Planning for the 'Next Phase' of the COVID-19 Pandemic   [open pdf - 248KB]

From the Introduction : "As state and territorial public health agencies continue to respond to the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic, it is important to simultaneously begin planning the transition from an entire agency response posture to a more sustainable response. While we expect that public health agencies will need to maintain a level of activity to mitigate and contain the future spread of COVID-19, they need to return to some degree of typical operations as soon as possible to protect the overall health of their communities. ASTHO [Association of State and Territorial Health Officials] offers this summary and analysis of plans from California, Colorado, and Oregon to inform the return to more typical operations while still maintaining sufficient focus on the COVID-19 response."