Notes From the Field: Development of an Enhanced Community-Focused COVID-19 Surveillance Program — Hopi Tribe, June‒July 2020

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Jenkins, Royce ; Burke, Rachel M. ; Hamilton, Joyce ; Fazekas, Kathleen ; Humeyestewa, Duane A. ; Kaur, Harpriya ; Hirschman, Jocelyn ; Honanie, Kay ; Herne, Mose ; Mayer, Oren ; Yatabe, Graydon ; Balajee, S. Arunmozhi
• Description:
  The Hopi Tribe, a sovereign nation in northeastern Arizona, includes approximately 7,500 persons within 12 rural villages. During April 11-June 15, 2020, the Hopi Health Care Center (HHCC, an Indian Health Services facility) reported 136 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among Hopi residents; 27 (20%) patients required hospitalization (J Hirschman, MD, CDC, personal communication, June 2020). Contact tracing of Hopi COVID-19 cases identified delayed seeking of care and testing by persons experiencing COVID-19-compatible signs and symptoms; inconsistent adherence to recommended mitigation measures, such as mask-wearing and social distancing; and limited knowledge of the roles of testing, isolation, and quarantine procedures. Based on these findings, the Hopi Tribe Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) collaborated with HHCC to develop a community-focused program to enhance COVID-19 surveillance and deliver systematic health communications to the communities. This report describes the surveillance program and findings from two field tests. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  American Indians Or Alaska Natives Communicable Diseases Community Health Services COVID-19 Family Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Health Promotion Occupational Health Pandemics Population Surveillance Public Health Race Factors Safety Viral Diseases

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• Keywords:
  Humans; Surveillance; Surveillance programs; Health care; Health care personnel; Health services; Public health; Infectious diseases; Viral diseases; Viral infections; Health communications; Health protection; Disease control; Disease incidence; Disease prevention; Infection control; Infection prevention; Racial factors; Community based; Community health; Families; Safety measures; Intervention; Intervention effectiveness
• Source:
  MMWR 2020 Nov; 69(44):1660-1661
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Pubmed ID:
  33151920
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7643894
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; Georgia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSI - Division of Science Integration
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  44
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061391
• Contact Point Address:
  Rachel M. Burke, CDC COVID-19 Response Team, Atlanta, GA
• Email:
  RBurke@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• NORA Priority Area:
  Wholesale and Retail Trade
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/97451/cdc_97451_DS1.pdf
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