PIH U.S. COVID-19 Resource Library
Featured Resources:
Vaccine ToolkitCRC Case Study: Fulton County, GACRC Case Study: Immokalee, FLCRC Case Study: Massachusetts CTCCRC Case Study: North CarolinaCRC Case Study: New York City
Across the COVID response cascade—from contact tracing to care resource coordination to vaccination—we bring a relentless focus on equity, aligned with PIH’s commitment to social justice and dedication to those most in need. The U.S. Public Health Accompaniment Unit Resource Library is a collection of materials intended to capture the evolving learnings of PIH and our diverse partners across the U.S. as we work shoulder to shoulder to stop COVID-19. Resources in the library address our commitment to equity and the ongoing effort to build capacity within the U.S. public health system. Sign up for our U.S. Learning Collaborative to receive information on new resources, webinars, and expert discussions on the topics below and more.
Community Protection
Mitigation strategies including mask wearing, social distancing, safe workspaces, and targeted closures are proven strategies to prevent COVID-19 transmission. View our recommendations to support strategic mitigation efforts.
Overview Business ProceduresTesting
Widespread testing is critical to a more effective COVID-19 response, as it allows for faster linkages to care, contact tracing, and connections to resources for supported isolation. Testing and rapid access to results must be available to all, regardless of geography, income, or race.
OverviewImplementation Considerations 1-pager: Strategies by Population1-pager: Home-based testingCase Investigation & Contact Tracing
Robust contact tracing that facilitates safe quarantine breaks chains of transmission of COVID-19, stops the spread, and saves lives. A comprehensive contact tracing program includes case investigation, identifying known exposed contacts, and providing support for both positive cases and exposed individuals. This must be a continued priority as part of a comprehensive public health response to COVID-19.
Key Program ComponentsSupported Isolation and Quarantine
The success of contact tracing hinges on the ability of cases and contacts to safely isolate and quarantine. Without resources to ensure everyone can do so safely, people may be forced to choose between meeting basic needs and quarantining, perpetuating community transmission among the most vulnerable. Through care resource coordination, jurisdictions can address the social determinants of health and reduce disparities currently exacerbated by fragmented social service ecosystems.
White Paper - Resource Coordination Slides - Key Design ConsiderationsJohns Hopkins/NPR/PIH Survey on Resource Coordination
Vaccination
Safe, effective COVID-19 vaccines are an important tool for protecting individuals and ending the pandemic. But vaccines without a fair distribution system that prioritizes people most at risk of dying will have limited impact and fuel the inequities that have become starkly apparent through the pandemic. We must build a system now for rapid, widespread, and equitable vaccine distribution, integrated as part of a comprehensive public health response.
Equitable Vaccine DistributionVaccine Toolkit
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Communications and Social Mobilization
Culturally-sensitive communications, developed with community involvement and offered in a variety of languages and settings are essential. This facilitates dialogue and sharing of critical information regarding prevention, testing, treatment, and vaccination with populations hardest hit by the pandemic.
Culturally-sensitive communications, developed with community involvement and offered in a variety of languages and settings are essential. This facilitates dialogue and sharing of critical information regarding prevention, testing, treatment, and vaccination with populations hardest hit by the pandemic.
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Data Analytics and Evaluation
Responsive data systems, metrics, and program improvement plans are vital to designing and implementing high-quality, nimble pandemic response programs that can respond to changes in the epidemiological curve of the virus.
Responsive data systems, metrics, and program improvement plans are vital to designing and implementing high-quality, nimble pandemic response programs that can respond to changes in the epidemiological curve of the virus.
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Public Policy and Advocacy
Comprehensive policies are necessary to drive an effective, equitable US pandemic response that saves lives and strengthens health systems for the future. We must advocate for policies that move the needle in this direction.
Recommendations to the Incoming Biden-Harris Administration to Stop COVID-19
Comprehensive policies are necessary to drive an effective, equitable US pandemic response that saves lives and strengthens health systems for the future. We must advocate for policies that move the needle in this direction.
Recommendations to the Incoming Biden-Harris Administration to Stop COVID-19
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Public Health Workforce Development
An effective public health response to COVID-19 relies on a representative, well-trained and well-managed workforce. We must commit to rapidly and thoughtfully expanding the public health workforce in the United States in response to this pandemic and with an eye toward building stronger public health infrastructure for the future.
PIH Contact Tracing Workforce Modeling Tool
An effective public health response to COVID-19 relies on a representative, well-trained and well-managed workforce. We must commit to rapidly and thoughtfully expanding the public health workforce in the United States in response to this pandemic and with an eye toward building stronger public health infrastructure for the future.
PIH Contact Tracing Workforce Modeling Tool
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Focus Populations
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed huge gaps in the US public health and health care systems and highlighted the negative effects of hundreds of years of structural inequities and systemic racism. In particular, this pandemic has disproportionately impacted low-income, migrant, Indigenous, incarcerated communities, and communities of color. Programs and policies should create a preferential option for these groups.
COVID-19 and Racism in the US: a PIH Case Study
Implementation Spotlight: COVID-19 response among fl farmworkers
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed huge gaps in the US public health and health care systems and highlighted the negative effects of hundreds of years of structural inequities and systemic racism. In particular, this pandemic has disproportionately impacted low-income, migrant, Indigenous, incarcerated communities, and communities of color. Programs and policies should create a preferential option for these groups.
COVID-19 and Racism in the US: a PIH Case Study
Implementation Spotlight: COVID-19 response among fl farmworkers
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K-12 School Reopening
School closures exacerbate inequities in education. Studies show limited risk of transmission within schools, and this data should guide decision-making on reopening K-12 schools. Policies should manage and mitigate community and in-school risks while prioritizing younger, special needs, and low-income students.
School closures exacerbate inequities in education. Studies show limited risk of transmission within schools, and this data should guide decision-making on reopening K-12 schools. Policies should manage and mitigate community and in-school risks while prioritizing younger, special needs, and low-income students.
Looking for more resources?
In our expanded Resource Library targeted towards implementers, we share tools and materials developed internally through our early–and ongoing–work with the Massachusetts Community Tracing Collaborative, our PHAU technical advising partners, and our Learning Collaborative members, as well as externally by experts and organizational partners. These resources are intended to support rapid implementation by public health departments and organizations and includes practical tools ranging from workforce models, to contact tracing scripts and workflows. For more resources, please register to join here.
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This website does not provide medical advice. This webpage (including all content posted on this webpage) was prepared by and for Partners In Health and is being made available publicly for informational purposes only, in the context of a public health emergency related to COVID-19 and in connection with the state of emergency declared by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is based on pertinent published medical literature, national and state guidelines, and/or expert consensus, which continues rapidly to evolve relative to COVID-19. It is neither an attempt to substitute for the practice of medicine nor as a substitute for the provision of any medical professional services. Furthermore, the content is not meant to be a substitute for medical professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. You assume full responsibility for using this information and understand and agree that Partners In Health is not responsible or liable for any errors or omissions or for any claim, loss or damage resulting from the use of this information. This website may contain third-party materials and/or links to third-party materials and third-party websites for your information and convenience. Partners In Health is not responsible for the availability, accuracy, or content of any of those third-party materials or websites nor does it endorse them. Prior to accessing this information or these third-party websites you may be asked to agree to additional terms and conditions provided by such third parties which govern access to and use of those websites or materials.
THE CONTENT HAS NOT BEEN REVIEWED OR APPROVED BY THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION OR ANY OTHER AGENCY AND IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED ‘AS IS’ AND MUST NOT BE USED TO MAKE A CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS OR REPLACE OR OVERRULE A LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL'S JUDGMENT.