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ELC Enhancing Detection: CNMI Testing Plan
From the Document: "In 1978, the CNMI [Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands] Department of Public Health was formed under the executive branch of government. Over the next thirty years it came to operate the sole hospital and emergency department, provide 90% of outpatient care to the residents, maintain one of two dialysis centers on island and provide all behavioral, environmental, population health services. Our unique organizational structure allows us to focus on both public health and clinical care for the same target population. a) In response to the Governor's COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Task Force, the CNMI COVID-19 testing strategy is multiprong. We utilize high throughput machines, DialPlexQ Solgent and ABI 7500 Fast Dx, to support large scale testing in the community at locations such as our drive-thru airport testing. In addition, we utilize GeneXpert for rapid testing of smaller groups as part of our port of entry screening protocol, which is also implemented as a directive from the Governor. Lastly, we utilize the Abbott ID NOW as point of care in the hospital and outpatient settings."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2020-07-08?
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ELC Enhancing Detection: Kansas Testing Plan
From the Document: "Kansas currently has an initial statewide strategy for COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] specimen collection and testing. The goal of this strategy is to facilitate a rapid increase in statewide testing using all testing sites and platforms available. KDHE [Kansas Department of Health and Environment] will work with vendors, laboratories, and local sampling sites to help ensure that testing supplies and platforms are in place or easily mobilized to support communities, Kansas local health departments, and to support the early detection of outbreaks in congregate settings."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2020-07-08?
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ELC Enhancing Detection: LA County Testing Plan
From the Document: "Los Angeles County (LAC) will meet the goal of testing 2% of the County population, or ~200,000 individuals each month. LAC is currently performing over 350,000 test/month through our clinical providers, public health departments, and community testing sites. Initial efforts during the emergency focused on outbreak investigations and community testing access through drive-through and walk-through sites often located in non-clinical settings (e.g. event venues and malls). In the coming months, we are working with providers countywide to move the majority of community testing into health care settings, while ramping up public health-led surveillance, contact and outbreak operations. This clinically integrated approach will improve the value of testing performed while ensuring close follow-up and family- and community- centered counseling and management post-testing. We are working closely with countywide testing partners to enhance their access to testing capacity and supplies, personnel, personal protective equipment, and training and technical assistance."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2020-07-08?
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ELC Enhancing Detection: FSM Testing Plan
From the Document: "FSM [Federated States of Micronesia] is fortunate to not have any cases of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. Robust travel restrictions have been in place since the FSM President declared a state of Emergency in January 31, 2020. Points of entry screening have been in place since February 2020. FSM is planning to repatriate stranded residents in early June 2020. The current testing strategy is to test all persons under investigation (PUI) according to current defintions [sic]."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2020-07-08?
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Guide to the Ethics of Surveillance and Quarantine for Novel Coronavirus
From the Document: "The UK Government has declared the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) to be a serious and imminent threat to public health. [...] This step gives government authorities additional legal powers to control the disease, such as restricting people's movement. The Department of Health and Social Care has said that people infected with novel coronavirus could now be forcibly quarantined and not allowed to leave, and could be forcibly sent into isolation if they posed a threat to public health."
Nuffield Council on Bioethics
2020?
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ELC Enhancing Detection: Massachusetts Testing Plan
From the Document: "To date, the health care system in Massachusetts has tested more than 500,000 people for COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. On average, ~10,000 individuals are tested for COVID-19 in Massachusetts each day, comprising 4.4% of Massachusetts' population each month. The Commonwealth continues to work aggressively to expand access to testing to ensure: [1] All symptomatic residents (including those with mild symptoms) have timely access to a diagnostic test; [2] All close contacts (including those that are asymptomatic) have timely access to a diagnostic test; [3] Access to testing for vulnerable and high-risk populations; [4] Capacity to support frequent testing of nursing facility staff, as recommended by CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] and CMS [Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services]; [5] Massachusetts can reach its target of a
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2020-07-08?
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ELC Enhancing Detection: Michigan Testing Plan
From the Document: "Michigan is on pace to conduct 465,000 total tests, or over 2 percent of its population, in May 2020 and has plans to expand testing substantially from here. The state has set a near-term goal of reaching 15,000 diagnostic tests per day and a medium-term goal of reaching 30,000 diagnostic tests per day (approximately 900,000 individuals per month or about 9 percent of the state's population). In mid-May 2020, Michigan averaged about 17,000 total tests completed per day and about 14,400 diagnostic tests per day. a) Michigan is maximizing use of testing platforms by partnering with a wide range of laboratories to conduct testing. Over 70 entities in the state have some testing capability, whether as a CLIA [Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments] high-complexity laboratory conducting PCR [polymerase chain reaction] tests or as a CLIA waived entity conducting point-of-care tests. Together, these entities report capacity to test 25,000 per day if corresponding supplies were available; however, supply shortages continue to significantly restrict Michigan's testing capability."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2020-07-08?
