Community Trace: Rapid Establishment of a Volunteer Contact Tracing Program for COVID-19

Contact tracing was one of the core public health strategies implemented during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this essay, we describe the rapid establishment of a volunteer contact tracing program in New Haven, Connecticut. We describe successes of the program and challenges that wer...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of public health (1971) 2021-01, Vol.111 (1), p.54-57
Hauptverfasser:	Niccolai, Linda, Shelby, Tyler, Weeks, Brian, Schenck, Christopher, Goodwin, Justin, Hennein, Rachel, Rossini, Meghan, Vazquez, Jennifer, van Rhijn, Dorothyann, Meek, James, Bond, Maritza
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Connecticut Contact Tracing COVID-19 COVID-19 - transmission Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control Humans Opinions, Ideas, & Practice Public Health - economics Public Health Practice Public Health Workers Volunteers - education
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Zusammenfassung:	Contact tracing was one of the core public health strategies implemented during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this essay, we describe the rapid establishment of a volunteer contact tracing program in New Haven, Connecticut. We describe successes of the program and challenges that were faced. Going forward, contact tracing efforts can best be supported by increased funding to state and local health departments for a stable workforce and use of evidence-based technological innovations.
ISSN:	0090-0036 1541-0048
DOI:	10.2105/AJPH.2020.305959