03/05/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: Network for Public Health Law. Published: 3/5/2020. This 48-page primer, updated on March 5, 2020, outlines legal, policy, and practical guidance to understand the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and its related public health emergency response. It includes a brief overview of novel coronavirus; information about international legal response efforts from the World Health Organization and foreign governments; U.S. legal preparedness and response; and additional related resources. (PDF)
03/04/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA). Published: 3/4/2020. This 12-page resource is a toolkit for hospitals and others to respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) based on the legal and accreditation requirements and recommendations that should guide hospital decisions and preparedness activities. It outlines seven steps for hospitals to take to protect their patients, employees, and communities, starting with continuing to assess preparedness. (PDF)
03/04/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 3/4/2020. This eight-page tool is to be used by health care facilities that have either cared for or admitted COVID-19 (coronavirus 2019) patients; it is to be completed for all health workers who have been exposed to a confirmed COVID-19 patient in a health care facility. It will help determine the risk of COVID-19 virus infection of all health care workers who have been exposed to a COVID-19 patient and then provides recommendations for appropriate management of these workers, according to their infection risk. (PDF)
03/03/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 3/3/2020. This interim guidance is to help community- and faith-based organizations (CFBOs), whose members may include vulnerable populations, plan for community transmission of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the United States. The Before, During, and After sections of this guidance offer suggested strategies to help CFBOs plan, prepare, and respond to this emerging public health threat. This page also provides a list of Readiness Resources. (Text)
03/03/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce. Published: 3/3/2020. This five-hour, eight-minute Congressional hearing reviews the Subcommittee on Health's work to combat the ongoing and devastating epidemic involving opioids and substance use, including 14 pieces of legislation that have been introduced. Witnesses discuss progress made by federal agencies, the impact that recent federal funding and policy changes are having, and what more the government can do to combat the epidemic. (Video or Multimedia)
03/03/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH). Published: 3/3/2020. This 23-minute video features a presidential briefing at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on March 3, 2020, about the NIH research response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. Experts from NIH discuss NIH's work and research, research on COVID-19 vaccine development, the timeline for clinical trials sequence selection to first human injection, and a history of previous coronaviruses. (Video or Multimedia)
03/02/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 3/2/2020. The purpose of this 10-page document, updated on March 2, 2020, is to provide interim guidance to laboratories and stakeholders involved in laboratory testing of patients who meet the definition of suspected case of pneumonia associated with a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) identified in Wuhan, China. It also provides information about molecular testing of COVID-19; and WHO appointed COVID-19 referral laboratories and procedures. (Text)
03/02/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 3/2/2020. This interim guidance is intended to help administrators of public and private institutions of higher education (IHE) prevent the spread of COVID-19 among students, staff, and faculty. IHE include a diverse set of American colleges and universities: two- or four-year; public, private non-profit, or private for-profit; and comprehensive, research-focused, or special mission. This page provides guidance for IHE that do not have COVID-19 identified in their community, and for IHE with identified cases of COVID-19 in their community. (Text)
03/02/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 3/2/2020. This guidance for law enforcement personnel provides information about coronavirus disease (COVID-19) under these topics: Patients with COVID-19 have had mild to severe respiratory illness; to protect yourself from exposure; recommended personal protective equipment (PPE); and if close contact occurred during apprehension. (Text)
03/02/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Published: 3/2/2020. This two-part webinar discusses how vital mental health and psychosocial support are in coronavirus (COVID-19) response, and details best practices and experiences from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support, Hong Kong Red Cross, Japanese Red Cross Society, and Canadian Red Cross in relation to the current COVID-19 outbreak. Speakers also discuss the role National Societies have in the provision of psychosocial support in quarantine situations. (Video or Multimedia)
03/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 3/1/2020. This interim guidance is intended for state and local public health information officers, health communication specialists, health educators, and other public health professionals responsible for planning communication strategies before, during, and after an outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). It provides information about nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) and their use during a COVID-19 outbreak. The Before, During, and After sections of this guide offer suggested strategies to help plan for and implement these recommendations. (Text)
03/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). Published: 3/2020. The goal of this 20-page guidance is to inform health care personnel, public health, and government officials at all levels of the necessary capabilities that must be present for successful emergency department management of an outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease). The plan seeks to protect the health care infrastructure and ensure the delivery of emergency medical treatment during a large-scale epidemic or pandemic. (PDF)
03/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). Published: 3/2020. This one-page document provides a checklist of personal actions for healthcare providers to take during a COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) outbreak, both at home and in the workplace. (PDF)
