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Additional Resources
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Arizona Department of Health Services
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The Drive Up Model for Mass COVID-19 Testing (aka The “Urban Cookie” Model for Mass COVID-19 Testing)
Table of Contents
Introduction
Objectives
Summary of the Drive Up Model
Details of the Drive Up Model Results
Challenges
Lessons Learned
Resources Appendix
A: Pre-registration page Appendix
B: Supplies Appendix
C: Signs Appendix
D: Station Models Appendix
E: Photos
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Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
ASTHO is the national nonprofit organization representing public health agencies in the United States, the U.S. Territories, and the District of Columbia, and over 100,000 public health professionals these agencies employ. ASTHO members, the chief health officials of these jurisdictions, formulate and influence sound public health policy and ensure excellence in state-based public health practice.
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16 Key Considerations for Drive-Through or Mobile Testing
16 bullet points with suggestions on what needs to be done to set up a drive-thru + links to drive-through testing sites in different states.
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Brown University School of Public Health with support from The Rockefeller Foundation
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COVID-19 Testing Communications Toolkit
The COVID-19 Testing Communications Toolkit is a free, public resource for anyone looking to communicate the importance of COVID-19 testing to communities across America. The evidence-based tutorials, handouts, and image library help you translate public health goals into motivating, clear messages that educate Americans about why, when, and where to get tested — even if they feel healthy.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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(Not specific to off-site testing)
Broad enough to give overview of the major elements of a testing site.
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The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP; “SID-wrap”) is a global leader in addressing public health preparedness and emerging infectious disease response. Founded in 2001, CIDRAP is part of the Office of the Vice President for Research at the University of Minnesota.
CIDRAP is tracking and analyzing the rapidly evolving novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The CIDRAP COVID-19 Resource Center provides a deep well of information for public health experts, business preparedness leaders, government officials, and the public.
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This is a Resources Center for most recent information related to COVID-19 with focus on the medical aspect and policy changes. Nothing about off-site testing
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College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University
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A one-stop, reliable source for comprehensive information about COVID-19 tests worldwide. Search all tests in the market and in the pipeline by multiple parameters including test type, technology, regulatory status, country of origin and more. The Testing Commons is updated regularly.
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CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort) (formerly J/P Haitian Relief Organization) is a non-profit organization founded by actor Sean Penn in response to the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti. The organization changed its name to receive contracts and donations to work globally.
In March 2020, CORE began administering free COVID-19 tests in the U.S. amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Sites include Los Angeles, New York, Oakland, Chicago, Georgia, Navajo Nation, New Orleans, and other communities.
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CORE Suggested Resources for Site Managers at COVID-19 Testing Sites
Contents:
- Site manager chart with outline of responsibilities
- Daily Operations checklist
- Assistant Site Manager Flow Chart
- Assistant Site Manager Daily operations Checklist
- Inventory Management (two people with descriptions what they will do and templates for the thing they need to account for)
- Site Layout and positions (English and Spanish)
- PPE (with images on how to put it on, CDC)
- Cleaning and Disinfecting your home (when somebody is sick)
- Volunteer flow chart and information that needs to be available to them and FAQs
- Inventory Flowchart
- Site Supply Personnel checklist
- Inventory re-request checklist
- Generator instructions and
- Unregistered City Employee Protocol
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Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University and Harvard Global Health Institute
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Technical Handbook for States and Municipalities
By providing an end-to-end framework with scaled up testing, enabling rapid contact-tracing, and instituting supported isolation.
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GISCorps
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COVID-19 Testing Sites Data Creation Project
Hundreds of GISCorps volunteers have been working since March to build a nationwide COVID-19 Testing Sites feature service. These volunteers—with collaboration from Coders Against COVID and HERE Technologies—scour the websites of health departments, healthcare providers, and cities, counties and states to find and verify testing site locations and requirements.
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The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) is a community of over 12,000 physicians, scientists and public health experts who specialize in infectious diseases. Our mission is to improve the health of individuals, communities, and society by promoting excellence in patient care, education, research, public health, and prevention relating to infectious diseases.
IDSA leads the way in detecting, preventing, treating and curing infectious diseases worldwide. We update this curated resource center daily to reflect rapidly emerging literature. It provides must-have information to clinicians and decision-makers.
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Mass Design Group
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Design Considerations for Off-Site COVID-19 Testing Centers
This document has been assembled to highlight key considerations and best practices for organizations who are currently operating an OSCTC and those are considering doing so in the future.
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Mayo Clinic
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In Rochester, Minnesota, the Mayo Clinic microbiology laboratory developed in-house capability to test for SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19, via an in-house laboratory-developed real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay. To optimize use of this resource, Mayo Clinic implemented a drive-through specimen-collection site for patients meeting prespecified criteria. Key components of the Mayo Clinic’s COVID-19 pandemic response included rapid planning, execution, ongoing evaluation, and adaptation of new workflow and processes. A critical part of planning and execution includes widespread community testing of symptomatic patients for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).
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National Association of Community Health Centers
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COVID-19 Operations Resource Packet Sample Procedures for Health Center Drive Thru Clinic
This resource packet was designed for community health centers, but it may be used by other organizations establishing drive-through screening clinic sites. It includes: 1) sample telephone scripts to direct patient calls, 2) drive-through clinic procedures with screening questions to direct patients to the appropriate resources, 3) photos of already established sites, 4) a patient screening tool, 5) a patient self-monitoring tool, and 6) a template to help health centers track their budget for the site.
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Northwest ADA Center
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Accessibility at Drive-Thru Medical Sites
This fact sheet lists considerations and strategies related to making drive-through medical sites accessible to people with disabilities.
