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COVID-19 DIS Resources

Resources for DIS related to COVID-19.

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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.

Contact Tracing for COVID-19 – CDC

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

Summary of Recommendations for Partner Services Programs for HIV Infection, Syphilis, Gonorrhea, and Chlamydial Infection– CDC

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

National Guidelines for Internet-based STD and HIV Prevention: Accessing the Power of the Internet for Public Health – NCSD

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.

Toolkit for Technology-based Partner Services, CDC

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