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Contact Tracing Resources for Pandemic Response

Contact Tracing Resources for Pandemic Response

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During a pandemic response, LHDs are leveraging some of the oldest public health tools—contact tracing, notification, and quarantine—to identify potential cases and rapidly deploy infection prevention and control measures.

This hub highlights the most useful resources from governmental public health, academia, think tanks, and nonprofits to support LHDs in designing, establishing, scaling up, and strengthening contact tracing programs.

Context & Rationale

This page includes resources that characterize the context and rationale for contact tracing in response to the pandemic, including white papers ..

Context & Rationale

Program Planning

This page includes resources to inform program planning for contact tracing, including tools to help LHDs assess their workforce needs, develop ..

Program Planning

Training & Management

This page includes resources for training and management of the contract tracing workforce, including sample training plans; principles and best ..

Training & Management

Tools & Technology

This page includes tools for contact tracers and program managers, including checklists, workflows, and digital technologies, as well as resources ..

Tools & Technology

Planning, Financial, & Human Resources

This page includes resources to support LHDs in scaling up their contact tracing workforce, including links to potential paid and volunteer ..

Planning, Financial, & Human Resources

Communications

This page includes resources to support contact tracing communications, including communication guidelines and best practices and multilingual ..

Communications

Latest News From NACCHO on Contact Tracing

Press Release

2026 National Advocate of the Year

Sep 02, 2026

2026 National Advocate of the Year

Tools & Resources, Workforce Development

2027 Preparedness Summit: Start Planning Your Abstracts

See information to start planning your abstracts for the 2027 Preparedness...

Aug 31, 2026 | Beth Hess

2027 Preparedness Summit: Start Planning Your Abstracts

Community Engagement

National Preparedness Month 2026

See resources to promote National Preparedness Month in your community.

Aug 31, 2026 | Beth Hess

National Preparedness Month 2026

Infection, Prevention, and Control

Project Firstline Resources: Strengthening LHD, Healthcare Facility Partnerships

Resources to help LHDs communicate their role, build relationships with...

Aug 28, 2026 | Jaclyn Abramson

Project Firstline Resources: Strengthening LHD, Healthcare Facility Partnerships

Join the Preparedness Policy Advisory Group

Apply to join NACCHO’s Preparedness Policy Advisory Group.

Aug 27, 2026 | Jessica Pryor

Join the Preparedness Policy Advisory Group

Infection, Prevention, and Control, Webinar

FLEXED Webinar: Data Analysis Tools in Practice

Local health department professionals share practical experiences with ArcGIS,...

Aug 27, 2026 | Candice Young

FLEXED Webinar: Data Analysis Tools in Practice

Performance Improvement

NACCHO Releases 7 Components of Performance Improvement Infographics

NACCHO’s new 7 Components of Performance Improvement infographics highlight the...

Aug 25, 2026

NACCHO Releases 7 Components of Performance Improvement Infographics

Strengthening Public Health Preparedness Through Fusion Center Partnerships

Learn how engaging with fusion centers helps local health departments better...

Aug 24, 2026 | Shannon Duffy

Strengthening Public Health Preparedness Through Fusion Center Partnerships

Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Podcast, Press Release

NACCHO’s Podcast from Washington for August 2026

NACCHO’s Podcast from Washington for August 2026.

Aug 19, 2026

NACCHO’s Podcast from Washington for August 2026

NACCHO’s Contact Tracing Efforts

Public Health Preparedness

NACCHO Contact Tracing Statement

Calls for and Justifies Robust Investments in Health Department Contact Tracing Capacity

Public Health Preparedness

Workforce Joint Resource Request

NACCHO and Partners Urge Congress to Expand Contact Tracing Workforce

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Contact Tracing Tools for pandemic Response was developed in collaboration with our partner, ZS Associates.