COVID-19 Information & Updates

Reliable Sources of Information on COVID-19

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Preventing COVID-19 Spread in Communities. This link includes information for homes, schools & childcare, colleges & universities, work, community and faith-based organizations, community events, homeless shelters, first responders, public health communicators. 
• Video: Six Steps to Prevent COVID-19
• Download print resources  from the CDC Website.
• Arizona Department of Health Services: Updated Recommendations 
• COVID-19 Resources & Tips - Arizona Town Hall
• Rural Health Information Hub: Rural Response to Corona Virus Disease

» Also see article, Why a frayed safety net tests the U.S. coronavirus response (by Francine Keifer, Christian Science Monitor) | download PDF

Updates from AzCRH & Partners:

• Operationalizing COVID-19 antibody testing across Arizona - AzCRH Director, Dan Derksen traveled 2,200 miles across Arizona to connect with over 30 collaborating testing sites.
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• UArizona Partnership with State of Arizona Begins Providing COVID-19 Antibody Tests
• Arizona Center for Rural Health - COVID-19 Rural Resource Directory
• Check out AZ county PPE donation sites at crh.arizona.edu/ppe
• Arizona SURGELINE: Expediting interfacility transfer of patients with COVID-19 with ongoing state-wide surveillance of inpatient bed availability and real time consultation to providers on managing COVID-19 patients.
• COVID-19 Literature and Research Resources for Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Training Video for First Responders - The College of Public Health’s faculty has taken the initiative to support first responders.

• COVID - 19 Demographic and Economic Resources - United States Census Bureau

• Recommendations for Administering Naloxone During COVID-19

• Telehealth Benefits Expanded for Medicare Beneficiaries During COVID-19 Outbreak » Read more

• From 3RNet: We know many of you are on the front lines of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. We have put together some resources you may find useful in navigating employment-related issues and workforce-related topics surrounding COVID-19. If you have questions, please contact Michelle Varcho at varcho@3rnet.org or 1-800-787-2512. 

  • We have also added this list of resources to our 3RNet website, here: bit.ly/3RNet-COVID19 and on the 3RNet Extranet (you must be logged in to view). We will make updates to the website and share through the listserv as we add additional resources.

• Watch recorded CDC Webinar: Update for Rural Partners, Stakeholders, and Communities on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Response

• Watch the recorded webinar: The Science of Social Distancing, Part 1

• Visit the Rural Information Hub for current top news stories