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. 2021 Sep 30;22(6):750–757. doi: 10.1177/15248399211041085

Table 1.

Local COVID-19 Response Intervention Components, Illustrative Response Activities Implemented, and Sectors Involved in Delivery

Response intervention components Illustrative response activities implemented Sectors involved in delivery
Surveillance and epidemiology Contact tracing and epidemiology investigations implemented Public health, county government
Risk communication and community engagement Unified Command launched the “Smart & Safe Community COVID-19 Scorecard,” a guiding document for decision making Hospital, public health department, education/schools and universities, city government, county government
Infection prevention and control Public health order required establishments to stop serving alcohol by 9 p.m. and close by 10 p.m. City government, county government, public health, business, law enforcement
Case management and health services Nurses visited the local homeless shelter two times per week to provide COVID-19 screening and education Public health, social service
Laboratory services The university expanded symptomatic testing capacity with a drive-through clinic in a dorm parking lot Health providers, hospital, university
Supply procurement and logistics Hospitals partnered with health centers on supply procurement for needed swabs Health providers, hospital
Coordination Unified Command activated under the National Incident Management System Public health, emergency management, hospital, city and county government, schools, universities, law enforcement, health care providers, human service providers, businesses
Maintenance of essential services and operations County Commission provided additional funding to local food banks to support increase in food insecurity Local government, social service

Note. COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019.