News from NACCHO

• NACCHO CEO Lori Tremmel Freeman was quoted in a new Kaiser Health News/Associated Press Article, “Public Health Officials Face Wave Of Threats, Pressure Amid Coronavirus Response.” 27 state and local health officials across 13 states have resigned, retired or been fired since April—a result of increasing pressure to reopen states. The politicization of public health is a danger to our nation’s people. NACCHO stands behind all of our local health department members and local health officials. We see you, we trust in you, and we are with you.
  
• (UPDATE!) NACCHO has again updated its COVID-19 Data Lab with the new “Community & COVID-19 Dashboard,” highlighting select county and state-level data related to COVID-19 and local populations. Users can now view hospital and case data specific to counties, as well as testing and influenza-like illness data specific to states. These data are intended only as one resource to be used in coordination with other resources to make decisions about re-opening. In addition to the new dashboard, users are now able to download a .CSV file of the data presented on the “U.S. COVID-19 Dashboard.” With this new functionality, users can download the total case data from the previous 30 days for all U.S. states or just for a specific state.

Guidance & News

• FDA
  • FDA Authorizes First Next Generation Sequence Test for Diagnosing COVID-19
• CDC
  • What Workers and Employers Can Do to Manage Workplace Fatigue during COVID-19
• US Chamber of Commerce Foundation
  • Path Forward: Navigating the Return to Work

Tools/Resources

• InquisitHealth: Remote Community Health Workers Service (to support contact tracing efforts)
• Journal of Public Health Management and Practice: July/August 2020 - Volume 26 - Issue 4 (COVID-19 content is FREE)
• FEMA: Training - Exercising Continuity Plans for Pandemics
• FEMA: Training - Introduction to Continuity of Operations Planning for Pandemic Influenzas
• University of Kansas: COVID-19 Checker App
• CDC: Resuming Business Toolkit

Trainings/Webinars

• CDC COCA: Applying COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Strategies in Nursing Homes (June 16, 2:00-3:00pm ET)
• Big Cities Health Coalition: Views from the Big Cities: Los Angeles County (June 17, 1:00pm ET)
• US Interagency Council on Homelessness: COVID-19 Future Planning for the Homelessness Response System: Lessons Learned from Seattle/King County, Los Angeles, and Houston (June 17, 2:00pm ET)
• NAPSG Foundation: Open Community Forum: COVID-19 Technology & GIS Hot Wash - Part 1 (June 23, 2:00-3:30pm ET)
• Kresge Foundation: Communicating Critical Messages During Challenging Times (June 23, 5:00-6:30pm ET)
• NACCHO: Water, Sanitation & Hygiene during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guidance for Local Jurisdictions (June 24, 12:00pm ET)