04/08/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 4/8/2020. This eight-page document provides guidance for planning discharge and ending isolation for COVID-19 patients in the context of the phase of ongoing widespread community transmission. There is an increasing need to discharge patients from hospitals early after clinical symptom improvement in order to maintain healthcare capacity for severe and critically ill patients. (PDF)
04/08/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Published: 4/8/2020. This Guidance Repository includes content from academic medical centers about COVID-19 as a resource for hospitals and clinicians across the United States. The goal is to identify, summarize, and highlight areas of alignment in clinical practice during the pandemic. (Text)
04/07/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Published: 4/7/2020. To aggressively address COVID-19, CMS recognizes that conservation of critical healthcare resources is essential, in addition to limiting exposure of patients and staff to the virus that causes COVID-19.CMS also recognizes the importance of reducing burdens on the existing health system and maintaining services while keeping patients and providers safe. CMS, in collaboration with medical societies and associations, recently created recommendations to postpone non-essential surgeries and other procedures. This two-page document, updated April 7, 2020, provides recommendations to limit those medical services that could be deferred, such as non-emergent, elective treatment, and preventive medical services for patients of all ages. (PDF)
04/07/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). Published: 4/7/2020. This 69-page document aims to ensure worldwide access to expertise, communities of practice, and networks of disaster risk reduction practitioners, and offers five interrelated sections with specific advice on how to support and engage children and youth in disaster risk reduction worldwide. (PDF)
04/07/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Published: 4/7/2020. This 20-page report examines the significant negative effects the COVID-19 pandemic is having and will have on people along the food supply chain, from producers to processors, marketers, transporters, and consumers. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is particularly concerned about the potential impacts of the virus and related containment efforts on food security and livelihoods in contexts of high vulnerability and where populations are already experiencing food crises. (PDF)
04/07/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 4/7/2020. This interim guidance outlines goals and strategies suggested for U.S. ambulatory care settings in response to community spread of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). It reflects the need to minimize disease transmission to patients, healthcare personnel, and others; identify persons with presumptive COVID-19 disease and implement a triage procedure to assign appropriate levels of care; reduce negative impacts on emergency department and hospital bed capacity; and maximize the efficiency of personal protective equipment (PPE) utilization across the community health system while protecting healthcare personnel. (Text)
04/07/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Harvard University, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Published: 4/7/2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic stresses the nation, leaders in emergency preparedness and response must address crises amid an ever-evolving dangerous situation. In this 32-minute Facebook Live Q&A, Leonard Marcus, Co-Director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, examines the many factors that make or break an effective crisis response. (Video or Multimedia)
04/07/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 4/7/2020. This six-page document and risk assessment tool provides practical guidance and recommendations to support the special role of religious leaders, faith-based organizations, and faith communities in COVID-19 education, preparedness, and response. (PDF)
04/07/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 4/7/2020. There is now an urgent requirement for the food industry to ensure compliance with measures to protect food workers from contracting COVID-19, to prevent exposure to or transmission of the virus, and to strengthen food hygiene and sanitation practices. The purpose of the guidelines in this six-page document is to highlight these additional measures so that the integrity of the food chain is maintained, and that adequate and safe food supplies are available for consumers. (PDF)
04/06/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 4/6/2020. This three-page fact sheet informs healthcare providers of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of the Gnomegen COVID-19 RT-Digital PCR Detection Kit, which received an Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration on April 6, 2020. The Gnomegen COVID-19 RT-Digital PCR Detection Kit is authorized for use on respiratory specimens collected from individuals who are suspected of COVID-19 by their healthcare provider. (PDF)
04/06/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 4/6/2020. This one-page document authorizes the emergency use of the Viracor SARS-CoV-2 Assay, which is eligible for authorization under the March 31, 2020, Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Molecular-based Laboratory Developed Tests for Detection of Nucleic Acid from SARS-CoV-2 (Molecular LDT COVID-19 Authorized Test). (PDF)
04/06/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Preparedness and Response (CDC CPR). Published: 4/6/2020. This one-hour, 12-minute webinar discusses how health communication professionals, public officials, and others working to share information during the novel coronavirus outbreak can apply crisis and emergency risk communication (CERC) principles to more effectively develop and share COVID-19 messages. (Video or Multimedia)
