DIS Resources & Trainings
Topics In This Section
Contact Tracing
Sample Interview Scripts & Protocols
DIS Prioritization Tables
Partner Services
Technology-Based Services
Contact Tracing
Contact Tracing Toolkit – NCSD, overview of key messaging points and sample messages to share on social media about contact tracing
Disease Intervention Specialist Use of Technology for Partner Services and Contact Tracing – South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control
COVID-19 Case Investigation Training Package – Denver Prevention Training Center
COVID-19 Contact Investigation Training – Washington State Department of Health
Essential Variables for COVID-19 Data Entry into WDRS (Washington State Department of Health Reporting System) – Washington State Department of Health
Covid-19 Contact Tracing Playbook – This playbook aims to provide clear and actionable technical guidance and tools for U.S. health departments to rapidly set up and implement contact tracing to support COVID-19 containment.
Sample Interview Scripts & Protocols
COVID-19 Command Center with Sample Interview Scripts and Protocols, Multnomah County Health Department
COVID-19 Contact Investigation Interim Script – Washington State Department of Health
COVID-19 Case Investigation Interim Script – Washington State Department of Health
Phone Script for Contact Investigations – Public Health Madison and Dane County
Form for Interviewing Suspected and Confirmed Coronavirus Disease (COVID-2019) Cases – Virginia Department of Health
Form for Interviewing Community Contacts Suspected and Confirmed Coronavirus Disease (COVID-2019) Cases – Virginia Department of Health
Telephone Interview Protocol Syphilis, Gonorrhea, and Chlamydia – Texas Department of State Health Services
Suggested Script for Contact Tracing Staff – Monroe County Department of Public Health
Contact Tracing Job Action Sheet – Monroe County Department of Public Health
DIS Prioritization Tables
DIS Matrix Prioritization Table – Chicago’s STD Program Activities
Prioritizing STI/HIV Investigative Activities During COVID-19 Outbreak Response – Kansas Department of Health & Environment
DIS Matrix Prioritization Table – Chicago’s STD Program Activities
Prioritizing STI/HIV Investigative Activities During COVID-19 Outbreak Response – Kansas Department of Health & Environment
Texas COVID-19 DIS Priorities 2020 – Texas Department of State Health Services, (documents are not finalized, but are meant to be working documents that folks can adapt.)
Partner Services
Partner Services Standard Abbreviations
Flowchart of the 2014 Partner Services Index Patient Indicators
Sample MOU for DIS Partner Services – Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Division of Disease Control, STD Program
Technology-Based Services
Use of Facebook/Texting to Improve Partner Services Policies and Protocols – New Jersey Department of Health
Using Smartphone Apps in STD Interviews to Find Sexual Partners – Public Health Reports
Internet and Text Messaging Policies and Procedures 2019 – Tennessee Department of Health HIV/STD Prevention Programs
TellYourContacts – Building Healthy Online Communities (BHOC), this site allows individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 to notify their contacts via text or email that they may have been exposed.
