Health Officials at University of Wisconsin Finalizing Cause of Death Database
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018 -- 10:29 AM
(AP) -Health officials at the University of Wisconsin say they're finalizing a new database to track the cause of death when students die.The university in Madison, Wisconsin, is among many that don't formally track student suicides, but officials there say the new database will link local information with death data kept by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. University of Wisconsin epidemiologist Dr. Agustina Marconi says "our findings and the standards we create will benefit other universities moving forward."
Documents obtained by The Associated Press through public records requests show only about half the 100 largest universities track suicides. Prevention advocates say the lack of information makes it impossible for schools to measure success and find trends that can be used to save lives.
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