COVID-19: HHS

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

HHS ASPR TRACIE Offers Virtual EMS and EM Resources (27 Jan 2021) The Dept. of Health and Human Services’ Office (HHS) of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) created ASPR TRACIE in 2015 to provide a one-stop shop that provides information and addresses technical assistance needs of healthcare professionals, emergency managers, and public health practitioners. Start at the COVID-19 Resources Page includes 20 resource collections and plans, tools, and templates that incorporate the most current information available to address the biggest challenges faced by healthcare today. Additionally, ASPR TRACIE offers many additional resources (from clinical guidance within our 57 Topic Collections, to case studies and lessons learned from healthcare professionals responding to real world events, and tools and templates for preparedness efforts). The 2020 digest offers links to all resources developed by ASPR TRACIE during the 2020 calendar year. The COVID-19 Resources Page includes 20 resource collections and plans, tools, and templates that incorporate the most current information available to address the biggest challenges faced by healthcare today. You may also benefit from other ASPR TRACIE resources (from clinical guidance the 57 Topic Collections, to case studies and lessons learned from healthcare professionals responding to real world events, and tools and templates for preparedness efforts). The 2020 digest provides links to all of the resources ASPR TRACIE developed during the calendar year. For a longer list of resources that may be relevant to emergency management professionals in preparedness, response, and recovery efforts can be found in IAEM COVID-19 Resources here.

The following ASPR TRACIE resources may be specifically relevant to you in your preparedness, response, and recovery efforts:  

Select COVID-19 Resource Collections:  

• Behavioral Health 
• Pre-Hospital/Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Resources 
• Workforce Resilience/Sustainability

Select COVID-19-Specific Resources: 

• Hospital Operations Toolkit for COVID-19  
• Patient Surge and Scarce Resource Allocation 

Select Experiences from the Field and Technical Assistance Requests: 

• Behavioral Health Strategies for Emergency Service Workers 
• Pre-Hospital Considerations in No-Notice Incidents 
• No-Notice Incidents: Emergency Medical Systems Considerations 
• Civil Unrest During a Pandemic-Notes from Minneapolis 
• Civil Unrest Hospital Planning Resources 

Select Topic Collections (non-COVID-specific) and Other Resources: 

• EMS Landing page 
• EMS Infectious Disease Playbook 
• Pre-Hospital (e.g., EMS) 
• Pre-Hospital Mass Casualty Triage and Trauma Care 
• Pre-Hospital Patient Decontamination 
• Responder Safety and Health 

Select Webinars/ Speaker Series: 

• COVID-19: Optimizing Healthcare Personal Protective Equipment and Supplies 
• EMS & Infectious Diseases: Challenges & Resources for Provider Protection 
• Healthcare Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic Speaker Series 
• Maintaining Healthcare Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic Speaker Series 

Join the ASPR TRACIE listserv if you want to receive communications about new or updated resources. Reach out to ASPR TRACIE if you have questions or need sample social media posts and outreach messages that you can tailor to your audience. 

ASPR/TRACIE Assistance Center COVID-19 Resources page. (Apr. 2, 2020) 

• ASPR TRACIE COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources
• ASPR TRACIE COVID-19 Crisis Standards of Care Resources
• ASPR TRACIE COVID-19 Critical Care Surge Resources
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Current Emergencies Information (which includes links to relevant waivers)
• Planning resources (e.g., alternate care sites, crisis standards of care);
• Federal COVID-19 websites;
• Select technical assistance requests (e.g., drive-through testing, fatality management, staff absenteeism, and telehealth);
• ASPR TRACIE-developed infectious disease resources (e.g., self-care modules for healthcare providers, the hospital pharmacy disaster calculator, and a personal protective equipment planning tool); and
• Select comprehensive Topic Collections related to pandemic planning and response.