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ELC Enhancing Detection: Louisiana Testing Plan
From the Document: "The Louisiana Department of Health (the Department) includes the state Office of Public Health and one state lab servicing all nine public health regions. Initial testing for SARS-COV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] began in Louisiana's state lab on February 29, 2020. Louisiana has gone from a very limited amount of testing that was only available in our state lab to now having commercial labs across the state to complete and report as many tests as possible. Since then, more than 38,500 cases and 2,600 deaths associated with COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] have been identified in Louisiana. As of May 27, 2020, overall positivity in the State is 11.1% since the first case, reflecting 347,647 test results."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2020-07-08?
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ELC Enhancing Detection: Maryland Testing Plan
From the Document: "Expanded testing capacity is one of the four pillars of Governor Hogan's Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery. Maryland is pursuing a four-pronged approach for increasing its state-wide laboratory testing capacity towards the short-term goal of sustaining more than 10,000 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction ()-based COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] tests a day, and expanding to 20,000 tests a day: 1. Expanding internal state public health lab (SPHL) capacity; 2. Creating partnerships with commercial and academic labs to enhance use of their capacity; 3. Pursuing other strategic opportunities through work with manufacturers of point-of-care testing systems to clarify how to best deploy safe and accurate diagnostic systems, coordination with private hospital laboratories, and pursuing a White House offer to make use of Maryland-based federal laboratories; and 4. Laying the foundation for a statewide serological-test-based survey to estimate the prevalence of prior COVID-19 infection in the state. Maryland's SPHL has a daily capacity of 970 tests. Work is currently in progress to acquire, adapt and/or outfit the following analytical platforms to significantly increase current SPHL capacity."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2020-07-08?
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ELC Enhancing Detection: Minnesota Testing Plan
From the Document: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic continues to present an unprecedented and rapidly evolving challenge to the state of Minnesota. For a variety of reasons, Minnesota is currently prioritizing COVID-19 testing for those who are symptomatic or are in a high-risk setting or population (congregate settings, staff in high-risk settings, critical utility workers, etc). We are continuing to expand the availability of testing for high-priority groups through a strong public/private partnership between MDH [Minnesota Department of Health], the University of MN, the Mayo Clinic, and health systems and providers throughout the state, so that we can immediately respond to emerging hotspots and areas of concern, as part of our overall goal of ensuring testing is available with as few barriers as possible for anyone who needs it. Funding from the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases (ELC) Enhancing Detection effort in Minnesota (MN-ELC) will help increase overall testing for COVID-19 across the state and improve the public health infrastructure that supports an effective response to disease outbreaks."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2020-07-08?
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ELC Enhancing Detection: Maine Testing Plan
From the Document: "It is important to note that the State of Maine has already met and exceeded the stated goal of testing a minimum of 2% of its population, or 26,000 monthly, by implementing several testing strategies. Maine's focus now is on expanding testing even further, focusing on the highest-risk populations, by continuing to implement a number of testing strategies. These include activating multiple testing venues, utilizing varied testing platforms/instruments and PCR [polymerase chain reaction] tests, granting new healthcare entities opportunities to conduct local testing, leasing/purchasing additional testing equipment, and partnering with various private entities to provide additional test kits and resources for expanded testing. As a result of these efforts, Maine CDC's [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] Health & Environmental Testing Laboratory has removed all testing 'tiers' or prioritzations within the public health laboratory and has recommended testing for all congregate settings after a single confirmed COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] case."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2020-07-08?
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Evidence-Based Practice for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
From the Website Description: "When communities face complex public health emergencies, state local, tribal, and territorial public health agencies must make difficult decisions regarding how to effectively respond. The public health emergency preparedness and response (PHEPR) system, with its multifaceted mission to prevent, protect against, quickly respond to, and recover from public health emergencies, is inherently complex and encompasses policies, organizations, and programs. Since the events of September 11, 2001, the United States has invested billions of dollars and immeasurable amounts of human capital to develop and enhance public health emergency preparedness and infrastructure to respond to a wide range of public health threats, including infectious diseases, natural disasters, and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear events. Despite the investments in research and the growing body of empirical literature on a range of preparedness and response capabilities and functions, there has been no national-level, comprehensive review and grading of evidence for public health emergency preparedness and response practices comparable to those utilized in medicine and other public health fields."
