Flowchart for management of HCWs with exposure to a person with COVID-19… read more »
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Targeted Wastewater Surveillance at Facilities, Institutions, and Workplaces
Use these recommendations to implement wastewater-based disease surveillance. Wastewater-based disease surveillance is a rapidly developing science, and CDC will update guidance and information as it becomes available.… read more »
Guide to Global Digital Tools for COVID-19 Response
CDC has received many questions about digital tools being used globally to response to COVID-19. Tools include those used for contact tracing and surveillance, among other activities. This guide describes how each tool functions and other details. The document is meant to be a dynamic resource that will be routinely updated as additional tools are…… read more »
Identify Strategies to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
This web page contains a sample training plan including training topics that may be helpful for state and local public health jurisdictions to consider when designing their own training plan for COVID-19 contact tracers.… read more »
Key Information to Collect During a Case Interview
The purpose of this document is to provide key information that should be covered in the case interview. The goals of the patient interview are to assess the patient’s medical condition, gather information for continued monitoring and support, and obtain the names and location information for contacts who may have been exposed to COVID-19.… read more »
Investigating and responding to COVID-19 cases in non-healthcare work settings
Workplaces can present unique challenges for COVID-19 investigation and public health action. Because many workplaces can be crowded settings, and many jobs involve a high level of interaction with the public, these settings could allow virus to be spread easily among workers. These tools can be used for responding to individual cases and outbreaks in…… read more »
For COVID-19 Clues, Researchers Look to the Sewer
Microbiologist Amy Kirby and environmental engineer Mia Mattioli specialize in wastewater and how it can carry disease-causing germs. Now, they’re trying to turn samples of sewage into an early warning sign of COVID-19 in a community.… read more »
Prioritizing non-healthcare worksite assessments for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Information to help health departments make decisions about how to allocate limited resources to respond to worksites that report COVID-19-related concerns, complaints, or clusters.… read more »
COVID-19 Employer Information for Hotels, Resorts, and Lodges
Provides employers of hotel workers with information on COVID-19 and how to protect their workforce on the job.… read more »
Implementing Filtering Facepiece Respirator (FFR) Reuse, Including Reuse after Decontamination, When There Are Known Shortages of N95 Respirators
Decontamination and Reuse of Filtering Facepiece Respirators using Contingency and Crisis Capacity Strategies… read more »