.Orthodox
StudentHealthImmunizationTypeAn indication of the type of immunization that the student has received.
EducationOrganizationIndicatorThe value of the indicator or metric. The semantics of an empty value is "not submitted."Local
EducationOrganizationIndicatorGroupThe name for a group of indicators.Local
EducationOrganizationIndicatorLevelThe value of the indicator or metric, as a value from a controlled vocabulary. The semantics of an empty value is "not submitted."Local
EducationOrganizationInstitutionTelephoneNumberTypeThe type of communication number listed for an individual or organization.OrthodoxYesYesYes
EducationOrganizationLocaleA general geographic indicator that categorizes U.S. territory (e.g., City, Suburban).OrthodoxYes
StudentHealthNonMedicalImmunizationExemptionThe type of nonmedical exemption from vaccination claimed by the student's parent or guardian.LocalYes
EducationOrganizationOperationalStatusThe current operational status of the education organization (e.g., active, inactive).StandardYesYesYes
StudentOtherNameTypeThe types of alternate names for an individual.Orthodox
StudentPersonalInformationVerificationThe category of the document relative to its purpose.Orthodox
StudentSexA person's sex at birth.Standard
EducationOrganization
Student
StateAbbreviationThe abbreviation for the state (within the United States) or outlying area in which an address is located.StandardYes
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See Non-Normative Descriptor Classifications for more information on Usage Classification.

The default descriptor values for ImmunizationType are based upon the 2024 list of recommended immunizations for children 18 years or younger by the CDC, as follows:

CodeShort Description
RSVRespiratory syncytial virus
HepBHepatitis B
RVRotavirus
DTaPDiphtheria, tetanus, & acellular pertussis
HibHaemophilus influenzae type b
PCVPneumococcal conjugate
IPVInactivated poliovirus
1vCOVCOVID-19
IIV4Influenza
LAIV4Influenza
MMRMeasles, mumps, rubella
VARVaricella (chickenpox)
HepAHepatitis A
HPVHuman papillomavirus
MenACWYMeningococcal serogroup A,C,W,Y
MenBMeningococcal serogroup B
DEN4CYDDengue
MpoxMpox

The default descriptor values for NonMedicalImmunizationExemption are as follows:

CodeShort Description
ReligiousReligious belief
PhilosophicalPhilosophical belief
OtherOther