04/06/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Milbank Memorial Fund. Published: 4/6/2020. This issue brief outlines the major initiatives taken and the lessons learned in the intense and historic six-week period following Washington State's report of the first positive novel coronavirus (COVID-19) case in the United States. The latest data indicate that the state may be slowing the spread of the virus, and on April 5, 2020, the governor announced that the state would return more than 400 ventilators to the national stockpile for use by other states. (Text)
04/06/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Vision. Published: 4/6/2020. This 10-page report considers what would happen if the devastating secondary impacts of the 2015-2016 Ebola outbreak on children were replicated in the 24 most fragile countries covered by the United Nations’ COVID-19 humanitarian appeal. (PDF)
04/03/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 4/3/2020. This web page, updated on April 3, 2020, provides answers to frequently asked questions about water transmission and COVID-19. Topics include the possible spread of COVID-19 through drinking water, pools, hot tubs, and sewage systems; and the precautions wastewater workers should take to protect themselves. (Text)
04/03/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Office of Inspector General [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS OIG). Published: 4/3/2020. This 41-page review provides the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other decision-makers (e.g., state and local officials and other federal agencies) with a national snapshot of hospitals' challenges and needs in responding to the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Hospitals reported that their most significant challenges centered on testing and caring for patients with COVID-19, and keeping staff safe. Hospitals said that severe shortages of testing supplies and extended waits for test results limited hospitals' ability to monitor the health of patients and staff. They also reported that widespread shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) put staff and patients at risk. (PDF)
04/03/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Imperial College London. Published: 4/3/2020. The Patient Experience Research Centre (PERC) at Imperial College London is developing research to explore and understand people’s views about, experiences of, and behavioral response to the COVID-19 outbreak in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. To guide that effort and to help inform COVID-19 research and responses more broadly, PERC launched an online community involvement initiative detailed in this 31-page report that sought rapid, early insight from members of the public and aimed to establish a network for ongoing community engagement. (PDF)
04/02/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published: 4/2/2020. Participants in this course will learn about nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to help slow the spread of pandemic flu, which may be helpful for COVID-19. The course describes the decision-making process around which NPI actions should be implemented given certain audiences and community settings before, during, and after a flu pandemic. (Video or Multimedia)
04/02/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: American Nurses Association (ANA). Published: 4/2/2020. Given the practice environment of the COVID-19 pandemic, this three-page document provides points for nurses to consider concerning the Code of Ethics for Nurses. Nurses are concerned about professional, ethical, and legal protection when asked to provide care in such high-risk situations, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. (PDF)
04/02/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Published: 4/2/2020. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have issued the new recommendations in this three-page document to state and local governments and long-term care facilities (also known as nursing homes) to help mitigate the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). (PDF)
04/02/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health. Published: 4/2/2020. This 10-page document provides seven recommendations for the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in a metropolitan area. This strategy aims to slow transmission of the novel coronavirus and interrupt its spread. In metropolitan areas where cases are increasing, this strategy should delay and reduce the peak number of cases. In metropolitan areas where case numbers may be stable or declining, this strategy should accelerate the decline, creating more opportunities for decisions to relax social distancing policies. (PDF)
04/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Published: 4/2020. This four-page document discusses temporary compliance options for one of the challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, which is the temporary loss of the normally formalized, structured, and robust application and enforcement of building, fire, and life safety codes to the health care infrastructure. This white paper provides greater context to associated considerations and measures around construction, prevention, detection and notification, egress, and automatic sprinkler systems. (PDF)
04/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Published: 4/2020. This 13-page document highlights COVID-19 considerations specifically in relation to camp and camp-like settings, and is intended to assist in guiding operations where camp/site management is being implemented. It provides answers to frequently asked questions intended for camp/site managers, UNHCR senior managers/heads of offices, field coordinators, and other staff (e.g. program, protection). (PDF)