02/29/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 2/29/2020. This fact sheet, updated on February 29, 2020, is intended to address frequently asked questions about respirators and their use, including recommendations for use with COVID-19 (coronavirus diseases). Topics include wearing a respirator in public, the N95 filtering facepiece respirator (FFR), the Surgical N95 respirator and who needs to wear it, and a N95 respirator with an exhalation valve. (Text)
02/28/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: Center for Health Security [Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health]. Published: 2/28/2020. This two-page document provides information about serology testing, and why this method for COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) is attractive because of the relatively short time to diagnosis and the ability to test for an active immune response against the virus. Currently, however, no serology tests are available for COVID-19. The report discusses past coronavirus outbreaks and serology, and next steps in serology testing. (PDF)
02/28/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Published: 2/28/2020. This 32-page document is a compilation of resources to support an organization’s planning for high consequence infectious diseases (HCIDs) requiring airborne isolation + contact isolation + eye protection for healthcare workers and other staff who encounter the patient. Pathogens that fall in to this category include Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). (PDF)
02/24/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. Published: 2/24/2020. This 37-page checklist has been prepared with the aim of supporting hospital managers and emergency planners by defining and initiating actions needed to ensure a rapid response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) outbreak. The checklist is structured on 11 key components; under each component, there is a list of questions regarding the status of implementation of the recommended action specific to that component. (PDF)
02/21/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA). Published: 2/21/2020. This nine-page toolkit provides an overview of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak to date and a checklist for hospitals to use as a starting point to quickly prepare for a coronavirus outbreak in close coordination with their legal team. Topics include Due Diligence Checklist for Critical Contract Terms, Negotiate the Gaps, and Identify Your Emergency Legal Partners. (PDF)
02/16/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 2/16/2020. This interim guidance is intended primarily for administrators of public and private childcare programs and K-12 schools in the United States to help prevent the introduction of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) into their facilities. It recommends actions that school administrators should take now to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 among students and staff, and to help maintain continuity of teaching and learning if there is community spread of COVID-19 in the future. It provides guidance for schools which do not have COVID-19 identified in their community, and for schools with identified cases of COVID-19. (Text)
02/03/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: Social Science in Humanitarian Action. Published: 2/3/2020. This nine-page report summarizes a roundtable meeting held on February 3, 2020, to discuss appropriate social science and humanities inputs that can improve understanding of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) outbreak in global terms, including the response in China, Asia, and around the world; identify social science evidence needs and modes of engagement with policymakers and practitioners that could inform preparedness and response over the next period; and foster mutual learning among social scientists and historians working in China and other settings about how their perspectives can most appropriately contribute. (PDF)
02/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Published: 2/2020. This two-page poster provides psychological coping tips for healthcare professionals and first responders during a disease outbreak. It discusses common stress reactions, changes in workplace environments, and when to seek professional help, and includes a list of do's and don'ts for self-care. (PDF)
02/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC). Published: 2/2020. This 20-page document summarizes key mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) considerations in relation to the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) outbreak, such as appropriate MHPSS responses, overarching principles, and globally recommended activities. It contains guidance about how to, during the COVID-19 outbreak, help older adults cope with stress; support the needs of people with disabilities; design messages and activities to help children deal with stress; set up MHPSS activities for adults in isolation/quarantine; provide support to response workers; and circulate community MHPSS messages. (PDF)
02/01/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: Social Science in Humanitarian Action. Published: 2/2020. This six-page brief sets out practical considerations relating to the design and impact of measures that restrict human movement patterns in the context of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease). These measures include quarantine, in which individuals who have been exposed to a communicable disease are separated from others for the duration of the disease’s incubation period; isolation, in which individuals with a communicable disease are separated from others for as long as they are infectious; and social distancing, in which individuals or large groups of people are restricted from gathering. (PDF)
01/29/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Published: 1/29/2020. This 26-page document is a compilation of resources to support a healthcare organization’s planning for high consequence infectious diseases (HCIDs) requiring airborne isolation plus contact isolation plus eye protection for healthcare workers and other staff who encounter the patient. Pathogens that fall in to this category include Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The resources will enhance the ability to follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Identify, Isolate, and Inform algorithm, which is included in the document. (PDF)
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