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. 2021 Nov 18;16(11):e0259590. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259590

Table 2. Categories of LPHU interventions to address COVID-19.

Program/service area Intervention category Sub-category
Health protection & communicable disease control Restrictions and regulations Closures and openings: essential and non-essential businesses; education (pre-schools, schools, post-secondary, health care, recreation and culture, transportation and travel, tourism.
Individual, family, and community behavior: mask use, physical distancing, family gatherings, mass indoor public gatherings, mass outdoor public gatherings.
Contact and Case management Assessment centres, test-track-trace, quarantine or isolation
Vaccination COVID-19
Health promotion, chronic disease & injury prevention Health inequities Target differential impacts of COVID-19 on vulnerable populations or specific social determinants of health equity.
Public health communication Public awareness or education campaigns, media briefings
Emergency preparedness & response Emergency response plans, incident command centers
Emergency social services Domestic violence, sanitation measures, housing relocation, distancing strategies