National Academies Press (U.S.)
2020
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Reopening K-12 Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Prioritizing Health, Equity, and Communities (2020)
From the Website Description: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges to the nation's K-12 [kindergarten-twelfth grade] education system. The rush to slow the spread of the virus led to closures of schools across the country, with little time to ensure continuity of instruction or to create a framework for deciding when and how to reopen schools. States, districts, and schools are now grappling with the complex and high-stakes questions of whether to reopen school buildings and how to operate them safely if they do reopen. These decisions need to be informed by the most up-to-date evidence about the SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] virus that causes COVID-19; about the impacts of school closures on students and families; and about the complexities of operating school buildings as the pandemic persists."
National Academies Press (U.S.)
2020
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Harder Times, Softer Terms: Assessing the World Bank's New Sustainable Development Finance Policy Amidst the COVID Crisis
From the Introduction: "The World Bank's non-concessional borrowing policy (NCBP) for IDA [International Development Association] countries was introduced in 2006 following major rounds of debt relief and debt cancellation for a large subset of these countries through the Heavily Indebted Poor Country Initiative and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative. The aim of the NCBP was to preserve the gains for the debt relief recipients as part of a broader strategy of assistance focused on better debt monitoring and management of external borrowing. The World Bank now moves toward implementation of the successor to the NCBP in the form of a Sustainable Development Financing Policy (SDFP) in a much different context from 2006. At the time, global economic conditions were favorable, and the fiscal space and access to external credit (along with, arguably, the policy reforms implemented as part of debt relief conditionality) all served to spur significant and sustained economic gains for these countries. Importantly, the NCBP itself, which intended to restrict IDA country access to financing on non-concessional terms under certain circumstances, was rolled out amidst these favorable conditions for IDA countries and the global economy. That is, the policy was aimed at managing a generally favorable situation: increased access to a broader range of financing options for lower-income countries."
Center for Global Development
Morris, Scott
2020-07
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Streamlining the Value Chain Uploading Paper in Times of COVID-19
From the Introduction: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic engulfing the world has caused massive suffering and loss of life. As infection rates in some countries appear to be levelling off and lockdowns are relaxed, the economic impact of the virus is becoming increasingly clear. Substantial GDP [gross domestic product] declines of 7.5 percent in the Netherlands and 7 percent in Germany are expected. Some two million full-time job equivalents are estimated to have been lost in Western Europe in Q1 of 2020, a loss projected to rise to eight million by Q2."
Netherlands Institute of International Relations
Meester, Jos; Bisson, Loïc; Dekker, Brigitte
2020-07
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Law Enforcement Response to Sexual Assault During the COVID-19 Pandemic
From the Document: "Responding to crimes against persons is considered an essential function of policing. Victims of sexual assault may face greater barriers to reporting crimes, accessing help, and obtaining support due to public health orders such as stay-at-home mandates during the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic. Despite the inherent difficulties of a global pandemic, law enforcement agencies can incorporate flexibility and innovation into both current and cold case sexual assault response efforts to ensure they are meeting the complex needs of victims, while also meeting the safety requirements of agency personnel, collaborating partners, and community members. Agency leaders should consider the following modified practices outlined in this tool to ensure agency personnel are able to safely perform essential duties related to sexual assault crimes during the COVID-19 pandemic."
International Association of Chiefs of Police
2020?
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Towards Health Equity in Connecticut: The Role of Social Inequality and the Impact of COVID-19
From the Preface: "In January, 2020, the first confirmed case of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was reported in the United States, and by March 8, the first infection was recorded in Connecticut. As of the time of writing, tens of thousands of Connecticut residents have tested positive for the illness and thousands have died. The true number of those affected is likely many times greater than reported. Early data from across the country suggest that Black, Latino, and indigenous communities are experiencing disproportionately higher rates of infection and serious complications. In Connecticut, Black and Latino individuals have died at higher age-adjusted rates than white individuals. Nursing home residents currently represent more than half of all deaths across the state. Disasters like the COVID-19 pandemic expose and exacerbate existing social inequities. Prior to the pandemic, communities of color endured disproportionately worse health outcomes and increased mortality as a consequence of decades of structural inequality. The pandemic has made these disparities only more obvious. Although most of the data in this report were collected before the pandemic, we feel this analysis would be incomplete without acknowledging how COVID-19 has magnified the extent to which health inequity is predicated by social inequity. Throughout, we provide context for understanding how the social forces that contribute to disparate health outcomes influence how communities are affected by this unprecedented public health emergency."
