Our Approach
Our U.S. COVID-19 Response Program supported public health departments around the United States as they worked tirelessly to meet the threat of COVID-19.
Together, we identified pragmatic, straightforward solutions that could be implemented quickly and at scale—and adapted based on changing data.
Read more about our work (PDF)
What We Offer
Consultation and Technical Assistance in a wide range of areas, such as:
- Epidemiology
- Testing, isolation and quarantine strategies
- Indicators and metrics
- Cluster and outbreak investigation
- Data collection and management
- Program evaluation
- Communication strategies
- Contact tracing
Support for COVID-19 response strategies, such as testing and contact tracing, Box-It-In and risk alert-level frameworks—as well as the community supports and engagement that facilitate them.
Embedded staff to support critical needs identified by jurisdictions, such as:
- Program design and implementation
- Project management
- Epidemiological analysis
- Community engagement
- Digital technologies
- Risk and public communications
Rapid response grants. Rapid response grants for a variety of needs – for example, to support people in isolation or conduct perceptions research that can inform outreach.
Digital tools and technology. A suite of digital tools and technology to facilitate effective and efficient contact tracing efforts.
Communications and community engagement support, with priority focus on equity and access for vulnerable populations and creating an enabling environment for contact tracing success.
Participation in a COVID response learning community. We are gathering a community of experts and public health teams in the field to share best practices and lessons learnt on the ground