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03/27/2020 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: 3/27/2020. This Topic Collection from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) focuses on plans, tools, templates, and other immediately implementable resources to help with COVID-19 preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts, focusing on crisis standards of care (CSC). Implementing CSC in a hospital setting should be a last resort when all other surge strategies have failed and no other regional resources are available. (Text)
03/27/2020 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: 3/27/2020. This Topic Collection from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) focuses on plans, tools, templates, and other immediately implementable resources to help with COVID-19 preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts, focusing on critical care surge. (Text)
03/27/2020 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: 3/27/2020. This Topic Collection from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) focuses on plans, tools, templates, and other immediately implementable resources to help with COVID-19 preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts, focusing on community-based and drive-through testing sites. (Text)
03/27/2020 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: 3/27/2020. This Topic Collection from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) focuses on plans, tools, templates, and other immediately implementable resources to help with COVID-19 preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts, focusing on hospital triage and patient screening. (Text)
03/27/2020 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: 3/27/2020. This Topic Collection from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) focuses on plans, tools, templates, and other immediately implementable resources to help with COVID-19 preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts, focusing on legal and regulatory authorities. (Text)
03/27/2020 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: 3/27/2020. This Topic Collection from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) focuses on plans, tools, templates, and other immediately implementable resources to help with COVID-19 preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts, focusing on long-term care. (Text)
03/27/2020 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: 3/27/2020. This Topic Collection from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) focuses on plans, tools, templates, and other immediately implementable resources to help with COVID-19 preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts, focusing on personal protective equipment (PPE). (Text)
03/27/2020 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: 3/27/2020. This Topic Collection from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) focuses on plans, tools, templates, and other immediately implementable resources to help with COVID-19 preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts, focusing on pre-hospital and emergency medical services (EMS) settings, including public safety answering points (PSAPs). (Text)
03/27/2020 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: 3/27/2020. This Topic Collection from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) focuses on plans, tools, templates, and other immediately implementable resources to help with COVID-19 preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts, focusing on telemedicine and virtual medical care. (Text)
03/27/2020 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: 3/27/2020. This Topic Collection from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) focuses on plans, tools, templates, and other immediately implementable resources to help with COVID-19 preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts, focusing on workforce protection and sustainability. (Text)
03/27/2020 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: 3/27/2020. This Topic Collection from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) focuses on plans, tools, templates, and other immediately implementable resources to help with COVID-19 preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts, focusing on at-risk individuals vulnerable to COVID-19. (Text)
03/27/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Published: 3/27/2020. This six-page paper brings together guidance and messages from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)'s Operations Diversity Inclusion, Sexual Violence, and Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse teams, in collaboration with the Global Adviser on Children. Its purpose is to support the ICRC's delegations and métiers in their response to coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (PDF)
03/26/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Published: 3/26/2020. This Master Question List (MQL) is intended to quickly present the current state of available information to government decision-makers in the operational response to COVID-19, and allow structured and scientifically guided discussions across the federal government without burdening them with the need to review scientific reports, and to prevent duplication of efforts by highlighting and coordinating research. (PDF)
03/26/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Published: 3/26/2020. This nine-page document, published with the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation, is intended to provide guidance on using anesthesia ventilators safely and effectively as ICU ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic when there are not sufficient ICU ventilators to meet the patient care needs. A quick reference guide is intended to be a bedside tool and includes a suggested schedule for monitoring the effectiveness and safety of the anesthesia ventilator. (PDF)
03/26/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 3/26/2020. Dental settings have unique characteristics that warrant additional infection control considerations. Services should be limited to urgent and emergency visits only during this period of the pandemic. These dental-specific recommendations should be used with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for patients with COVID-19. (Text)
03/26/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Published: 3/26/2020. This web page provides a toolkit to help partners stay informed on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) materials available on the COVID-19. Please share these materials, bookmark the page, and check back often for the most up-to-date information. (Text)
03/26/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Boston University (BU). Published: 3/26/2020. This one-hour, two-minute seminar discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic, like other traumatic events, can have a substantial impact on the mental health of populations. Speakers detail the state-of-the-science about mental health after large-scale events, and potential approaches to mitigate adverse mental health consequences. (Video or Multimedia)
03/25/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 3/25/2020. This web page, updated on March 25, 2020, provides specific guidance for the collection and submission of postmortem specimens from deceased known or suspected COVID-19 cases. It also provides recommendations for biosafety and infection control practices during specimen collection and handling, including during autopsy procedures. (Text)
03/25/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 3/25/2020. This 68-page handbook follows a comprehensive approach to health system strengthening at borders in order to support International Health Regulations (IHR) national focal points and other national agencies in developing and implementing evidence-based action plans for IHR capacity development at ground crossings. The approach includes the movement of travelers and baggage, cargo, containers, conveyances, goods, and postal parcels across ground crossings, as well as the interaction with adjacent border communities. (PDF)
03/25/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: United Kingdom Department of Health (DH). Published: 3/25/2020. This web page provides information about a study that consists of a questionnaire sent once a year to people living in certain areas affected by flooding in the winters of 2013 to 2014 and 2014 to 2015. The results from the study will help plan for the impact on people of future severe weather events, and help communities recover more quickly. (Text)
