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Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates | COVID-19

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Information and Emergency Response

08/27/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 8/27/2020. The Pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic aimed to gain initial insight from country key informants into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on essential health services across the life course. The survey results in this 29-page interim report can improve understanding of the extent of disruptions across all services, the reasons for disruptions, and the mitigation strategies countries are using to maintain service delivery. (PDF)
08/24/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published: 8/24/2020. The lots of N1, N2, and RP primers and probes on this one-page document have passed functional testing at CDC and may be used with the CDC 2019-nCoV Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel Instructions for Use under CDC’s Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). (PDF)
08/12/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: United Kingdom Department of Health (DH). Published: 8/12/2020. Public Health England initiated enhanced national surveillance following the reopening of educational settings during the summer mini-term on June 1, 2020. COVID-19-related situations in educational settings across England were reviewed daily and followed up until July 31, 2020. SARS-CoV-2 infection and outbreak rates were calculated for staff and students attending early year settings, primary, and secondary schools during June 2020. This 28-page report summarizes those findings. (PDF)
08/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: University of California, Davis. Published: 8/2020. This is a mixed-method, interviewer-administered tool to (1) identify barriers that WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) participants in California are experiencing in using WIC food benefits (e.g., access to WIC-eligible foods); and (2) identify additional short-term unmet basic needs (e.g., food and housing insecurity, as well as access to unemployment benefits, healthcare, childcare, and social support while required to remain at home) of low-income families during the COVID-19 pandemic. Questions Adapted From: U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module, USDA ERS: Q43 COVID-19 Community Outcomes (COCO) Needs Assessment, Stanford University: Q1, Q4 The Epidemic Pandemic Impacts Inventory (EPII): Q10a Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2): Q48 Population: Adults Only Length: 55 questions Time to Complete: 30-35 minutes Mode of Administration: Telephone Administered by: Professional Interviewer Language(s): English; Spanish (PDF)
08/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published: 8/2020. This course enables learners to apply knowledge and practice setting up a biosafety cabinet (also known as a biological safety cabinet, or BSC) in a virtual laboratory. Participants can step into a virtual laboratory and learn how to work safely in the first Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) virtual reality (VR) laboratory training course. (Video or Multimedia)
08/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: B.Next. Published: 8/2020. This database is a tool for those who need to quickly obtain information about COVID-19 test kits and services for use in the United States. The database includes molecular tests that have received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), whether they are kits that can be purchased by lab managers, or tests performed as a service by laboratories, whether sourced from manufacturers, or developed for their own use (so called “laboratory-developed tests”, or LDTs). (Text)
08/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: University of Montana. Published: 8/2020. To learn more about how COVID-19 and related responses (i.e., stay-at-home orders) may contribute to feelings of social isolation and loneliness among people with disabilities, this study, summarized in this eight-page document, compared data from two cross-sectional samples collected before and after the first wave of “stay-at-home” orders. Post-COVID rural and urban samples reported significantly more interactions with family and close friends. (PDF)
04/17/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: California Health Care Foundation (CHCF). Published: 4/17/2020. This online convening was held for those who are supporting community health workers and promotores (CHW/Ps) in training and employment environments. It aimed to capture shared challenges CHW/Ps are experiencing during the COVID-19 response; understand shifts in CHW/P roles as a result of COVID-19; understand emerging successes in supporting CHW/Ps in effectively navigating these changes; and identify tips and resources to support CHW/Ps. (Text)

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