CDC COVID-19 Response Promising Practices in Health Equity II

This message includes updates on the COVID-19 response from CDC. This is a rapidly evolving situation and information will be updated as it becomes available.

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August 3, 2020 This message includes updates on the COVID-19 response from CDC. The COVID-19 Outbreak is a rapidly evolving situation and information will be updated as it becomes available.

CDC COVID-19 Response Promising Practices in Health Equity II The effects of COVID-19 on the health of racial and ethnic minority groups is still emerging; however, current data suggest a disproportionate burden of illness and death among these groups. In this video, presenters from local jurisdictions and national organizations discussed actions taken to mitigate the disproportionate impact on racial and ethnic minorities. Presenters discussed strategies to reduce COVID-19 health inequities for racial and ethnic minorities at the local, state, and national level.

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	Contact Tracing Key Contact Tracing concepts include tracing and monitoring contacts of infected people, supporting and quarantining contacts, expanding staffing resources and using digital tools.

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	Toolkit for K-12 Schools Heading back to school? See CDC’s guidance and tools to help school administrators make decisions, protect their students and staff, and communicate with their communities.

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	Interim Guidelines for COVID-19 Antibody Testing Data to inform antibody testing (also referred to as serologic testing) guidance is rapidly evolving. Recommendations on the use of serologic tests to determine protective immunity and infectiousness among persons recently infected with SARS-CoV-2 will be updated as new information becomes available.

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	COVID-19 One-Stop Shop Toolkits Find the tools you need to successfully communicate with your audiences. The most recent Toolkits include those for People Experiencing Homelessness and Correctional and Detention Facilities.

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the U.S.

As of August 3, 2020 In the United States, there have been 4,649,102 confirmed cases of COVID-19 detected through U.S. public health surveillance systems in 50 states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Marianas Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands.  CDC provides updated U.S. case information online daily.

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