05/29/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Imperial College London. Published: 5/29/2020. This 19-page report summarizes a study that used two mobile phone-based datasets to assess changes in average mobility, both overall and broken down into high and low population density areas, and changes in the distribution of journey lengths during the COVID-19 lockdown. The reduction in mobility was highly synchronized across the United Kingdom. (PDF)
05/29/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Imperial College London. Published: 5/29/2020. This 16-page report discusses how South Korea experienced a sharp growth in COVID-19 cases early in the global pandemic, but it has since rapidly reduced rates of infection and now maintains low numbers of daily new cases. (PDF)
05/28/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 5/28/2020. This three-page fact sheet informs healthcare providers of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of the LetsGetChecked Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test, which received an Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration on May 28, 2020. The LetsGetChecked Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test is authorized for use on nasal swab specimens self-collected by individuals at home, using the LetsGetChecked COVID-19 Home Collection Kit, when determined by a healthcare provider to be appropriate. (PDF)
05/28/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 5/28/2020. This 19-page document is a surveillance protocol targeting health workers who are found to be positive for COVID-19. It represents a technical tool and service that the World Health Organization is providing to countries that want to better understand the characteristics and exposure of health workers infected with COVID-19. (PDF)
05/28/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 5/28/2020. Digital proximity tracking technologies have been identified as a potential tool to support contact tracing for COVID-19. However, these technologies raise ethical and privacy concerns. This six-page document is intended to provide policymakers and other stakeholders with guidance as to the ethical and appropriate use of digital proximity tracking technologies for COVID-19. (PDF)
05/28/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 5/28/2020. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has developed this interim guidance for how healthcare providers, laboratories, and public health staff should use antibody tests for COVID-19. These tests look for the presence of antibodies, which are proteins made in response to infections. (Text)
05/27/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 5/27/2020. This three-page fact sheet informs healthcare personnel of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of decontaminated, compatible N95 respirators. These compatible N95 respirators have been decontaminated using Stryker Sustainability Solutions’ (SSS) VHP N95 Respirator Decontamination System. (PDF)
05/27/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Published: 5/27/2020. This web page provides information and materials from the Water Science and Technology Board's Spring 2020 Meeting, which featured two panel discussions: Wastewater Monitoring for COVID-19 Disease Surveillance, and Reopening During COVID-19: Ensuring Safe Water Supplies at the Building Scale. (Video or Multimedia)
05/27/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 5/27/2020. This 62-page guidance document is intended for clinicians caring for COVID-19 patients during all phases of their disease (i.e., screening to discharge). This update has been expanded to meet the needs of front-line clinicians and promotes a multi-disciplinary approach to care for patients with COVID-19, including those with mild, moderate, severe, and critical disease. (PDF)
05/27/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 5/27/2020. Direct Service Providers (DSPs) include personal care attendants, direct support professionals, paraprofessionals, therapists, and others who provide a wide variety of home and community-based, health-related services that support people with disabilities. This web page details how DSPs should be aware of how COVID-19 spreads, risk factors, and prevention actions. (Text)
05/27/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published: 5/27/2020. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Environmental Health joined the Emergency Partners Information Connection (EPIC) Team in this one-hour, five-minute discussion of possible health risks that could come from hurricanes combined with COVID-19; planning for the 2020 hurricane season while adhering to guidance on social distancing; and how community leaders, nonprofit organizations, and public health professionals can effectively communicate messages. (Video or Multimedia)
05/27/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Government of Canada. Published: 5/27/2020. This web page outlines the elements of a national approach to laboratory testing for COVID-19 for consideration by Canadian provinces and territories, and supports identification of triggers for public health actions. (Text)
05/26/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 5/26/2020. This four-page review assesses the available peer-reviewed literature on the association between smoking and COVID-19, including risk of infection by SARS-CoV-2; hospitalization with COVID-19; and severity of COVID-19 outcomes among hospitalized patients, such as admission into intensive care units (ICUs), use of ventilators, and death. (PDF)