Data Haven
Davila, Kelly; Abraham, Mark; Seaberry, Camille
2020-06
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COVID-19 & Rural Health Equity in Northern New England: Phase 1 Research Report
From the Introduction: "When public health experts predicted a surge of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] cases across Northern New England, some expected that even a small number of cases could overwhelm rural healthcare infrastructure and that the pandemic would write the final chapter for the region's rural communities. Rural communities are on average older and in poorer health than their urban counterparts, and many rural communities have significant underlying social vulnerabilities. In both New Hampshire and Vermont, cases have overwhelmingly clustered in older populations living in congregate facilities. Rural hospitals have struggled to stay open amid dwindling populations and financial pressure; many hospitals have shuttered their doors, leaving vast areas without access to emergency and maternal healthcare. Adding to concern, the region is a popular refuge and locale for seasonal homes for those living in New York and Boston metropolitan areas, placing Northern New England at risk for overflow and resurgence."
Health Equity and Rural Empowerment Initiative
Carpenter-Song, Elizabeth A.; Sosin, Anne N.
2020-06
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Guidelines for COVID-19 Outbreak Prevention, Control and Management in Work Camps and Work Sites
From the Introduction: "The purpose of this document is to provide current best-practice/evidence-based guidelines for COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] outbreak control and management in Work Camp and Work Site settings. Please note that this is only a supplemental addition to existing guidelines; more detailed descriptions of general outbreak control strategies are available in the Alberta Health Services (AHS) Outbreak Guidelines and the Alberta Health (AH) Guidance for Work Camp Operators and Managers."
Alberta Health Services
2020-06
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COVID-19 Essential Visitor and Designated Family/Support Guidance
From the Document: "To reduce the spread of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] and protect the health and safety of residents, patients, physicians, staff, and volunteers. Alberta Health Services (AHS) has taken steps to limit the number of individuals entering our facilities. AHS recognizes that visitor and family presence is integral to patient safety, the healing process, the patient's medical and psychological well-being, comfort and quality of life. Limitations to family/support presence and visitation are continuously re-evaluated based on the risk of COVID-19 and in consideration of patients/residents, families and health care providers. While this document aims to provide clarity for visitation and family/support during COVID-19, decisions related to application of this guidance in specific circumstances rest with the site/facility leadership."
Alberta Health Services
2020-06-29
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Handling, Cleaning and Disinfecting Mobile Devices Such as Ultrasound Scanners, X-Ray and Electrocardiogram (ECG) Equipment Used for Patients on Contact and Droplet Precautions Including COVID-19 Patients
From the Document: "These infection prevention and control (IPC) recommendations are for handing, cleaning and disinfecting non-critical mobile devices used on intact skin of patients on contact and droplet precautions including COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] patients. This document does not cover semi-critical devices which require use of sterile sheaths and high-level disinfection. This document is divided into the following topics: 1. Recommendations about handling mobile devices in the room 2. Instructions for cleaning and disinfecting: a) Steps for cleaning and disinfecting a hand-held device; b) Steps for cleaning and disinfecting a mobile device; 3. Appendix A: Summary of hand-held and mobile devices, disinfectant wipes and contact times."
Alberta Health Services
2020-06-23
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Fighting Misinformation and Defending Free Expression During COVID-19: Recommendations for States
From the Executive Summary: "In this paper, we provide recommendations for protecting freedom of expression and opinion and the right to impart and receive information to enable governments to fight the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] health crisis in a rights-respecting manner. There will be an aftermath to the COVID-19 outbreak and the measures governments put in place right now will determine what it will look like. [These recommendations] will help ensure that the rule of law, and the rights to freedom of expression and opinion, as well as the right to receive and to impart information, are protected throughout this crisis and in the future. Under no circumstances should any government allow people's fundamental rights to fall victim to this pandemic."
Access Now
Pírková, Eliška
2020-04
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Support for Rehabilitation Self-Management After COVID-19- Related Illness
From the Document: "This leaflet provides basic exercises and advice for adults who have been severely unwell and admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]."
World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
2020
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Self-Care & Thriving for Educators During a Public Health Crisis [presentation]
From the Objectives: "[1] To acknowledge the impact of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] crisis is having on educators, students, and families; [2]To be able to identify signs of distress for the educator & students; [3] To promote and encourage wellness strategies; [4] To be able to recognize mental health issues in our students; [5] To identify ways to help our families from a distance."
Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network
Wenger, PJ
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California SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic Crisis Care Guidelines: Concept of Operations Health Care Facility Surge Operations and Crisis Care
From the Introduction: "This document is a framework designed to help health care facilities plan for the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic, which may cause overwhelming medical surge. This guidance assumes incident management and incident command practices are implemented and key personnel are familiar with healthcare emergency management planning and processes that underlie scarce resource decision-making. During a catastrophic public health event that results in medical surge, each health care facility or health care system should use this guidance as a framework to determine the most appropriate steps and actions for their entity based on their environment, hazards, and resources. Since pre-planned actions are always preferred to impromptu decisions, pre-event emergency management planning and training is recommended. This document addresses common categories of health care delivery, triage, staff and space that could arise when available resources are limited or insufficient to meet the medical needs of patients."
California. Health and Human Services Agency
2020-06
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Providing Culturally Relevant Telehealth Services for Latino Populations During a Pandemic [video]
From the Video Description: "COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] has impacted so many individuals physically, psychologically, socially, and financially. Many individuals from the Latino population have been significantly impacted due to the ongoing disparities in health care and resource availability. Telehealth services have been a way to provide desperately needed services in a safe way, but there are significant challenges to providing services that consider the cultural needs of the individual as well. In this webinar, we will discuss the challenges of treating Latino clients during the COVID crisis, and we will discuss how to assess and provide interventions to meet the needs of Latino individuals using telehealth modalities." The duration of the video is 53 minutes, 52 seconds.
Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network
Evans, Michelle
2020-06-02
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COVID-19: Boosting Indo-Pacific Alignment and India's Regional Role
From the Document: "Covid-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] is regarded by many as the catalyst for a new world order, pivoted toward the Indo-Pacific--the geopolitical and geoeconomic nerve center of the 21st century. Faced with the common challenge of a nontraditional security emergency, Covid-19 has caused significant strategic shifts, lending traction to the Indo-Pacific security architecture. This is witnessed in the emerging role of the Quad as a multilateral formation committed to an enhanced partnership in the post-Covid-19 world order. Three primary factors drove the shift from the Asia-Pacific to the Indo-Pacific: the rise of China, the rise of India's economic and strategic clout, and most importantly, the growing importance of the Indian Ocean as a strategic trade corridor carrying almost two-thirds of global oil shipments and a third of bulk cargo. Covid-19 has provided a boost to the Indo-Pacific security framework, as exemplified by the active role of the Quad."
Pacific Forum, CSIS
Jash, Amrita
2020-06-12
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Using the Lens of Ambiguous Loss to Treat COVID-19 Pandemic Anxiety and Fear [video]
From the Video Description: "Dr. Pauline Boss will explain ambiguous loss, its effects, its differences from ordinary loss and PTSD [post traumatic stress disorder], and its complicating grief. She presents six culturally inclusive guidelines for treatment and intervention, useful regardless of your discipline. She also addresses self-of-the-therapist issues for these uncertain times." The duration of the video is 1 hour, 2 minutes and 20 seconds.
Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network
Boss, Pauline
2020-06-12
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COVID-19 Technical Mission of Experts to Tajikistan: 1-11 May 2020
From the Executive Summary: "The observations and recommendations in this report are based on the review of normative and technical documents provided by the Government of Tajikistan and, specifically, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Population, site visits, meetings and discussions conducted during the 10-day WHO [World Health Organization] technical mission."
World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
2020
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Nota técnica: los impactos económicos del COVID-19 y las desigualdades de género: recomendaciones y lineamientos de políticas públicas
"El PNUD ha establecido tres líneas de oferta de apoyo a los países: Oferta N°1: Respuesta del sistema de salud, incluyendo el fortalecimiento de las compras y la cadena de suministro. Oferta N°2: Gestión de crisis inclusiva e integrada. Oferta N°3: Impacto social y económico: valoración y respuesta. Esta nota técnica busca garantizar la integración de la igualdad de género y el empoderamiento de las mujeres en las tres líneas de oferta y brindar lineamientos y recomendaciones a las Oficinas de País del PNUD y a los países de la región. Se pretende contribuir a la implementación de políticas de respuesta a la emergencia del COVID-19 que sean género responsivas, con el objetivo último de no dejar a nadie atrás. No obstante, se profundizará más detalladamente en la Oferta N°3 dirigida a abordar los impactos socioeconómicos y de derechos humanos en los países."
United Nations Development Programme
2020-04
