Contact Tracing Resources for COVID-19 Response

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, 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

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See highlights from the 2025 Preparedness Summit.

May 09, 2025 | Beth Hess

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Tools & Resources Training

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See highlights from day four of the 2025 Preparedness Summit.

May 09, 2025 | Beth Hess

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Tools & Resources Training

Day Three Preparedness Summit Highlights: Making...

See highlights from day three of the 2025 Preparedness Summit.

May 09, 2025 | Beth Hess

Day Three Preparedness Summit Highlights: Making...

Tools & Resources Training

Day Two Preparedness Summit Highlights: Leading in...

See highlights from day two of the 2025 Preparedness Summit.

May 09, 2025 | Beth Hess

Day Two Preparedness Summit Highlights: Leading in...

Tools & Resources Training

Day One Preparedness Summit Highlights: Operating in the...

See highlights from day one of the 2025 Preparedness Summit.

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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

NACCHO Virtual Communities: COVID-19 Response

The COVID-19 Virtual Community is a space where LHDs can post questions and raise issues to fellow colleagues.

If you have any questions, comments regarding the COVID-19 contact tracing hub, or know of additional resources that we should include, please submit the form below and we will get back with you as soon as possible.

Contact Tracing Tools for COVID-19 Response was developed in collaboration with our partner, ZS Associates.