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Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System
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This template guides patient triage and treatment outside a hospital setting in a drive-through format. It includes information on site selection, activation and set-up, communications, staff roles and responsibilities, patient management, and safety and security.
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The Rockefeller Foundation
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Taking Back Control: A Resetting of America’s Response to Covid-19
School closures result in massive and long-term costs both to society and individuals. The education schools provide is essential to our country’s future. Studies have shown that diminished instruction for even a year can negatively impact students’ success throughout their careers. Functioning schools are central economic players not only because of their educational benefits but also because tens of millions of adults cannot work effectively, or at all, until their children are back in the classroom. School closures are eating into our nation’s wellbeing now and will do so well after the vaccine has allowed us to resume our normal rounds.
The report proposes fourteen executive actions, organized around four major topics: 1. Test Supplies and Conditions; 2. Funding and Incentives; 3. Staffing and Teaching Support; 4. Communications and Public Trust.
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The Rockefeller Foundation, and Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy
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A National Decision Point: Effective Testing and Screening for Covid-19
The best tools for shifting back to some form of normalcy are effective masking and distancing measures to mitigate spread, coupled with sufficient Covid-19 tests paired with sophisticated strategies for their effective use. This report describes how to offer the latter in ways that can be tailored to local circumstances and risk tolerances. The goal is to give schools, businesses, and other critical institutions a pathway toward operating safely even for higher-risk populations and with continuing community spread.
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The Rockefeller Foundation, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, and John Hopkins University Center for Health Security
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Risk Assessment and Testing Protocols for Reducing SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in K-12 Schools
The purposes of this document are to 1) help school administrators to assess the risk of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes Covid-191) in their schools, and 2) identify key considerations in developing a screening program to regularly test students and staff for the virus to support schools to open in-person more safely.
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Tracie: Healthcare Emergency preparedness information gateway as part of HHS
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This file has not only description of major considerations (Staffing Considerations, Messaging, Access and Security) but also lit review of other research done on drive thru + Health Departments guidelines.
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University of Washington Medicine
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UW COVID-19 Drive Thru Clinic AKA “The CARVID” Clinic
This document provides information on how one health system sets up their drive-through testing clinic. It includes information on staffing and supplies and describes processes for PPE donning and doffing and the swabbing procedure. Photos from the site are also included.
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Vashon Island (WA) MRC and VashonBePrepared
VashonBePrepared is a federally recognized, educational 501(c)(3) non-profit coalition of disaster preparedness organizations on Vashon -Maury Islands in Washington’s Puget Sound region.
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This page describes the establishment of a COVID-19 testing site in a rural community. It details the planning process, outlines test site and logistics information, describes the testing strategy, and includes photos, templates, and other resources that may be adapted by other communities.
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Verily Life Sciences, also known as Verily, is Alphabet Inc.’s research organization devoted to the study of life sciences. The organization was formerly a division of Google X, until August 10, 2015, when Sergey Brin announced that the organization would become an independent subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.
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Verily COVID-19 Clinical Lead Guide
Handbook on drive-through sites from daily core responsibilities to disposing of biohazard. “This process instruction applies to Clinical Site Leads who will train and verify training for medical personnel on COVID-19 testing sites.”
Verily COVID-19 Site Operations
In collaboration with the California Governor’s office, federal, state, and local public health authorities, the COVID-19 Community-Based Testing Program has been developed in collaboration with Project Baseline (hereafter referred to as “Baseline COVID-19 Program”) in order to expand access to COVID-19 screening and testing.
The Baseline COVID-19 Program provides a software technology platform to triage people who are concerned about their COVID-19 risk for potential appointments at a community-based testing site.
This guide is provided in an effort to assist agencies in establishing “drive-through” COVID-19
sample collection and testing operations. However, each agency’s needs or circumstances may
differ from the assumptions behind the practices described in this guide, so we cannot and do
not make any warranties or representations about them or anything else in this guide.
From Prelaunch planning, to staffing, site setup planning ppes and printable worksheets and asset.
Verily COVID-19 Site Lead Guide
Responsible for Staff capacity and allocations, setting up drive-thru IT, non-clinical supplies and equipment, clinical supplies, things to print.
Verily COVID-19 Site Signage Kit
The zip file contains ready to print signs in multiple languages, signs for staff, and a guide for best places to put the signs.
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Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association/ Centra Health
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COVID-19 Drive-through Testing Toolkit
This toolkit is intended to equip healthcare leaders with the basic resources to set up and implement open air, isolated care to individuals needing screening for COVID-19 testing. The design is focused on ambulatory clinics, primarily urgent care and primary care offices.
Contents:
Purpose, Scope, and Overview;
Choosing a Location;
III. Supply List
IV. Staffing Recommendations
V. Screening Criteria
VI. Screening Workflow
VII. Patient Criteria for Drive-Through
VIII. Phone Call Log
IX. Testing Workflow
X. Lab Testing
XI. Personal Protective Equipment
XII. Patient Education
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Washington State Hospital Association
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This document describes the process for implementing a drive-through specimen collection site. It includes a list of steps, best practices, two examples, and a supply list.
Off-Site Testing Toolkit Navigation Menu
Off-Site COVID-19 Testing Project home page
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Off-Site COVID-19 Testing Toolkit home page
1. Identify and prioritize the population to be tested
2. Identify and mobilize your partners
3. Determine the type of OSCTC
4. Offer the right type of test
5. Adapt to variations in laboratory capacity and turnaround time
6. Staff Required for OSCTC
7. Build efficiencies into your OSCTC
8. Promote positive patient experience and community awareness
9. Address potential patient access limitations
10. Manage patient results
11. Plan for weather extremes
12. Provide PPE to staff
13. Financial viability/ sustainability
14. Explore a broader role for your OSCTC
Methodology
Additional Resources
Acknowledgements
