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Health departments : Interim guidance on developing a COVID-19 case Investigation & contact tracing plan

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  • Corporate Authors:
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
  • Description:
    This interim guidance document is intended to assist state, local, territorial and tribal health departments develop jurisdictional plans for the implementation and enhancement of COVID-19 case investigation and contact tracing efforts.

    cdc.gov/coronavirus

    CS317074-A May 15, 2020 1:54 PM

    case-investigation-contact-tracing.pdf

  • Content Notes:
    I. Introduction-- II. Scaling up Staffing Roles Involved in Case Investigation & Contact Tracing-- III. When to Initiate Case Investigation & Contact Tracing Activities-- IV. Investigating a COVID-19 Case-- V. Contact Tracing for COVID-19-- VI. Outbreaks-- VII. Special Considerations .-- VIII. Building Community Support-- IX. Data Management-- X. Evaluating Success-- XI. Confidentiality and Consent-- XII. Support Services to Consider-- XIII. Digital Contact Tracing Tools-- XIV. Resources-- Appendix A—Glossary of Key Terms . -- Appendix B—Tips for Locating COVID-1 Cases and Contacts-- Appendix C—Data Elements for Case Investigation and Contact Tracing Forms-- Appendix D—Tool for Estimating the Number of Contact Tracers Needed.
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    Pamphlet (or booklet)
  • Genre:
    Guidance
  • Pages in Document:
    51 numbered pages
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    urn:sha256:3c93c7a3ef36bb181ac997c5d3b6c4208c49709a8a6820734191a66e2e68c933
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