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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
StudentHealthImmunizationTypeAn indication of the type of immunization that an individual has satisfactorily received.StandardYesYes
StudentHealthNonMedicalImmunizationExemptionThe type of nonmedical exemption from vaccination claimed by the student's parent or guardian.LocalYes
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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