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Leading in a Crisis
From the Webpage: "The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has become the ultimate stress test for communities, nations and the world. Public managers are dealing with a fast-changing global crisis and being forced to make difficult choices based on limited information. The' Leading in a crisis' series will feature the best research and thinking on crisis leadership as part of ANZSOG's mission to lift the quality of government in Australia and New Zealand. The series will explore crisis management, leadership and communications, particularly in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, and will put global expertise in the hands of public managers in Australia and New Zealand."
Australia and New Zealand School of Government
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National Coronavirus Recovery Commission [website]
From the Website: "The National Coronavirus Recovery Commission, a project of The Heritage Foundation, is bringing together some of the nation's top experts and thinkers to offer their specialized experience and expertise to chart the path ahead. Our mission is to save both lives and livelihoods, helping to navigate our nation through this crisis and toward recovery. Specifically, we will address when and how to begin to get Americans' lives 'back to normal' again. The National Coronavirus Recovery Commission will provide the American people and their policymakers with a set of recommendations for how to make this happen. The commission will be weighing what comes next and how to move prudently toward recovery."
National Coronavirus Recovery Commission; Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
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What Physicians Need to Know About Isolation and Quarantine
This brief document provides a quick overview of the roles and responsibilities of public health agencies as well as physicians in the event of a public health emergency. It outlines the difference between quarantine and isolation.
Mid-America Regional Council
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List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) [website]
From the Website: "All products on this list meet EPA's criteria for use against SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2], the virus that causes COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. [...] When using an EPA-registered disinfectant, follow the label directions for safe, effective use. Make sure to follow the contact time, which is the amount of time the surface should be visibly wet, listed in the table[.]"
United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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Estimated Airborne Decay of SARS-CoV-2 (virus that causes COVID-19) [website]
From the Website: "[This website allows users to estimate airborne decay of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Users can adjust] sliders to select the UV [ultraviolet] index, temperature and relative humidity of interest. Information on how long SARS-CoV-2 would be expected to remain stable in aerosols (airborne) will be displayed in the table[.] Users can find the environmental conditions for a specific location by accessing general weather resources online."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Community Resilience Estimates [website]
From the Website: "Community resilience is the capacity of individuals and households to absorb, endure, and recover from the health, social, and economic impacts of a disaster such as a hurricane or pandemic. When disasters occur, recovery depends on the community's ability to withstand the effects of the event. In order to facilitate disaster preparedness, the Census Bureau has developed new small area estimates, identifying communities where resources and information may effectively mitigate the impact of disasters."
U.S. Census Bureau
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Eurosurveillance [website]
This website contains peer-reviewed European information on communicable disease surveillance and control. It has a regularly updated news feed and access to archives of Eurosurveillance Weekly, Eurosurveillance Monthly, and Eurosurveillance Quarterly.
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COVID-19 Waste Management Factsheet 7: Household Medical Waste Management Strategies
From the Document: "As COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] spreads to the developing world, with limited access to medical support, increased numbers of cases will have to self-medicate at home. Proper management of household medical waste will therefore become key to stop further spread of the COVID-19 virus and avoid putting others, including waste workers, at risk. [...] Household waste gets contaminated if medical and other hazardous waste is not segregated. Non-segregation will increase the volume of hazardous waste that requires special collection, storage, and treatment processes. This waste can pose significant risks to human health and the environment if improperly handled. It also reduces the opportunity for recovery and recycling of otherwise non-hazardous waste from households."
United Nations Environment Programme
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COVID-19 Waste Management Factsheet 4: Policy and Legislation Linked to COVID-19 and Pandemics
From the Document: "[1] Cover gaps in national medical waste management policy and legislation linked to emergency pandemic situations, such as COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. [2] Prioritise in-country management of COVID-19 waste over other waste streams. The pandemic is causing increases in medical waste generation, whose unsound management can lead to environmental and health hazards. [3] Monitor any increased import and/ or export of COVID-19 waste (in case of lack of capacity to treat in-country and close to the source) and avoid dumping."
United Nations Environment Programme
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COVID-19 Waste Management Factsheet 9: COVID-19, Wastewater, and Sanitation
From the Document: "There is an inextricable link between COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] , wastewater, and sanitation. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the threats and opportunities regarding sanitation and wastewater management. [...] COVID-19 also highlights the need to invest in wastewater treatment facilities and adequate sanitation. In many areas of the world, huge quantities of wastewater are released in the environment without treatment or adequate treatment, deteriorating our environment, and posing serious risks to human health. Raw sewage, and partially-treated wastewater, are vehicles for spreading diseases, and in this case, a potential mechanism for COVID-19 to spread faster, for example in areas where sanitation is poor, or where the communities are exposed to open-sewers and black water."
