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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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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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Community Engagement During Times of Crisis: COVID-19 and Beyond
From the Document: "'Police are tasked with ensuring public safety during extreme events and emergencies. But during unprecedented times--like we're seeing now with the novel COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic--many tried and tested methods for community engagement and outreach are breaking down. How must policing agencies adapt to meet the needs of vulnerable populations? This document, vetted with community organizers, academic experts, and law enforcement officials, offers guidance for policing agencies to modify their existing community engagement processes in response to extreme events and ongoing public safety emergencies.'"
New York University. School of Law. Policing Project
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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
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National Risk Index [website]
From the Website: "The National Risk Index (The Index) is an online tool to help illustrate the nation's communities most at risk of natural hazards. [...] The Index leverages best available source data to provide a holistic view of community-level risk nationwide by combining multiple hazards with socioeconomic and built environment factors. It calculates a baseline relative risk measurement for each United States county and census tract for 18 natural hazards, based on Expected Annual Loss, Social Vulnerability, and Community Resilience."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Lockdown, Lifelines and the Long Haul Ahead: The Impact of Covid-19 on Food Banks in the Trussell Trust Network
From the Executive Summary: "Well before Covid-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] hit the UK, food banks in the Trussell Trust network had been seeing year-on-year increases in levels of need, with 1.9 million emergency food parcels given out in 2019/20. Previous research has found that the overwhelming majority of people using food banks in the Trussell Trust network are destitute and, even before the pandemic, the number of people struggling to make ends meet was increasing. This crisis has landed after years of stagnant wages and frozen, capped working age benefits - leaving those on the lowest incomes vulnerable to income shocks."
Trussell Trust
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Anti-Vax Censorship on Social Media: Limiting or Lifesaving?
From the Document: "Freedom of speech is arguably the most valued right granted in the American constitution, but how should it be limited in speech that potentially affects the health of communities and individuals? This controversy has recently hit the world of social media in regard to the growing number of 'anti-vax' [anti-vaccine] groups, or communities of parents concerned about the supposed dangers of vaccinating their children. As the online presence of anti-vaccine messages continues to increase--and potentially threatens the health of children and communities--the calls for limiting the reach of such messages have grown louder. Should communication asserting messages that seem to be wrong, unhelpful, or potentially harmful be censored or 'deplatformed' by private social media companies?"
University of Texas at Austin. Center for Media Engagement. Media Ethics Initiative
Trotter, Page; Stroud, Scott R.
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Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers: Molecular Laboratory Developed Test (LDT) COVID-19 Authorized Tests [UMass Molecular Virology Laboratory 2019-nCoV rRT-PCR Dx Panel]
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 UMass [University of Massachusetts] Molecular Virology Laboratory 2019-nCoV rRT-PCR [novel coronavirus real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction] Dx [diagnosis] Panel 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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COVID-19 Waste Management Factsheet 6: Linkages of Air Quality and COVID-19
From the Document: "Air quality is negatively impacted by environmentally unsound practices, such as open burning or other suboptimal waste management methods; thus, adhering to environmentally sound practices for waste management, and maintaining high environmental standards and enforcement is essential. [...] Studies and data show unprecedented reduction in air pollution, especially Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), and atmospheric particulate matter that have a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5), in countries affected by reduced economic activity as a result of measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. These decreases and any short-term benefits that may derive come with major health, economic and social costs."
United Nations Environment Programme
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COVID-19 Information in Indigenous, Endangered, and Under-Resourced Languages [website]
This resource provides information on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Indigenous, Endangered, and Under-Resourced Languages. From the Webpage: "These resources are not a substitute for professional medical advice. They may not reflect current information that is being provided by your jurisdiction. The information provided here is largely collected from governments, NGOs [non-governmental organizations], and public health organizations."
Endangered Languages Project (Website)
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COVID-19 Response: Inmate Early Release Plan, State Responsible Inmates Held in a Local Correctional Facility
From the Purpose: "The Inmate Early Release Plan for State Responsible Inmates Held in a Local Correctional Facility provides a procedure for implementing the Budget Amendment approved by the General Assembly during the 2020 Veto Session to allow for the discharge of state responsible inmates held in a local correctional facility, who meet the eligibility criteria for release from incarceration, prior to their scheduled release date consistent with guidance provided in the Budget Amendment approved by the General Assembly during the 2020 Veto Session. The Budget Amendment approved by the General Assembly during the 2020 Veto Session authorizes the Director, during the duration of the declared emergency, to (i) discharge from incarceration or (ii) place into a lower level of supervision, including probation supervision, home electronic incarceration, or other forms of community corrections, any prisoner committed to the Department who has less than one year of his sentence remaining to be served prior to his scheduled release if the Director determines that (a) any such discharge or placement during the declared emergency will assist in maintaining the health, safety, and welfare of any prisoner discharged or placed or the prisoners remaining in state correctional facilities and (b) any such discharge or placement is compatible with the interests of society and public safety. The Inmate Early Release Plan is only in force during the period declared by the Governor as a state of emergency pursuant to §44-146.17 of the Code of Virginia."
Virginia. Department of Corrections
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Helping People Released from Prisons and Jails Find Housing: A State by State Resource Guide
From the Introduction: "More and more correctional facilities are releasing persons in order to reduce populations as a result of the threat posed by the COVID‐19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic. Many RSAT [Residential Substance Abuse Treatment] program participants are in this number. The fast‐tracked release of so many persons at a time when many re‐entry programs, social services, and transition housing resources may be temporarily closed or operating at limited capacity calls for the redoubling of reentry and transitional programming. Nothing may be of more critical importance than locating safe and secure housing for those being released who do not have secure housing waiting for them. This manual was designed to assist in that effort. Since many transitional housing facilities have closed their doors or transferred residents to accommodations that allow for social distancing, isolation or quarantine, information on shelter closings and regional shelter coordination centers has become critical. The information on emergency housing resources and contacts for each state is based on the most current information available. However, because conditions are changing rapidly, it is important to verify that the services listed are still available. Contacts and information on COVID‐19‐specific state and local contacts listed include emergency and non‐congregate housing options such as short‐term hotel room leasing, converted dormitories or public buildings, and trailer units. In cases where there is little or no information on COVID‐19‐specific housing resources, contacts for coalitions to end homelessness, local or state housing and homelessness continuums of care, and other reliable contacts for housing resources are included. State resources follow immediately after federal and national resources are listed."
Advocates for Human Potential (Firm)
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COVID-19 Crisis Broadband Commission Agenda for Action: For Faster and Better Recovery
From the Document: "Never before have broadband networks and services been so vital to our health and safety and to keeping our economy and societies working. Digital is truly the hidden hero of this unprecedented global crisis. With the new coronavirus continuing to ravage many nations around the globe and now beginning to make in-roads in countries less well-equipped to handle a major health emergency, immediate action is needed to ensure no one is left behind in humanity's collective response to the crisis. The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development, the UN's high-level public-private partnership, is committed to putting digital cooperation into action, to keep economies and societies working, and to support the world's vulnerable populations (the elderly, refugees and internally displaced populations, persons with disabilities, children, rural dwellers, indigenous communities, and those residing in the most vulnerable countries). A global pandemic demands a global response. The stakes have never been higher. We believe that building, reinforcing and scaling digital cooperation around three key broadband pillars will help accelerate our collective response to COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] and lay the groundwork for a better and faster recovery built on a broadband internet enabled world."
Broadband Commission
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Guidance for Homeless Shelters for Residents or Staff Who Test Positive for COVID-19
From the Document: "This guidance is intended to provide general guidelines for shelter residents and staff when someone tests positive for COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]."
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
