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Ministry of Health
Ontario’s Action Plan 2020: RESPONDING TO COVID-19
O. Reg. 116/20: ORDER UNDER SUBSECTION 7.0.2 (4) OF THE ACT - WORK DEPLOYMENT MEASURES FOR BOARDS OF HEALTH
Memo: Emergency Order authorizing Public Health Unit (PHU) access to the Electronic Health Record (EHR) (May 5)
Memo: Enhanced Public Health Measures for COVID-19 (Mar 12)
Public health unit capacity survey summary (Sept 2020)
Guidance for Routine Immunization Services during COVID-19 [V 3 May 2022]
Public Health Agency of Canada
Emerging Evidence on COVID-19 Summary of Public Health Intervention Research (Apr 8)
COVID-19 pandemic guidance for the health care sector [Last update Apr 4 2022]
Adjusting public health measures in the context of COVID-19 vaccination [PHAC Last update Nov 5 2021]
From Risk to Resilience: AN EQUITY APPROACH to COVID-19: The Chief Public Health Officer of Canada’s Report on the State of Public Health in Canada 2020 [PHAC 2020]
Guidance for a strategic approach to lifting restrictive public health measures
Lifting of restrictive public health measures - Recommendations from the F/P/T Special Advisory Committee on COVID-19
Reducing COVID-19 risk in community settings: A tool for operators [Government of Canada, Feb 10 2022]
A Vision to TRANSFORM Canada’s Public Health System: The Chief Public Health Ofcer of Canada’s Report on the State of Public Health in Canada 2021 [PHAC 2021]
Annual Report - The Chief Public Health Officer of Canada’s 2021 Report on the State of Public Health in Canada: ‘ A Vision to Transform Canada’s Public Health System’ (Backgrounder) [PHAC Dec 13 2021]
Public Health Ontario
Public Health Ontario (PHO). Evidence Brief. Considerations for Ontario Fall and Winter 2021 COVID-19 Planning [Jul 23, 2021]
Timely Entry of Cases and Outbreaks for Diseases of Public Health Significance (DOPHS). iPHIL Bulletin #17
Considerations for Public Health Measures for Individuals with Partial Vaccination for SARS CoV 2
PUBLIC HEALTH 2.0: Black Health, COVID-19 & Vaccines (Webinar Slide deck) [PHO Nov 16 2021]
Public Health Measures Implemented to Manage the Spread of COVID-19 Variants of Concern (VOC) [May 14th, 2021]
Public Health Measures, Vaccination Programs and Epidemiological Context: An Updated Scan of European Jurisdictions
An overview on current status of public health measures, vaccination programs and epidemiology in select European jurisdictions.
Recommendations: Hepatitis B Catch-up Schedule for Adolescents 16-18 Years [Aug 11 2022]
Review of “Risk of Openness Index: When do government responses need to be increased or maintained?” [Oct 2020]
SYNOPSIS Review of “Effectiveness of Public Health Measures in Reducing the Incidence of COVID19, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and COVID-19 Mortality: Systematic Review and Metaanalysis” [Dec 23 2021]
SYNTHESIS Association between Mask Mandates and Population-level COVID-19 Outcomes – What We Know So Far [Mar 2022]
Training & Resources: Introduction to race, income, and language data collection (PHO, Webinar, Jun 30, 2020)
Learning Exchange: Discussion on local socio-demographic data during COVID-19 (Webinar June 24)
Other
Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA). Canada’s Initial Response to the COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Ontario Science Table. Ontario Science Table. Fighting COVID-19 in Ontario: The Way Forward [Apr 20,2021]
Achieving continued compliance with public health measures among youth and young adults experiencing COVID-19 isolation and fatigue [CanCOVID Nov 23 2021]
Achieving continued compliance with public health measures among youth and young adults experiencing COVID‑19 isolation and fatigue (Executive Summary) [CanCOVID Dec 10 2021]
The impact of vaccination status on importation of COVID-19 among international travellers [CCDR Nov 2021]
An outbreak of COVID-19 associated with a fitness centre in Saskatchewan: Lessons for prevention [CCDR Nov 2021]
Profiles of Public Health Systems in Canada: Ontario [2021]
Public health guidance documents to help businesses, industry and governments continue operations during the pandemic. [BC CDC Last updated Oct 1 2021]
Public health implications of SARSCoV-2 variants of concern: a rapid scoping review [BMJ Open Oct ]
CMAJ. Projected effects of nonpharmaceutical public health interventions to prevent resurgence of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Canada (Aug 9)
CMAJ. Shaping the future of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada (Aug 9)
INTERNATIONAL
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Contact Tracer’s Interview Tool - Notifying People About an Exposure to COVID-19 [CDC]
European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC)
Guidance on ending the isolation period for people with COVID-19, third update [Jan 28 2022]
Guidelines for the implementation of non-pharmaceutical interventions against COVID-19 [ECDC Sep 2020]
