This collection provides a curated set of resources and tools for decision-makers managing healthcare workforce challenges in response to the COVID-19 emergency.
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- Fill out the CDPHE COVID-19 outbreak report form and send it to the local public health agency (go here or email the PDF form).
- General line list template (Excel)
- LTCF line list template (Excel)
Tips for home health and personal care providers
Tips for people who use personal care assistants or caregivers | Español | Tiếng Việt | 中文 | Soomaali | العربية | नेपाली
Colorado AAP Toolkit: Caring for Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Patient evaluation
- Interim Clinical Guidance for Management of Patients with Confirmed Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) (CDC)
Patient privacy
Testing
Testing is available at some commercial laboratories. Health care providers who want to order COVID-19 testing at CDPHE lab should use LabOnline to submit specimens and access results. Specimens with incomplete information will be delayed.
- LabOnline sign in for existing users
- If you cannot access Google, register for an account by contacting cdphe_labonline@state.co.us or calling 303-692-3399.
- Register and find out more about LabOnline here.
- Required lab submission paperwork if unable to submit through lab online.
- Colorado Standing Order for Testing
Specimen collection outside healthcare
Medical Marijuana
Colorado Crisis Standards of Care
Guidelines for a public health response for people with limited English proficiency (PDF)
- CDPHE's Center for Excellence in Refugee Health has compiled a database of COVID-19 translated materials, which can be searched by language or topic.
Equitable Testing Guidance for Testing Sites (PDF)
Systematically incorporating equity into COVID response (PDF)
LPHA Sources for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Outreach
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Guidance (CDC)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Personal Protective Equipment (CDC)
- Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of PPE including N95 Respirators (CDC)
- FAQs for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Questions and Answers: Personal Protective Equipment for Use in Health Care Settings
Infection prevention
- Interim U.S. Guidance for Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Healthcare Personnel with Potential Exposure in a Healthcare Setting to Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (CDC)
- Transmission based precautions for COVID-19 test-based prevention strategies in residential settings (PDF)
Caregivers
Emergency preparedness
- Supply Chain Guidance (PDF)
- Healthcare Personnel Preparedness Checklist (PDF)
- Interim Guidance for Healthcare Facilities: Preparing for Community Transmission of COVID-19 in the United States (CDC)
How to set-up and operate a COVID testing site
It is important for health care facilities that provide obstetric care for pregnant individuals to minimize the
spread and impact of COVID-19 while ensuring excellent patient care and support. This guidance is
intended to aid facilities and clinicians.