03/16/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 3/16/2020. This 26-page tool, developed with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and UNICEF, is designed to support risk communication and community engagement staff, responders working with national health authorities, and other partners to develop, implement, and monitor an effective action plan for communicating effectively with the public, engaging with communities, local partners and other stakeholders to help prepare and protect individuals, families, and the public’s health during early response to COVID-19. (PDF)
03/14/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published: 3/14/2020. The recommendations on this page reflect the important role of hand hygiene for preventing the transmission of pathogens in healthcare settings for a wide range of pathogens. While the exact role of direct and indirect spread of coronaviruses between people that could be reduced by hand hygiene is unknown at this time, hand hygiene for infection prevention is an important part of the U.S. response to the international emergence of COVID-19. (Text)
03/13/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Published: 3/13/2020. This data note provides key data points to highlight the potential implications of COVID-19 on nursing facility residents and overall operations. It details the share of nursing home residents receiving respiratory treatment, and includes a table with information about COVID-19-Related Nursing Home Data Indicators. (Text)
03/12/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published: 3/12/2020. This web page provides information about COVID-19 (coronavirus) available for pediatric healthcare providers on Burden of Disease and Risk Factors, Clinical Presentation in Children, Clinical Course and Complications, and Treatment and Prevention. (Text)
03/12/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress [Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences] (CSTS). Published: 3/12/2020. This two-page document describes the stressors and psychological effects of quarantine, as well as strategies for how healthcare providers can care for their patients’ and their own mental well-being during periods of quarantine. While quarantine can broadly serve the public good, it is also associated with psychological challenges for those quarantined, their loved ones, and the healthcare workers caring for them. (PDF)
03/12/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress [Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences] (CSTS). Published: 3/12/2020. Much of the weight of professional, administrative, political, and programmatic factors of quarantine rests upon public health leaders. This two-page fact sheet describes some of the factors especially relevant to senior public health officials, such as local, state, and tribal health authorities, as they consider their roles in the range of psychological effects related to quarantine. (PDF)
03/11/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Library of Medicine [National Institutes of Health] (NLM). Published: 3/11/2020. LitCovid is a curated literature hub for tracking up-to-date scientific information about the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). It is the most comprehensive resource on the subject, providing a central access to research articles in PubMed. The articles are updated daily and are further categorized by different research topics and geographic locations for improved access. (Text)
03/03/2020 12:00 AM EST
Source: Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress [Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences] (CSTS). Published: 3/3/2020. This two-page document provides guidance that can help psychiatrists and healthcare professionals support patients during COVID-19 and other infectious disease outbreaks. Psychiatrists are likely to encounter some patients who have increased emotional distress resulting from the outbreak’s impact on them, their families, and their communities. (PDF)
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