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COVID-19 Resources

Industry & Education Playbooks

Playbooks and guides to help mitigate risks during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Global Center for Health Security has developed a growing list of playbooks and guides for use by public and private organizations to minimize risks COVID-19 poses to employees and the community and to reduce disruptions to business operations.

Industry Playbooks

Cattle Feeding Facility
Poultry Growers Facility
Court Systems

Education Playbooks

K-12 Back to School Fall 2021 Update
Child Development Centers
Higher Education
PK-12 Education
K-12 Back to School Guide (College of Public Health)
K-12 Supplemental Material (College of Public Health)
K-12 Back to School (Spanish)

First Responder Resources

These materials were developed by public health and infectious disease experts with extensive experience in the development of standard operating procedures for cases of highly hazardous communicable disease and the provision of training to a range of governmental and non-governmental organizations, including for Ebola virus disease and Covid-19 responses. The development of these videos was funded by contract HHS0100201700005C from the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services

Covid-19 Readiness and Deployment
Dr. David Brett-Major, an internal medicine and infectious disease physician, discusses considerations for working in the field against COVID-19. His overview includes deployment (pre, during, and post) activities critical to safe and effective practices as well as strategies to manage risk when caring for persons under investigation and in a hot zone.
Personal Protective Equipment for Covid-19
A review of the appropriate donning and doffing procedures for personal protective equipment used for Covid-19 care, which includes considerations for entering and exiting high-risk areas.
N95 Respirator Limited Resuse
This video overviews essential practices for successful limited reuse of an N95 respirator and demonstrates potential approaches for donning and doffing of an N95 respirator in a limited reuse situation.
Resiliency for Covid-19
Dr. David Cates, a clinical psychologist, describes elements of resilience and strategies to cope with stress during a deployment.

Meat Processing Facility Resources

These meat processing facility materials were developed through a collaborative effort of infectious disease and public health experts from the Global Center for Health Security, Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH), and UNMC College of Public Health

Meat Processing Facility Covid-19 Playbook
A guide to provide best practices and recommendations for meat processing facilities to minimize the risk COVID-19 poses to employees and the community and to reduce disruptions to business operations, including checklists for COVID-19 risk mitigation strategies.
Meat Processing Plants: Survey Results & Best Practices
Survey results from 8 companies and best practices to protect employees and communities.
Concerns & Perceptions Among Meatpacking Workers
A survey was conducted between May 7-May 25, 2020 of 443 meatpacking workers across Nebraska to assess their concerns and perceptions related to COVID-19.
Facility Audit Tool
This tool was developed to help facilities track compliance for proper mask use, hand hygiene, social distancing, and screening. Facilities are encouraged to use it to identify current compliance rates to these implemented measures and adapt to their facility.
Epi Curve Tool
The Epi Curve Tool was developed to assist facilities in tracking case trends and patterns. Data is inputted and displayed in a visual dashboard. The tool can be adapted to the context of each facility.