PHI news
This article describes how one county’s health department partnered with emergency services to form a strike team focused on mitigating COVID-19 outbreaks in congregate living facilities. The team helped create more cohesive communication between these facilities and between facilities and the health department. This strike team identified these facilities through partnerships with community organizations. The strike team conducted wellness checks, provided PPE education, and helped facilities secure PPE. In facilities with potential outbreaks, the team provided early testing and quick isolation.
Resource Details
- Population: People Living in Congregate Housing
- Geographic Areas of Implementation: Urban
- Setting/Context of Implementation: Long-term Care Facility
- Topics of Practice: Organizational Change/ Development|Outreach/ Education/ Communications|Testing
- Outcomes of Interest: Partnership Building
- Level of Evidence: Emerging
- Tools or Materials Included in Resource: No
- Social Determinants of Health: Healthcare Access and Quality
- Outside of US: No