United Nations Environment Programme
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COVID-19 Waste Management Factsheet 8: Disaster/Conflict Affected States and Vulnerable Humanitarian Operations
From the Document: "Disaster and conflict affected countries and vulnerable humanitarian operations (e.g. refugee/Internally Dispersed Persons camps) with limited capacity, poor infrastructure and resources are likely to face enormous problems in the event of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] spread. The need for safe, efficient and appropriate solutions for management of solid and hazardous contaminated wastes will increase greatly. Many such countries were already unable to use best practice in treating healthcare waste from hospitals. [...] In all these contexts, the response to COVID-19 has to go hand in hand with the humanitarian response and there is a need to ensure that environmental standards are not rolled back."
United Nations Environment Programme
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Resilient Children/Resilient Communities Initiative: RCRC COVID-19 Webinars
From the Webpage: "The unprecedented challenges presented by the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] will both directly and indirectly affect this generation's children. The economic consequences in the short and long-term will set back countless families who already may be struggling to make ends meet. These health and economic stressors also affect the systems which help raise, educate, and nurture our children. The RCRC [Resilient Children/Resilient Communities Initiative] Initiative aims to provide actionable information through a series of webinars directed to child-serving institutions, policymakers, and other child advocates to help inform response and recovery activities."
National Center for Disaster Preparedness
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Complicated Grief: Cultural Considerations When Working with Loss in Hispanic and Latino Students and Their Families
From the Document: "Research suggests that when a person is exposed to the loss of a loved one in the context of violent circumstances including suicide, homicide or an accident, the most common grief response is known as complicated grief. Complicated grief is a prolonged form of grief that could interfere with normal functioning. The grieving process in children is different from adults (Darman, 2011). Children need assistance and guidance to cope with the emotions related to the loss of a loved one (Lenhardt & McCourt, 2000). If left untreated, complicated grief can persist over time."
Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network; United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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US COVID Atlas [website]
From the Webpage: "The US COVID [coronavirus disease 2019] Atlas is a visualization tool led by a University of Chicago research coalition. In a quickly changing pandemic landscape, our tool connects COVID case data and community indicators across the United States from its beginning to today. The Atlas helps you access current, validated county-level data and spatial analysis to better understand the spread in communities and to bolster planning efforts."
University of Chicago. Center for Spatial Data Science
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COVID-19 Hospital Resource Compilation
From the Document: "This document lists key COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] guidance and resources for hospital administrators, hospital emergency planners, infection control practitioners and other healthcare system preparedness professionals in the following topical areas: hospital surge, crisis standards of care, staffing surge and resilience, workforce protection, regulatory relief, equipment supply surge, healthcare recovery and resumption of services during COVID-19, and telemedicine. Each section contains links to federal and non-federal guidance to help hospitals prepare for and respond to a COVID-19 outbreak. These sections are then broken down into sub-sections with guidance that can be used during a crisis/actual patient surge, or when a hospital is in the planning phase for the crisis/patient surge. All guidance in this document is accessible to the public, subject to the disclaimer below for non-Federal resources."
United States. Technical Resources, Assistance Center and Information Exchange
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Policy Responses to COVID-19 [website]
From the Website: "This policy tracker summarizes the key economic responses governments are taking to limit the human and economic impact of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic. The tracker includes 196 economies."
International Monetary Fund
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Testing Plans by State and Jurisdiction [website]
From the Website: "This page contains state testing plans that are part of the government response to the Coronavirus pandemic. These plans set specific targets for COVID-19 testing in each jurisdiction."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
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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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COVID-19: UNDP's Integrated Response
From the Document: "[W]ith the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic, the global context for development has fundamentally changed. The world faces the greatest socio-economic shock in a generation, coming at a time of acute inequality, ecological fragility and growing distrust within and amongst societies. This pandemic is a health crisis. But not just a health crisis. Tackling COVID-19 is also a humanitarian and development crisis that is threatening to leave deep social, economic and political scars for years to come, particularly in countries already weighed down by fragility, poverty and conflict. The solidarity that brought the global community together to create the Global Goals is needed more than ever. From building strong institutions to creating jobs to ensuring education and healthcare for all, the SDGs [Sustainable Development Goals] and the pledge to leave no one behind work best when tackled in an integrated manner. That is how the world must work, together, to defeat COVID-19."
United Nations Development Programme
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Emerging from COVID, Securing Australia's Future: Policy Responses to the Pandemic
From the Webpage: "In this new feature, Lowy Institute experts provide policy recommendations for Australia to address issues that are critical to our nation's -- and the world's -- successful emergence from the pandemic."
