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CDC: Discontinuation of Transmission-Based Precautions and Disposition of Patients with COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings (Interim Guidance)
Guidance for discontinuing transmission-based precautions and discharging hospitalized patients with COVID-19.
HUD: Strategies for Improving Homeless People’s Access to Mainstream Benefits and Services
HUD report exploring barriers to access of mainstream benefits and services and mechanisms for reducing or eliminating those barriers.
County of Santa Clara & City of San Jose: Addressing COVID-19 in the Homeless Community
Summary of activities to assist people experiencing homelessness in this community, including increased outreach and expanded housing options for quarantine or isolation.
University of California San Francisco: Preventing Aerosol Transmissible Disease
Guidance for preventing exposure to aerosol transmissible diseases, responding to exposure incidents, and protecting staff.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Disaster Preparedness to Promote Community Resilience
How to plan for the needs of people experiencing homelessness in local emergency management systems.
American Public Transportation Association: Summary: A Guide for Public Transportation Pandemic Planning and Response
Key points on how public transportation should operate during the coronavirus.
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We appreciate all of the communities, providers, and people working to ensure the safety and health of individuals experiencing homelessness during this crisis.
USICH: COVID-19 Planning and Response: Isolation and Quarantine: Lessons Learned from Seattle & King County
Details on how Seattle and King County, Washington, have set up and maintained isolation and quarantine units for people experiencing homelessness.
CDC: Interim Guidance for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems and 911 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) for COVID-19 in the United States
This transportation guidance applies to all first responders who anticipate close contact with persons with confirmed or possible COVID-19 in the course of their work.
Public Health Agency of Canada: Federal safety guidance in commercial vehicle operations
Instructions for how to clean a vehicle used to transfer a person who tests positive for COVID-19 or who is suspected positive.
National League of Cities: Seeking FEMA Assistance to the COVID-19 Pandemic
How to seek COVID-19 assistance from FEMA and what is covered.
National Health Care for the Homeless Council: Medical Respite Care
Medical respite care is short-term residential care that allows people experiencing homelessness to rest in a safe environment while accessing medical care.
