General Expert Guidance on COVID-19

• World Health Organization (WHO)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC)
• Federal Emergency Managment Agency (FEMA)
• National Institutes for Health (NIH)
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)

 

Guidance and Resources for Specific Audiences or Issues

• Community Health Workers, National Association of Community Health Workers
• Mayors, Blooomberg Philanthropies
• Human Resources, Society for Human Resource Management
• Legal Issues, Network for Public Health Law
• Employers, Missouri Department of Labor
• Employers, Fairness in Employment, US Equal Opportunity Employment Commission
• Employers, Workplace Safety, US Department of Labor
• Schools,Re-entry and Opening of Schools, Missouri School Board Association  New!
• Travel Industry, Travel in the New Normal, US Travel Association  New!
• Food Handlers, Best Practices for Retail Food Stores, Restaurants, and Food Pick-Up/Delivery Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic, FDA
• Food Handlers, Coronavirus Updates and Resources, ServSafe
• People living with HIV, COVID-19 Resources, NMAC  New!
• Agriculture, Business, and Personal Finance, University of Missouri Extension
• Health Equity, Health Equity Initiative
• Health Justice and Vulnerable Communities, Health Affairs

 

Reopening Guidance - Relaxing Social Distancing Requirements

Schools and Universities

• Reopening Guidance for Institutes of Higher Learning, CDC  New!
• Reopening Guidance for Schools, CDC  New!
• Interim Guidance for Resuming School and Day Camps, CDC  New!
• Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic (decision-tree), CDC

Youth Sports, Day Camps, and Summer Camps

• Reopening Considerations for Youth and Summer Camps, CDC  New!
• Youth Programs and Camps During the COVID-19 Pandemic, (decision-tree), CDC
• Interim Guidance for Resuming School and Day Camps, CDC  New!
• Consideration for Youth Sports, CDC  New!

Childcare

• Interim Guidance for Resuming Child Care Programs, CDC  New!
• Child Care Programs During the COVID-19 Pandemic (decision-tree), CDC

Hospitals

• COVID-19 Pathways to Recovery: Considerations and Resources to Guide Hospitals and Health Systems, American Hospital Association, May 2020  New!

Nursing Homes

• Reopening Guidelines for Nursing Homes, with FAQ, CMS  New!

Businesses

• Workplaces During the COVID-19 Pandemic (decision-tree), CDC
• Reopening Guidance for Restaurants and Bars, CDC  New!
• Restaurants and Bars During the COVID-19 Pandemic (decision-tree), CDC
• Public Health Considerations for Reopening Mass Transit During the COVID-19 Pandemic, CDC
• Reopening Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfecting Public Spaces, CDC

Missouri

• Missouri Phase I Reopening Guidance, DHSS
• Missouri Phase I Reopening FAQ, DHSS

National Guidance

• Opening Up America Again, The White House, CDC
• Roadmap to Recovery: A Public Health Guide for Governors, ASTHO
• Public Health Principles for a Phased Reopening During COVID-19: Guidance for Governors, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Health Security
• National Coronavirus Response: A Roadmap for Reopening, American Enterprise Institute
• State-to-State Comparison of COVID-19 Statistics as States Reopen, ProPublica  New!

Contact Tracing

• A National Plan to Enable Comprehensive COVID-19 Case Finding and Contact Tracing in the US, ASTHO, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Health Security
• A Coordinated, National Approach to Scaling Public Health Capacity for Contact Tracing and Disease Investigation, ASTHO
• Interim Guidance on Developing a COVID-19 Case Investigation and Contact Tracing Plan, CDC  New!

 

Map and Graph Resources

• World COVID-19 Tracking Map, Johns Hopkins
• Missouri COVID-19 Maps (GIS mapping of mental health resources, vulnerability footprint, broadband limitations, etc.)
• Multi-layer map (elective procedures, emergency orders, etc.), ASTHO
• Missouri Testing Sites (map)  (list)
• Nationwide Testing, COVID Tracking Project
• Missouri Local Stay at Home Orders, DHSS
• States and Cities with Stay At Home Orders, New York Times
• US Counties Most Vulnerable to COVID-19, Princeton
• Missouri Food Finder (find people who grow and sell produce in your local area), University of Missouri Extension

 

Legislation Tracking

• Tracking COVID-19 Stimulus Funding Allocations, Missouri State Treasurer's Office
• Local Missouri Jurisdictions with Stay At Home Orders, Missouri Center for Public Health Excellence (MOCPHE)
• State Action on COVID-19, National Conference of State Legislatures
• State Data and Policy Actions to Address Coronavirus, Kaiser Family Foundation
• Compare the case load curve between two local, state, or national jurisdictions, Springfield NewsLeader  New!