05/26/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 5/26/2020. This 53-page document is a protocol for a nested case-control study of health workers exposed to confirmed COVID-19 patients. The primary objective of this case-control study among health workers is to characterize and assess the risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection in health workers exposed to COVID-19 patients. (PDF)
05/23/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH). Published: 5/23/2020. This eight-page guidance was developed for use by shelters and navigation centers, and for people experiencing homelessness, homeless shelters, and navigation centers to prevent and manage COVID-19 transmission. (PDF)
05/15/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Medical Reserve Corps [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (MRC (ASPR)). Published: 5/15/2020. This five-page document is intended to provide Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units with COVID-19 resources, guidance, related training, and example response roles for MRC volunteers. (PDF)
05/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH). Published: 5/2020. This web page provides webinars, guidance, plans, and resources for homelessness services systems, which should be working closely with their city and county governments and public health systems to prepare for COVID-19 disease outbreaks among people experiencing homelessness. (Text)
05/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. Published: 5/2020. This web page provides guidance to Member States on strengthening health systems and rapidly reorganizing service delivery to respond to COVID-19 while maintaining core essential services across the continuum of care so that no one is left behind. This overview of policy resources includes overall policy recommendations for a well-aligned health system response, technical guidance and checklists, and planning and monitoring tools. (Text)
05/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: RAND Corporation. Published: 5/2020. This four-page report describes a survey fielded through the RAND American Life Panel (ALP) to assess the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on individuals and households across a variety of topics. This report provides a technical description of the survey, including a description of the ALP, the objectives of the survey, and information about the fielding of the survey. (PDF)
04/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH). Published: 4/2020. This four-page support triage and tele-health plan for isolation units can be applicable to Supportive Housing Providers, Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), Health Centers, and Case Management services across the country. It includes Triage Interview Questions and Immediate Intervention Steps. (PDF)
03/30/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Washington State Department of Health. Published: 3/30/2020. This web page provides guidance for people who are older or have underlying health conditions, who are at higher risk for complications from COVID-19. It provides links to state and federal COVID-19 information and resources. (Text)
03/19/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Published: 3/19/2020. This three-page document provides a checklist and COVID-19 guidance for homeless shelters and service providers, and other resources to support response planning by homeless service providers, including overnight emergency shelters, day shelters, and meal service providers. (Text)
03/18/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative (GEDC). Published: 3/18/2020. This 11-page report presents two common case scenarios to illustrate the central role of the Emergency Department (ED) in the diagnosis, acute management, and community care coordination of complex older adults in the COVID-19 pandemic. (PDF)
03/16/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD). Published: 3/16/2020. This web page provides information and resources about COVID-19 to help people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities and their families stay safe and healthy. It provides specific resources for Self-Advocates; Direct Support Professionals; Families, Individuals with Disabilities, and Stakeholders; General Community; and Navigating Your Benefits. (Text)
03/15/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH). Published: 3/15/2020. This three-page document provides COVID-19 guidance that was developed for use by facilities providing outpatient hemodialysis. It includes the San Francisco Department of Public Health’s screening and management recommendations that take into account local community transmission. (PDF)
03/12/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Washington State Department of Health. Published: 3/12/2020. This two-page document provides guidance that was developed to assist homeless shelter facilities in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. (PDF)
03/06/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: North Carolina Department of Public Safety (NCDPS). Published: 3/6/2020. This three-page document provides COVID-19 guidance framed using the CMIST (Communication, Maintaining Health, Independence, Safety/Support/ Self-determination and Transportation) model of identifying people with access and functional needs and others with disabilities. (PDF)
03/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM). Published: 3/2020. This five-page document provides ultrasound practice suggestions that are based on expert opinion and intended to supplement existing guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with information on optimizing prenatal ultrasound care in the context of COVID-19. (PDF)
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