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Outbreak Data

• Case Counts and Response in Louisiana http://www.ldh.la.gov/coronavirus/
• COVID-19  Louisiana News
• Contact Tracing 
• HAN ALERTS - Health Alert Network Messages

Schools and Higher Education

• Schools: K-12 and Child Care Resources
• Colleges, Universities, and Higher Learning - CDC
• Higher Education Reopening Safely Guidance - The LA Board of Regents

Covid Guidances 

• Strategies to Discontinue Transmission-Based Precautionss - LDH (07/21/20)
• How to Correctly Wear PPE - CDC
• Managing Patients in Healthcare Settings - CDC
• Management of Healthcare Personnel with Exposure to COVID-19 - CDC
• Return-to-Work Criteria for Healthcare Personnel - CDC
• Discontinuing Isolation: Persons in Non-Healthcare Settings - CDC 
• Preparation for Dialysis Centers - CDC          
• Outpatient Hemodialysis Facilities Infection Prevention and Control - CDC
• Guidance for Correctional and Detention Facilities - CDC
• Homeless Community Providers Guidance - CDC           
• Homelessness Service Providers & Shelters -Frequently Asked Questions - CDC

Nursing Facilities (NF) and other Long Term Care (LTC) Settings

• Nursing Home Data (Public File) - CMS
• Guidance related to revised Testing Requirements for NHs - CMS (10/16/20)
• Mini Webinar Series for LTC Staff - CDC
• Nursing Home Toolkit - LDH
• Testing Considerations for NHs - CDC
• Preparing for COVID-19 in LTC & NHs - CDC
• Responding to COVID-19 in NHs - CDC
• Key Strategies in LTC Settings- CDC
• Behavioral Health and Psychiatric Hospitals Frequently Asked Questions - CDC
• Memory Care Units - CDC

Reporting Requirements for COVID-19 in Louisiana

• Reporting & Data Collection - Reporting Test Results, Required Data to Collect, and Electronic Reporting (6/18/20) 
• Access the secure On-Line Portal to report covid-associated Mortality, Pediatric Hospitalizations, Pregnancy & Post-Medical Visits
• Reporting cases of Covid-19 associated Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome  
• Certifying Deaths (4/22/20)
• Interpreting Covid-19 Lab Results 

Lab Testing Guidance for COVID-19 in Louisiana

• Testing Guidance:       ⇒  Public Health  Lab: PCR Testing Requirements - LDH                       
• SWABS:  How to Collect Nasopharyngeal and Nasal (6/04/20)
• Electronic Lab Forms: Digital Requisition Form (replaces Lab 96, PUI, & LIMS forms for COVID-19 samples)  *Electronic is Preferred*
• Manual Lab Forms:      Requisition Form 96 and Supplemental Data Patient Under Investigation (PUI) form (submit both to the State Lab)
• Secure Fax Form:         ⇒  Electronic form  *Electronic is Preferred*              ⇒  Manual form option    
• General Guidance: Information & Resources for Laboratories - CDC       
• Q & A on Testing and Reporting - CDC

COVID-19 and Animals

• Guidance on Animal Testing (4/09/20)
• Pets and Other Animals - CDC

Cleaning and Disinfecting

• Reduce the Risk of Exposure in Public Places - CDC
• Cleaning Tips for Food Establishments - Louisiana Department of Health
• EPA-approved Products  for use against SARS-CoV-2

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