COVID-19 case investigation and contact tracing in non-healthcare workplaces : how employers can assist health departments

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
• Description:
  Updated Oct. 16, 2020 ; Health departments are responsible for leading case investigations, contact tracing, and outbreak investigations. When a COVID-19 case is identified that impacts a workplace, the health department may ask the employer for help. Here are some tips to ensure you and your employees are prepared to assist if contacted by the health department. ; More details and resources related to each of these tips can be found within the section“ Preparing to collaborate with the health department” at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/ contact-tracing-nonhealthcare-workplaces.html.
• Content Notes:
  Establish a COVID-19 coordinator or team -- Create and implement a COVID-19 preparedness, response, and control plan -- Prepare information about the workplace -- Conduct workplace hazard evaluation and prevention activities -- Communicate with employees.
• Subjects:
  • COVID-19
  • Contact Tracing
  • Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control
  • Pandemics
  • Workforce
  • Workplace
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/95465/cdc_95465_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 96.20 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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