04/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress. Published: 4/2020. These resources provide concrete, usable tools for healthcare staff to support coping in the face of challenging, stressful situations in delivering healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. This web page provides tips for emotional coping, and links to additional resources. (Text)
04/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: George Washington University, Milken Institute School of Public Health. Published: 4/2020. This web page provides webinars from the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity series that discuss emergency workforce policies to address COVID-19. Topics are: Is There a Right to Not Work During COVID 19?; Increasing Supply by Tapping Retirees and Other Health Practitioners; The Importance of Standards; and Summary: Expanding Scope of Practice. (Video or Multimedia)
03/31/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). Published: 3/31/2020. When supporting COVID-19 prevention and response efforts in a state or territory, it’s normal for even the most experienced public health officials to struggle adjusting to the minute-to-minute disruptions to their daily routine. This two-page document provides strategies and resources public health professionals can use to care for themselves and others during this time. (PDF)
03/30/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Washington State Nurses Associatioin (WSNA). Published: 3/30/2020. This one-hour, eight-minute webinar focuses on the current personal protective equipment (PPE) guidelines for supply optimization and how to maintain personnel safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. It covers current epidemiology of COVID-19, including modes of transmission; how to implement critical infection control standards to minimize spread and maintain healthcare worker protection; and best practice recommendations for optimal protection while maximizing a limited supply of PPE during time of patient surge. (Video or Multimedia)
03/27/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: American Nurses Association (ANA). Published: 3/27/2020. This three-page guidance applies to decisions about care made during extreme circumstances such as those resulting from emergencies, disasters, or pandemics like COVID-19. It offers answers to frequent challenges nurses and their colleagues address during crisis situations. (PDF)
03/26/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: American Psychiatric Association (APA). Published: 3/26/2020. With the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, there are many who may be feeling emotional distress given the uncertainty around the impact, spread, and scope of the disease. This one-hour presentation outlines how psychiatrists can support patients, communicate with family members and children, and be a resource to other providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Video or Multimedia)
03/25/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI). Published: 3/25/2020. The Urban Indian Health Institute created these multiple fact sheets about COVID-19 (2019 Novel Coronavirus) for tribes and urban Indian communities to help keep people informed about preventing the spread of the virus. Many of the fact sheets can be customized with a logo and local health department information. (Text)
03/22/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published: 3/22/2020. Quickly sharing information about a disease outbreak can help stop the spread of disease, and prevent and reduce illness and even death. This one-page document lists six steps to take for crisis and emergency risk communication during an infectious disease outbreak. (PDF)
03/21/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 3/21/2020. These guidelines for laboratories on 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have had several revisions, and were updated on April 8, 2020, with a document that contains instructions for completing a supplemental guidance regarding specimen collection, storage, and shipping to CDC laboratories. Clinical specimens should be collected for routine testing of respiratory pathogens at either clinical or public health labs. (Text)
03/19/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: African Forum for Research and Education in Health (AFREhealth). Published: 3/19/2020. This one-hour, eight-minute webinar discusses the COVID-19 outbreak in Africa, with speakers focusing on the virus, epidemiology, and testing; clinical manifestations and management; and infection prevention control aspects in Africa. (Video or Multimedia)
08/12/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Office of Inspector General [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS OIG). Published: 8/12/2019. The objective of this 34-page review was to determine whether the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)'s Ebola response efforts in 2014-2015 were effective and efficient. HHS made significant contributions to controlling the Ebola crisis during 2014 and 2015 and was ultimately effective in accomplishing its mission to help stop the spread of Ebola. However, HHS did not always efficiently plan and coordinate its international Ebola response efforts. (PDF)
06/29/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Office of Inspector General [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS OIG). Published: 6/29/2019. This 28-page report summarizes an investigation to determine whether the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designed and put in place controls to ensure that select agent shipments are prepared and received in accordance with federal regulations and related supporting laboratory guidance and instruction. (PDF)
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