08/19/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 8/19/2020. This 12-page document summarizes country experiences and perspectives relating to the objective and application of different population-wide SARS-CoV-2 testing approaches and discusses the options in the context of the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) and the United Kingdom (UK). (PDF)
08/18/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 8/18/2020. This action guide is developed to help evaluators, program implementers, and policymakers monitor and evaluate wearing masks as a COVID-19 community mitigation strategy. It is not meant for healthcare settings. The guide provides practical considerations and examples of evaluation questions, indicators, and data sources. (Text)
08/17/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 8/17/2020. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in collaboration with agencies throughout the federal government, are initiating the National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The data generated by NWSS will help public health officials to better understand the extent of COVID-19 infections in communities. (Text)
08/17/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 8/17/2020. This web page summarizes operational considerations to assist tuberculosis (TB) programs, health service managers, and healthcare personnel in maintaining continuity of essential TB services in low-resource, non-U.S. settings during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Text)
08/11/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). Published: 8/11/2020. This web page provides information and links for a webinar series that highlights state and federal policy responses to COVID-19 in the child welfare system. Sessions feature state legislators and legislative staff, National Conference of State Legislatures staff, and other experts. (Video or Multimedia)
08/04/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: American Medical Association (AMA). Published: 8/4/2020. This six-page checklist was developed for physicians to ensure that their medical practice is ready for reopening and is well-situated to remain open going forward during the COVID-19 pandemic. (PDF)
08/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: American Public Health Association (APHA). Published: 8/2020. This 261-page collection of 36 expert assessments shows that the COVID-19 failure is, in important ways, also a legal failure. It offers more than 100 specific legal recommendations for the president and Congress, governors and state legislatures, and mayors and city councilors across the country. Sponsored by the de Beaumont Foundation and the American Public Health Association, the report was produced by Public Health Law Watch in cooperation with the Center for Public Health Law Research at Temple University Beasley School of Law, the Center for Health Policy and Law at Northeastern University, Wayne State University Law School, the Hall Center for Law and Health, the Network for Public Health Law, and ChangeLab Solutions. (PDF)
08/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 8/2020. This collection from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) provides a set of resources on the topic of Health Equity and Health Disparities associated with the COVID-19 emergency. The collection includes but is not limited to a wide spectrum of topics ranging from cultural competency in the wake of a global pandemic and general guidance to mitigate racial and ethnic inequities in our healthcare system. (Text)
08/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Published: 8/2020. This one-page document lists hotlines and directories to support healthcare workers experiencing COVID-19-related stress and burnout. (PDF)
07/14/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Congressional Research Service [Library of Congress] (CRS). Published: 7/14/2020. This 42-page report summarizes emergency authorities under the National Emergencies Act, Stafford Act, and Section 312 of the Public Health Service Act, including the methodology and limitations of each. (PDF)
07/06/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). Published: 7/6/2020. This web page provides guidance for physicians who are considering re-opening their practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes a Checklist to Support Reopening and Promote Safety. (Text)
06/08/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Congressional Research Service [Library of Congress] (CRS). Published: 6/8/2020. The federal government has several authorities that it could exercise should patent rights limit the affordability of or access to a COVID-19 vaccine. This 33-page report summarizes this and other legal issues related to COVID-19 vaccine development. (PDF)
06/04/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Congressional Research Service [Library of Congress] (CRS). Published: 6/4/2020. Some observers have called for improved public health surveillance and data reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic. This four-page document provides an overview of the current systems and policy considerations for Congress. (PDF)
06/02/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Congressional Research Service [Library of Congress] (CRS). Published: 6/2/2020. This five-page report describes the legal and regulatory framework that governs clinical trials for pharmaceutical products, such as vaccines, and some avenues researchers and Congress may consider for accelerating that process during the COVID-19 pandemic. (PDF)
05/29/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Congressional Research Service [Library of Congress] (CRS). Published: 5/29/2020. Given the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic, some public health authorities are automating part of the contact tracing process with smartphone apps. This three-page report provides information about “digital exposure notification (DEN)” Bluetooth, which allows short-range wireless communications between electronic devices, and apps that may also be used by public health authorities to enable “digital contact tracing” (DCT). (PDF)
05/28/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Congressional Research Service [Library of Congress] (CRS). Published: 5/28/2020. This 16-page report provides a brief background of the regulatory framework for the U.S. blood supply, explains the federal response to the current crisis, and discusses potential treatment of COVID-19 using blood-derived products. (PDF)
05/15/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Congressional Research Service [Library of Congress] (CRS). Published: 5/15/2020. This 18-page document addresses frequently asked questions about private health insurance covered benefits and consumer cost sharing related to COVID-19 testing, treatment, and a potential vaccine. (PDF)
05/14/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Congressional Research Service [Library of Congress] (CRS). Published: 5/14/2020. This 16-page report focuses on global implications of and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, and is organized into four broad parts that answer common questions regarding: (1) the disease and its global prevalence; (2) country and regional responses; (3) global economic and trade implications; and (4) issues that Congress might consider. (PDF)
05/13/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 5/13/2020. This four-page document from the COVID-19 Healthcare Resilience Task Force is intended to support healthcare workers in identifying and preventing moral injury and providing support for those affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. (PDF)
05/07/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Published: 5/7/2020. This 53-page document provides a framework for the Veterans Administration (VA) to resume normal, pre-COVID-19, public-facing operations in all VA operations. (PDF)
05/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE). Published: 5/2020. This guide has been developed to assist health care facility managers in planning for and carrying out recovery measures to restore operational capabilities to appropriate post-COVID-19 pandemic levels. It includes a recovery checklist. (Text)
04/23/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Congressional Research Service [Library of Congress] (CRS). Published: 4/23/2020. This three-page report summarizes key issues regarding COVID-19 testing, and explains why both diagnostic and serology testing at scale may be a key component of efforts to ease mitigation measures prior to the development, manufacture, and broad distribution of a vaccine or effective therapeutic. (PDF)
04/08/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency [Department of Homeland Security] (FEMA). Published: 4/8/2020. This two-page resource from the National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) Healthcare Resilience Task Force provides recommendations for healthcare workers and leaders to consider for managing grief following the death of a healthcare worker during the COVID-19 response. (PDF)
04/02/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Published: 4/2/2020. This five-page document is written with faith- and community-based leaders in mind, as they serve people experiencing fear and anxiety associated with COVID-19. It provides resources that address these fears and the mental health concerns that may be associated with COVID-19. (PDF)
04/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS). Published: 4/2020. This five-page document provides guidance to healthcare security practitioners, design teams, clinicians, and building owner representatives involved in the design and implementation process for alternate care sites to handle medical surge. (PDF)
03/27/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Congressional Research Service [Library of Congress] (CRS). Published: 3/27/2020. This four-page report discusses how the challenges and successes of analogous efforts during the two largest Ebola outbreaks to date—in West Africa (2014-2016), and in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), starting in 2018 and now seemingly waning—may offer lessons for current efforts to contain COVID-19, even though the two viruses differ in significant ways. (PDF)
03/24/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Congressional Research Service [Library of Congress] (CRS). Published: 3/24/2020. This six-page document discusses the licensure (i.e., approval) process for vaccines under the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) and the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), as well as potential legal avenues for expediting that process to bring a new COVID-19 vaccine to market sooner. (PDF)
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