03/25/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published: 3/25/2020. In this one-hour presentation, the speakers share guidance about COVID-19 response with partners, public health practitioners, healthcare providers, and others working to protect the health of rural communities. They describe what the Centers for Disease and Control knows at this point and respond to questions. (Video or Multimedia)
03/25/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Commonwealth Fund. Published: 3/25/2020. States are quickly coming to terms with their ability to handle the current level of COVID-19 cases. To understand the capacity in each state and to help inform decisions of federal and state policymakers in the coming weeks, this study aggregated a set of state-level data indicators related to clinical risk factors of the state’s adult population; state health system capacity and resources, under both current and “surge” scenarios; and insurance coverage and cost-related access barriers for adults. (Text)
03/24/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 3/24/2020. This eight-page document, updated on March 25, 2020, has been prepared based on the evidence currently available about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission (human-to-human transmission via respiratory droplets or direct contact from an infected individual), and is recommended for use in conjunction with the World Health Organization (WHO) Handbook for Management of Public Health Events on Board Ships. It is for any authority involved in public health response to a COVID-19 public health event on board ships, including International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point (NFP); port health authorities; local, provincial, and national health surveillance and response systems; port operators; and ship operators. (PDF)
03/24/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 3/24/2020. This two-page fact sheet informs healthcare providers of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of ventilators, anesthesia gas machines modified for use as ventilators, and positive pressure breathing devices modified for use as ventilators (collectively referred to as “ventilators”), ventilator tubing connectors, and ventilator accessories that are authorized for emergency use in healthcare settings for treatment of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic by their healthcare providers. (PDF)
03/24/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM). Published: 3/24/2020. This one-hour, 25-minute webinar provides clear and concrete clinical applications of the World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 guidelines, as well as those of various emergency management/critical care professional societies for front-line practitioners. It examines lessons learned from the Ebola, SARS, H1N1, H5N1, and MERS outbreaks; Las Vegas Shooting; and Military Mass Casualty Management. (Video or Multimedia)
03/24/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Center for Disaster Preparedness [Columbia University, Earth Institute] (NCDP). Published: 3/24/2020. To respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, this two-page document applies the principles of crisis leadership learned from 9/11 and other major crises. It details why crisis leaders are vital to maintaining confidence in government and getting others to adapt to extreme events, and describes strategies to connect, collaborate, coordinate, and command and control. (PDF)
03/23/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 3/23/2020. This five-page COVID-19 clinical characterization case record form (clinical CRF) is intended to provide member states with a standardized approach to collect clinical data in order to better understand the natural history of disease and describe clinical phenotypes and treatment interventions (i.e., clinical characterization). By using one standardized clinical data tool, there is potential for clinical data from around the world to be aggregated, in order to learn more to inform the public health response and prepare for large-scale clinical trials. This CRF has three modules. (PDF)
03/23/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Published: 3/23/2020. Persons with serious mental illness who are served in outpatient treatment settings may be at elevated risk for acquiring COVID-19 and may have a more complicated course. This one-page document provides specific guidance for outpatient facilities during the COVID-19 emergency. (PDF)
03/22/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 3/22/2020. Based upon available information to date, this web page lists those at high-risk for severe illness from COVID-19, and provides guidance for healthcare professionals and patients at high risk. (Text)
03/05/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: American Psychological Association (APA). Published: 3/5/2020. This web page details how psychologists can take steps now to prepare their practices, address patient concerns, and manage anxiety in their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Text)
03/02/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Published: 3/2/2020. During crisis situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic, health conditions in individuals experiencing homelessness can be exacerbated if health care regimens are not maintained, or if histories of trauma trigger high-risk behaviors. The questions and answers in this two-page document may assist local jurisdictions direct initial conversations between key partners, including Continuums of Care (CoCs), public health authorities, and local health care providers to limit the risk of infection. (PDF)
03/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: Medical Mission Institute. Published: 3/2020. This web page provides links to information and guidance about COVID-19, with topic categories of Key Resources, Clinical Guidelines, Communication and Training, Advice for Different Target Groups, and Public Health. (Text)
03/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. Published: 3/2020. This 60-page technical guidance document outlines current evidence, knowledge, and best practice relating to incidences of violence and injuries among refugees and migrants in the World Health Organization European Region. It highlights key principles, summarizes priority actions and challenges, maps existing international commitments and frameworks, and provides practical policy considerations for preventing and responding to such challenges. (PDF)
03/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). Published: 3/2020. This 52-page report provides information on trends in drug misuse, costs and other effects of drug misuse on society and the economy, and challenges the nation faces in addressing the drug crisis. National rates of drug misuse rose from 15 percent in 2003 to 19 percent in 2018. (PDF)
03/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Published: 3/2020. This web page provides questions and answers about COVID-19, plus information about Prescriptions, Registration, Quota, National Drug Supply, Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substance (EPCS), Telemedicine, Medication Assisted Treatment, Records and Reports, Contacts, Important Federal Links, and Important State Links. (Text)
03/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: National Academies Press (NAP). Published: 3/2020. Drug development, authorization, and regulatory supervision have become international endeavors, with most medicines becoming global commodities. This 148-page report considers the role of mutual recognition and other reliance activities among regulators in contributing to enhancing public health. It identifies opportunities for leveraging reliance activities more broadly in order to potentially impact public health globally. (Text)
03/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: High Impact Practices. Published: 3/2020. This report leads national and sub-national decision-makers through a strategic process to identify actions that improve family planning access in places at risk of, experiencing, and recovering from crisis events. (Text)
01/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Published: 2020. These strategies are useful in helping child care programs to prepare for a pandemic or seasonal influenza outbreak. Topics are Training, Communication, Steps for Improving Preparedness, Strategies, Disaster Preparedness Standards, and Additional Resources. (Text)
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