07/10/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 7/10/2020. This COVID-19 testing guidance covers Testing Overview; Testing in Communities, Schools and Workplaces; Performing Broad-Based Testing; Testing in Healthcare Settings; and Testing Animals. (Text)
07/08/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 7/8/2020. This web page provides guidance for correctional and detention facilities to plan, prepare, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also provides communication resources and posters. (Text)
07/07/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 7/7/2020. This guidance discusses testing to diagnose COVID-19 as one component of a comprehensive strategy, which should be used in conjunction with a number of other prevention and mitigation activities described in the Interim Guidance on Management of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Correctional and Detention Facilities. It details the types of testing and when to conduct testing. (Text)
07/07/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Harvard University. Published: 7/7/2020. This 57-minute webinar brings together panelists with a diverse range of expertise in AI and data science to collectively think on how we can continue to move through, and forward, in the COVID-19 crisis. Experts reflect on how they foresee their own field of work changing, discuss the obstacles that lie ahead, and comment on the partnerships and investments needed to effectively and meaningfully leverage AI for good beyond the pandemic. (Video or Multimedia)
07/02/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Published: 7/2/2020. This five-page document provides a brief overview of COVID-19 testing to inform decision-making for first responders, including emergency medical service (EMS), fire and rescue, law enforcement, and 911 telecommunicators. It describes types of testing, and testing limitations. (PDF)
07/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: International Rescue Committee (IRC). Published: 7/2020. This six-page report details how the risk of increasing rates of acute malnutrition during the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the urgent need to adapt, and expand access to, acute malnutrition diagnosis and treatment services in humanitarian and fragile contexts. It provides actions for ensuring acute malnutrition treatment programs continue during COVID-19. (PDF)
06/28/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 6/28/2020. This guidance, updated on June 28, 2020, applies to all pharmacy staff to minimize their risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 and reduce the risk for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. It updates the guidance to provide clinical services according to the Framework for Healthcare Systems Providing Non-COVID-19 Clinical Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic, which includes considerations for delivering non-COVID-19 care by the degree of community transmission and potential for patient harm if care is deferred. (Text)
06/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published: 6/2020. This course contains a sample training plan, including training topics, that may be helpful for state and local public health jurisdictions to consider when designing their own training plan for COVID-19 contact tracers. Each heading in the training plan represents the learning objective for that section. After completing all training required by their jurisdiction, learners should be able to conduct contact tracing according to the established protocol. (PDF)
06/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published: 6/2020. This 35-page document contains a sample training plan, including training topics that may be helpful for state and local public health jurisdictions to consider when designing their own training plan for COVID-19 case investigation and contact tracing supervisors or leads. After completing all training required by their jurisdiction, learners should be able to be effective COVID-19 case investigation and contact tracing supervisors or leads. (PDF)
05/22/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 5/22/2020. This eight-page document outlines a common framework for decision-making for the conduct of preventive and outbreak response campaigns in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic; and offers principles to consider when deliberating the implementation of mass vaccination campaigns for prevention of increased risk of vaccine-preventable diseases and high-impact diseases among susceptible populations. (PDF)
05/19/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Published: 5/19/2020. This five-page document provides guidance regarding vaccination of newborns with hepatitis B and BCG vaccines in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to maintain high vaccination coverage. (PDF)
05/19/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). Published: 5/19/2020. Speakers in this one-hour, 31-minute webinar discuss how partners across levels of government can collectively drive an equity-focused COVID-19 recovery strategy. State, local, and nonprofit leaders present on structural barriers in the pandemic response and their impact on marginalized communities. Experts discuss equity-focused strategies to enhance community engagement, data collection, and COVID-19 testing. (Video or Multimedia)
05/11/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency [Department of Homeland Security] (FEMA). Published: 5/11/2020. The first video in this four-part series provides an overview of COVID-19, including information about its symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. The second video includes information about managing patients with the virus. The third provides information about the movement and transport of suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients. The final video is about treating patients in non-healthcare settings. (Video or Multimedia)
05/05/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Region II Public Health Training Center. Published: 5/5/2020. This webinar presents an overview of the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). Current statistics, as of May 2020, show that racial/ethnic background, age, and the presence of comorbidities lead to severity of outcomes. Participants are informed about known modes of transmission (droplets and contact), and the development process of future vaccines is discussed. Participants will understand the impacts of COVID-19 on the health system, including a decrease in health services. As knowledge of COVID-19 continues to evolve, easing of mitigation measures needs to be done carefully to sustain progress that has been made. (Video or Multimedia)
05/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: South Central Public Health Training Center (SCPHTC). Published: 5/2020. Participants in this course will learn to list the foundational aspects of the field of emergency management; understand the basics of Emergency Support Functions (ESFs), specifically ESF 8 in Texas; recognize the fundamentals of the varying levels of emergency progression in Texas and the stakeholders involved; and describe the importance of information sharing and integration of essential elements of information into the Emergency Operations Center. (Video or Multimedia)
05/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Midwestern Public Health Training Center (MPHTC). Published: 5/2020. The purpose of this training is to provide just-in-time training for the joint information center to be used during a response for a public health emergency, with a focus on COVID-19. Sections cover Defining the Joint Information Center, Getting Information to the Public, and Staffing and Organizational Structure. (Video or Multimedia)
04/25/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Published: 4/25/2020. This two-page document provides an overview of epidemiology for emergency medical service (EMS) providers from all types of EMS systems during the COVID-19 pandemic. (PDF)
04/07/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Region II Public Health Training Center. Published: 4/7/2020. This one-hour, three-minute webinar discusses the challenges faced during COVID-19 through a health equity lens. Pandemics are complex circumstances that thrive on inequalities, and weak health and social systems. Vulnerable populations are not able to adequately adhere to safety measures, and bear the burden of pandemic impacts. The webinar explores how a Social Determinants of Health approach should be implemented to address inequalities during a pandemic. The course also highlights risk communication, community engagement, and advocacy as key strategies to support this agenda. (Video or Multimedia)
04/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency [Department of Homeland Security] (FEMA). Published: 4/2020. This three-page document is one of a series designed to facilitate the sharing of best practices from previous disaster events combined with the experiences of communities that have already faced COVID-19 challenges. It provides considerations related to COVID-19 state and local actions to request, prioritize, and maximize medical resources. (PDF)
04/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: University of North Carolina, Gillings School of Global Public Health. Published: 4/2020. This course is the first in a series of respiratory protection sessions for response during the COVID-19 pandemic, hosted by the North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center, part of the University of North Carolina’s Gillings School of Global Public Health. It covers donning and doffing of N95 filtering facepiece respirators, and related topics. (Video or Multimedia)
04/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: University of North Carolina, Gillings School of Global Public Health. Published: 4/2020. This course is the second in a series of respiratory protection sessions for response during the COVID-19 pandemic, hosted by the North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center, part of the University of North Carolina’s Gillings School of Global Public Health. It covers respiratory protection issues for stakeholders involved in the COVID-19 pandemic response. (Video or Multimedia)
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