 

Mental and Behavioral Health

• Missouri Disaster Distress Helpline, MO Department of Mental Health
• National Council for Behavioral Health
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• Mental Health and COVID-19, Mental Health America
• Self-Care Resources, Thrive Global
• COVID-19 and Behavioral Health Disparities for Black and Latino Communities in the U.S., SAMHSA  New!

 

Training

• Introductory contact tracing training online (free), ASTHO
• COVID-19 Contact Tracing (free online through 12/31/20), Johns Hopkins University
• Midwest Public Health Training Center
• Principles of Crisis and Risk Communication: COVID-19 Preparedness, Midwest Public Health Training Center
• PPE Use and Conservation, NETEC
• OpenWHO, World Health Organization (WHO)
• Heartland Center
• Self-Care and Psychological First Aid for COVID-19 Responders, TRAIN
• Psychological First Aid: Supporting Yourself and Others during COVID-19 (online course), American Red Cross  New!
• University of Iowa Training Source

 

Communication

• #HealthierMO releases two campaigns to help support local public health agencies (printable flyers and social media content)  New!
• One For All Missouri
• Framing COVID-19, FrameWorks Institute
• Communicating about COVID-19, ASTHO
• COVID Communication Resources, CDC
• Handwashing (social media banners and videos), CDC
• COVID Media Toolkit (social media posts and images), CDC
• COVID Communication Resources (videos, social media images, etc.), World Health Organization (WHO)
• COVID-19 Expert Reality Check (expert answers to common questions), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg, School of Public Health
• Communication Tips and Resources, Society for Health Communication
• 10 Crisis Communication Tips for Small Businesses during COVID-19, Mainbiz
• Talking about COVID-19 using health literacy friendly principles, We Love Health Literacy
• COVID-19 Icons, Font Awesome
• COVID personalized shortcut bit.ly links
• American Sign Language videos on COVID-19 (YouTube), CDC
• Translated COVID-19 materials (Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, French, Karen, Korean, etc.), Utah
• Social distancing ping pong ball demonstration, Ohio
• Social distancing animated arrows, New Zealand
• Healthy at Home during COVID (with social media content you can share), WHO

 

Response Resources

• Missouri COVID-19 Data Dashboard, DHSS  New!
• Fillable ICS Forms, FEMA
• Impact Planning for COVID (data dashboard searchable by county), NACCHO  New!
• Missouri Data Dashboard, DHSS
• Missouri Case Modeling (based on social distancing, ICU beds needed, and deaths projected), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
• Missouri Waivers, DHSS
• COVID-19 Waivers and Resources (includes SNAP, WIC, and child nutrition), USDA
• Critical Care Decontamination System (registration), Battelle
• Missouri COVID Supply Solution (PPE ordering), Google Marketplace (DHSS)
• Free Zoom License Application
• Contact Tracing Technology, Apple and Google
• COVID-19 Symptom Checker, Emory University School of Public Health
• COVID-19 Demographic and Economic Resources, US Census Bureau
• Legal Resources Toolkit, Missouri Hospital Association
• Contact tracing estimator (click on MO for county-level estimates), Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity  New!
• Testing supplies order portal , DHSS  New!
• N95 fit testing guidance and locations , DHSS  New!
• COVID-19 surge calculator , CDC  New!

 

Advocating for Investing in Public Health

• CARES Relief Fund Allocation by Missouri County, Missouri Treasurer's Office
• Show-Me Checkbook, (aggregated spending data related to COVID-19), Missouri State Treasurer's Office  New!
• Budget Basics: Public Health & Nutrition, FY2020, Missouri Budget Project
• The Impact of Chronic Underfunding on America’s Public Health Systems: Trends, Risks, and Recommendations, Trust for America's Health, 2020
• New Report Shows Hamstrung COVID-19 Response was Years in the Making, Trust for America's Health, Apr 2020
• Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey (PH WINS), deBeaumont, ASTHO, NACCHO, Big Cities Health Coalition, 2017
• An Adequate Public Health Workforce is Necessary for Public Health Emergencies, Workforce, Mar 2020
• Compare careers in public health (with salaries by job title based on national average), Careers in Public Health
• Letter to members of Congress regarding contact tracing, ASTHO