05/28/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 5/28/2020. The scope of this 10-page document is to provide European Union/European Economic Area Member States and the United Kingdom with technical guidance for estimating the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infected cases, through a cross sectional study design based on pooled sampling for RT-PCR testing on a random population sample. (PDF)
05/27/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action. Published: 5/27/2020. The aim of this 21-page document, updated on May 27, 2020, is to support child protection practitioners and policy makers in putting the child’s safety and well-being at the center of their COVID-19 pandemic response. (PDF)
05/27/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means. Published: 5/27/2020. In this four-hour, 39-minute Congressional hearing, witnesses discuss the inequitable health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, its impact on communities of color, and a centuries-old legacy of inequality. They discuss how to save lives by understanding what communities of color need and then taking appropriate action, and how demographic data needs to be used effectively so that resources reach these communities to help them recover and rebuild. (Video or Multimedia)
05/26/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 5/26/2020. This three-page fact sheet informs healthcare providers of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of the CLEWICU System for use by healthcare providers in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in patients who are 18 years of age or older for the computation of proprietary patient status indices referred to as CLEWRF and CLEWHI as an adjunct to patient monitoring during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. These indices provide predictive screening information to assist with the early identification of patients who are likely to be diagnosed with respiratory failure or hemodynamic instability. (PDF)
05/26/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Published: 5/26/2020. This web page provides a set of briefing documents outlining key lessons learned from social sciences analyses during the Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola outbreak response, aiming to connect findings from the research conducted by the Cellule d’Analyse en Sciences Sociales (CASS) with recommendations for supporting and improving the approach to tackling COVID-19 and its secondary impacts in Sub-Saharan Africa. These briefs have been developed by UNICEF for the CASS, under a Wellcome-DFID grant. They have been reviewed and contributed to by partners from GOARN research, Anthrologica, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI), International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC), Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp (ITM), Translators Without Borders (TWB), MSF-Epicentre, NOVETTA, and Oxford University. (Text)
05/23/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Government of Canada. Published: 5/23/2020. This web page provides guidance specific to the COVID-19 pandemic in outpatient and ambulatory care settings. Outpatient and ambulatory care settings are defined here as those providing health care on an outpatient basis and can include hospital-based and non-hospital based clinics, physician offices, community health centers, and urgent care centers. (Text)
05/22/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (AHRQ). Published: 5/22/2020. This web page discusses how consideration of the humanness of care in the broader context of patient safety can raise awareness of how human weaknesses impact individual clinicians and care teams in ways that could degrade patient safety and quality of care and increase risk for both patients with COVID-19 and the staffs that care for them. It provides strategies to improve safety via human factors engineering. (Text)
05/22/2020 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: 5/22/2020. This 12-page document from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) responds to a request for resources related to COVID-19 and secondary disasters, particularly as it pertains to health and medical considerations and need for facilities and communities to shelter-in-place or evacuate during disasters (e.g., hurricanes, tornadoes, and wildfires) while requiring to maintain social distancing practices. (PDF)
05/22/2020 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: 5/22/2020. This web page provides information and materials for past and upcoming National Biodefense Science Board meetings, starting in 2009. (Text)
05/19/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 5/19/2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Seventy-Third World Health Assembly — its first-ever to be held virtually — met with a reduced agenda to fit into two days. This web page provides the agenda, documents, and other information from the assembly. (Video or Multimedia)
05/18/2020 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: 5/18/2020. This 12-page document from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) responds to a request for information on clinical presentation, disease progression, and related information from clinicians in the field treating COVID-19 patients. (PDF)
05/13/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Association of Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Professionals (AHEPP). Published: 5/13/2020. The purpose of this 55-minute webinar is provide basic information about the conditions in which severe weather occurs, the challenges that health care providers face in protecting those in their care, and planning and actions that should be considered while the weather is calm, when the storms are threatening, and when the alerts are being issued. (Video or Multimedia)
05/03/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 5/3/2020. This web page, updated on May 3, 2020, provides recommendations for potential international or cruise travel-associated exposures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals should always follow guidance of the state and local authorities for the area where they are located. (Text)
05/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: University of Florida (UF). Published: 5/2020. The purpose of this study is to remotely survey older adults about their behaviors, social activities, food security, depression, technology use, and mobility patterns prior to and after the COVID-19 outbreak. We will also ask about practicing COVID-19 precautions during outbreak. This survey knowledge will be critical for targeting educational, policy and behavioral interventions designed to regain and/or modify older adults life activities post-COVID-19. Potential participants will either enter or click on the weblink to access the survey. The front page will contain the following information: broad purpose, optional nature of the survey, amount of time the survey takes, HIPAA compliances, risks, privacy, and research staff contact information in case of questions. The survey is approximately 200 questions depending on responses and skip patterns. It takes about 30-45 minutes to complete. The surveys are broken into logical domains and are ordered in the manner to capture the most important information first. Questions under each module listed below represent elements of validated surveys from PROMIS and others in the literature. Some have been modified to capture changes since the COVID-19 outbreak. The bottom of each module contains a “submit” button at which time the data are saved. Population: Adults Only Length: 200 questions Time to complete: 30-45 minutes Mode of administration: Online (e.g., computer-assisted interview) Special considerations for Administration: must be taken online at https://is.gd/surveycovid Administered by: Self Administered Language(s): English (PDF)
05/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Wheaton College, Humanitarian Disaster Institute (HDI). Published: 5/2020. This two-page document provides some practical steps that pastors, Christian leaders, and other religious leaders can take during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure that they are properly attending to their own needs and can in turn sustainability attend to the needs of others. (PDF)
05/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Occupational Safety and Health Administration [U.S. Department of Labor] (OSHA). Published: 5/2020. This one-page document provides a list of tips that can help reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19 for dental practitioners. (PDF)
05/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Occupational Safety and Health Administration [U.S. Department of Labor] (OSHA). Published: 5/2020. This one-page document provides tips that can help reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19 for nursing home and long-term care facility workers. (PDF)
05/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Occupational Safety and Health Administration [U.S. Department of Labor] (OSHA). Published: 5/2020. This one-page document provides tips that can can help reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19 for retail pharmacy workers. (PDF)
05/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Johns Hopkins University. Published: 5/2020. As public health professionals around the world work tirelessly to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear that traditional methods of contact tracing need to be augmented in order to help address a public health crisis of unprecedented scope. This 157-page book summarizes an analysis of digital contact tracing technology and the issues it raises. (PDF)
04/30/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 4/30/2020. This web page provides COVID-19 information for environmental health practitioners from the CDC and other trusted sources about Congregate Facilities and Shelters, Cleaning and Disinfection, Food Safety, Water Safety, and Solid Waste and Debris. (Text)
04/21/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health. Published: 4/21/2020. This 17-page document reflects recommendations for how, through the establishment of a long-term care support team, local municipalities can help support coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic preparedness and response efforts within long-term care facilities (including skilled nursing facilities, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities) in the United States. (PDF)
03/10/2020 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: 3/10/2020. This seven-page document from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) responds to a request for resources related to infectious disease outbreaks and correctional facilities. It provides resources for healthcare system emergency preparedness planners and correctional facility workers to use while preparing for and responding to infectious disease outbreaks, including COVID-19, that may occur in prisons or jails. (PDF)
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