COVID-19 case investigation and contact tracing in non-healthcare workplaces : information for employers

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
• Description:
  Updated Oct. 22, 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:
  Contact Tracing Coronavirus Infections/prevention & Control COVID-19 Pandemics Workforce Workplace
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Pages in Document:
  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/contact-tracing-nonhealthcare-workplaces/FS-Employers.html
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:543808326bea9410bea4ded98724b4f48553009d95dc5900fa1ba31309fa038b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/95887/cdc_95887_DS1.pdf
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