Imminent loss of federal resources could affect Hawaii's contact tracing efforts
Eli Kirshbaum | Nov 12, 2020 | Hawaii
5 Things Hawaii: Bruce Anderson, Medicaid enrollments, Jeannette Koijane
DJ Wilson | Sep 3, 2020 | Hawaii
California Congresswoman seeks answers about contact tracing and use of federal funds in Hawaii
Emily Boerger | Aug 24, 2020 | Hawaii
The Health Provisions in HEALS and Heroes
James C. Capretta | Aug 4, 2020 | Federal
UH-DOH contact tracing program trains nearly 450 individuals
Emily Boerger | Jul 28, 2020 | Hawaii
The University of Hawaii last week announced its COVID-19 contact tracing training program had reached a new milestone. By Friday, the University of Hawaii-Hawaii State Department of Health (UH-DOH) training program had trained nearly 450 individuals who can now be activated by the Dept. of Health to trace COVID-19 contacts
OHA funds 173 community groups to support contact tracing, outreach, and other efforts to combat COVID-19
The Oregon Health Authority | Jul 24, 2020 | Oregon
[On Thursday], OHA announced the launch of a new program to fund work by Community Based Organizations (CBOs) to help respond to COVID-19 in culturally- and linguistically-responsive ways in communities across the state. OHA will provide 173 CBOs with $9.4 million in CARES Act funds. The CBOs are
5 Things Colorado: Rep. Emily Sirota, Medicaid wave?, Convening Panel
DJ Wilson | Jul 20, 2020 | Colorado
We are about to start getting our band back together...! Meaning, it'll soon be time to pull together our Convening Panel ahead of our 2020 Colorado State of Reform Virtual Health Policy Conference! The conference, held each year in October, will be a chance to reconnect with senior market executives
How hard is it to get a COVID test if asymptomatic? Turns out, it varies
Emily Boerger | Jul 16, 2020 | Washington
Despite expanded testing recommendations and the CDC’s guidance on testing asymptomatic individuals, evidence suggests rising consumer demand for COVID-19 tests and a shortage of supplies are making it difficult to offer timely, widespread testing. I decided to put Washington to the test to see how difficult it is to get
Contact tracing remains inadequate in most states
James C. Capretta | Jun 30, 2020 | Federal
At this point in the unfolding coronavirus crisis, political leaders have been on notice for months that effective contact tracing will be critical to minimizing harm to human health and the national economy. With a vaccine or an effective therapeutic still months away, federal and state authorities must rely on
Colorado public officials provide update on testing and contact tracing
Michael Goldberg | Jun 4, 2020 | Colorado
Dan Gibbs, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Resources, and Sarah Tuneberg, COVID-19 Innovation Response Team Lead and Senior COVID-19 Advisor for CDPHE provided an update this week on the state's testing and contact tracing efforts. Gibbs and Tuneberg estimated that Colorado is running 7000-8000 tests per day. As