07/17/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 7/17/2020. This 28-page document accompanies the interim guidance on “Strengthening Preparedness for COVID-19 in Cities and Urban Settings.” It provides local authorities, leaders, and policy-makers in cities with a checklist tool to ensure that key areas have been covered. An Excel version that local authorities may wish to adapt to meet their needs is also available. (PDF)
07/17/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 7/17/2020. Accumulating evidence supports ending isolation and precautions for persons with COVID-19 using a symptom-based strategy. This update incorporates recent evidence to inform the duration of isolation and precautions recommended to prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to others, while limiting unnecessary prolonged isolation and unnecessary use of laboratory testing resources. (Text)
07/17/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC). Published: 7/17/2020. This 53-minute webinar describes strategies used for testing COVID-19 patients requiring surgical procedures, and reviews the approach at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Emory University on virus transmission and personal protective equipment (PPE) use for infection control. It also defines the setup and pre-briefing process for surgeries during COVID-19, and reviews physical infrastructure setup in alignment with engineering controls in an intraoperative, and post-anesthesia care unit setting. (Video or Multimedia)
07/16/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Preparedness and Response (CDC CPR). Published: 7/16/2020. During this one-hour, 10-minute Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Call, clinicians can learn about clinical management of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Clinicians share their experiences treating patients with MIS-C, present treatment details from published literature on patients with MIS-C, and provide an overview of the treatment guidelines published by the American College of Rheumatology. (Video or Multimedia)
07/16/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). Published: 7/16/2020. This 25-page document is a guide to support state health officials, public health experts, and policy leaders in understanding the evolving role and functions of digital technologies in COVID-19 contact tracing and case investigation, including mobile phone-based exposure notification apps. (PDF)
07/13/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Published: 7/13/2020. This web page provides answers to questions, and guidance for clinicians about multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), including when to perform testing for MIS-C and what sort of testing to start with in the outpatient or emergency room setting. (Text)
07/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: United Nations (UN). Published: 7/2020. This 47-page report discusses how COVID-19 poses a moment of opportunity for countries to accelerate the establishment of national social protection floors containing basic social protection guarantees that ensure universal access to health care and income security at least at a nationally defined minimum level, with the progressive achievement of higher levels of protection within comprehensive social protection systems. (PDF)
07/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC). Published: 7/1/2020. This 55-minute webinar discusses the perspective of institutional testing strategies during COVID-19, the planning and processes surrounding pre-procedural testing, and the unique challenges and strategies used to address the challenges. Speakers discuss Perspectives from a Southern, Urban Emergency Department, and COVID-19 Testing Strategy at Mass General. (Video or Multimedia)
06/05/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). Published: 6/5/2020. The objective of this resource guide is to combine the knowledge and ideas from the NACCHO Radiation Workgroup into a brief, quick-access document that will provide valuable direct links and resources that can help local health departments and emergency managers plan and enhance radiation preparedness exercises. (Text)
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