Lowy Institute for International Policy
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Impact of COVID-19 on Women in Hawaii and Asia-Pacific
From the Introduction: "Women's voices are missing from Hawaii's Covid-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] economic response and recovery plan while the pandemic exacerbates existing inequalities that hinder female empowerment. The coronavirus crisis is negatively affecting women's economic participation and empowerment, has led to greater rates of gender-based violence, and has disrupted access to sexual and reproductive health. This article reviews the current literature for Hawaii, the United States and Asia and the Pacific to examine the ways that Covid-19 is disproportionately affecting women. It is divided into three sections: economy, gender-based violence, and sexual and reproductive health. It concludes with policy recommendations for the State of Hawaii and governments in Asia and the Pacific considering deepening structural inequalities."
Pacific Forum, CSIS
Howe, Jennifer
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First 100 Days of COVID-19 in Asia and the Pacific: A Gender Lens
From the Executive Summary: "This document highlights what we know about the gender impacts of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] in the Asia-Pacific region thus far. One hundred days since the first case was reported, we closely follow and contribute to the health response initiated by governments in the region and supported by the international community. While not all impacts of this pandemic are clear at this time, and the situation is evolving rapidly, it is clear that the gender and social inequalities that underpinned societies before the pandemic are now exacerbated, making bad situations for women and girls worse. Response and recovery efforts must place the needs of women and girls at the centre, and be grounded in the socio-economic realities that they face."
UN Women
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Worldometer: COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic [website]
This website presents coronavirus data on active cases, closed cases, and deaths, which can be viewed by country and region. Information on mortality rate, incubation period, and symptoms are also available.
Worldometer
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Human Vaccines Project [website]
From the Website: "For the first time ever, scientists at the Human Vaccines Project are combining systems biology with artificial intelligence to understand one of the greatest remaining frontiers of human health, the human immune system. Modeled after the transformative Human Genome Project, the Human Vaccines Project is leveraging cutting-edge technologies to decode the human immune system. Our scientists are working to unlock new preventions, diagnostics, and treatments for some of the world's most devastating diseases."
Human Vaccines Project
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China Deep Dive: 'A Report on the Intelligence Community's Capabilities and Competencies with Respect to the People's Republic of China' (Redacted)
From the Introduction: "For the first time in three decades the United States is confronted by the rise of a global competitor. How the United States Intelligence Community meets the challenge of China's arrival on the global stage, as well as the continued potential for highly disruptive transnational crises that originate within our competitors' borders, the profound technological change transforming societies and communication across the globe, and the international order's return to near-peer competition will have profound and long-lasting implications on our nation's continued security, economic prosperity, and ability to preserve America's democratic way of life."
United States. Congress. House. Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
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Regulation of Explosives in Transit
From the Document: "The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), within the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), has regulatory and civil enforcement authority over the transportation of explosive materials in commerce. The regulatory enforcement of explosive materials while they are not being transported falls under ATF [Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives] jurisdiction. The following information is intended to help clarify when explosive materials are subject to DOT regulation and when they are subject to ATF regulation."
United States. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
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Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers: Molecular Laboratory Developed Test (LDT) COVID-19 Authorized Tests [MiraDx SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR]
From the Document: "This Fact Sheet informs you of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of a Molecular LDT [Laboratory Developed Test] COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Authorized Test called the MiraDx SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction] assay that has been issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by FDA. The Molecular LDT COVID-19 Authorized Test is authorized for use on certain respiratory specimens collected from individuals suspected of COVID-19 by their healthcare provider."
United States. Food and Drug Administration
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Cyber Security Planning Guide [Updated]
From the Document: "This planning guide is designed to meet the specific needs of your company, using the FCC's [Federal Communications Commission] customizable Small Biz Cyber Planner tool. The tool is designed for businesses that lack the resources to hire dedicated staff to protect their business, information and customers from cyber threats. Even a business with one computer or one credit card terminal can benefit from this important tool. We generally recommend that businesses using more sophisticated networks with dozens of computers consult a cyber security expert in addition to using the cyber planner. The FCC provides no warranties with respect to the guidance provided by this tool and is not responsible for any harm that might occur as a result of or in spite of its use."
United States. Federal Communications Commission
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China Threat: Foreign Intelligence Services Use Social Media Sites to Target People with Security Clearances
From the Website: "China and other foreign governments are using professional networking social media sites to target people with U.S. government security clearances. Foreign intelligence services may use fake profiles, seemingly benign requests, the promise of lucrative payouts, and other tactics to try to gain non-public and classified information for their benefit. The FBI urges everyone--especially those who hold (or have held) security clearances--to be cautious when approached by individuals online regarding career opportunities."
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Stay-At-Home and Social Distancing Enforcement for COVID-19
From the Document: "In response to COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019], almost every state has issued some form of stay-at-home or social distancing order. Though police are responsible for enforcing these orders, the guidance on how to do so is often unclear, and in some cases, the rules themselves even conflict. This document, vetted with community organizers, academic experts, and law enforcement officials, compiles best practices for state, municipal, and policing leaders as they draft and enforce these orders."
New York University. School of Law. Policing Project