Conducting in-action and after-action reviews of the public health response to COVID-19 (June 2020)
Projected baselines of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK for assessing the impact of de-escalation of measures (ECDC, May 26, 2020)
World Health Organization
Calibrating long-term non-pharmaceutical interventions for COVID-19 (May 15)
Community-based health care, including outreach and campaigns, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic (May 2020)
COMMUNITY-CENTRED APPROACHES TO HEALTH EMERGENCIES: PROGRESS, GAPS AND RESEARCH PRIORITIES [WHO COVID-19 social science in outbreak response Jul 2021]
2021 Mid-Year Report: WHO Strategic Action Against COVID-19 [October 2021]
Considerations in adjusting public health and social measures in the context of COVID-19 (Interim guidance Apr 16)
COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Progress Report - 1 February to 30 June 2020 (Aug 3)
COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan February 1 2021 to January 31 2022 (WHO, 2021)
COVID 19 Strategic preparedness and response plan - Monitoring and evaluation framework [WHO May 20 2021]
COVID‑19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan: Operational planning guidelines to support country preparedness and response (May 22)
Critical preparedness, readiness and response actions for COVID-19 (Jun 24)
Guidance for conducting a country COVID-19 intra-action review (IAR) (Jul 23)
Modelling the health impacts of disruptions to essential health services during COVID-19 [July 9, 2021]
Overview of public health and social measures in the context of COVID-19 (May 18)
PHEIC: COVID 19: Public Health emergency of International Concern (Feb 11-12)
Public health criteria to adjust public health and social measures in the context of COVID-19: Annex to Considerations in adjusting public health and social measures in the context of COVID-19 (May 12)
Strengthening and adjusting public health measures throughout the COVID-19 transition phases: policy considerations for the WHO European Region, 24 April 2020
Operational framework for international travel-related public health measures in the context of COVID-19 [WHO Aug 2021]
Strengthening Preparedness for COVID-19 in Cities and Urban Settings - Interim Guidance (WHO, 2020)
Other
COVID-19 Conversations : Crisis Standards of Care During COVID-19 (Webinar) [APHA]
ASTHO. Healthcare Surge Capacity Planning—Modeling as a Decision-Making Tool for Public Health Officials
ASTHO. A Coordinated, National Approach to Scaling Public Health Capacity for Contact Tracing and Disease Investigation
COVID-19 Conversations : The Science of Social Distancing, Part 1 (Webinar) [APHA]
COVID-19 Conversations : The Science of Social Distancing, Part 2 (Webinar) [APHA]
COVID-19 Conversations : Emerging Evidence on Spread and Treatment [APHA]
Direct and Indirect Health Impacts of COVID-19 in England [PHE 2021]
Effectiveness of public health measures in reducing the incidence of covid-19, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and covid-19 mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis [BMJ Nov 2021]
Evidence Check: Organisation of emergency departments during COVID-19 [NSW Health Sep 20 2021]
GAO. Public health preparedness: HHS should take actions to ensure it has an adequate number of effectively trained emergency responders (Jun 2020)
HIQA. Protocol for the identification and review of new and updated public health guidance - COVID-19 (May 25)
In brief Test, trace, isolate and quarantine [NSW Government Nov 15 2021]
In brief Public health measures and COVID-19 vaccine rollout [COVID-19 Critical Intelligence Unit Sep 30 2021]
Integrating Primary Care and Public Health to Save Lives and Improve Practice During Public Health Crises: Lessons from COVID-19 [Johns Hopkins Dec 2021]
Restrictive public policy measures to limit the spread of COVID-10 [HIQA. last updated July 15 2020]
Report 9: Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce COVID-19 mortality and healthcare demand [Mar 16 2020]
Report 13 - Estimating the number of infections and the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 in 11 European countries [Imperial College Mar 30 2020]
Health Protection Scotland. Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance for health protection teams (Apr 29)
Public health measures and strategies to limit the spread of COVID-19: an international review [HIQA, updated Jul 6 2021]
RAND. The Health and Economic Impacts of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions to Address COVID-19: A Decision Support Tool for State and Local Policymakers (May 2020)
University of Minnesota Webinar. No Longer Invisible: Public health during the COVID 19 pandemic (Apr 28)
PUBLIC HEALTH UNITS
York Region Public Health
YR COVID-19 Briefing Webinar Presentation Slides [June 9th, 2021]
YR COVID-19 Briefing Webinar Presentation Slides [May 10th, 2021]
YR COVID-19 Briefing Webinar Presentation Slides [March 29th, 2021]
YR COVID-19 Briefing Webinar Presentation Slides [February 26th, 2021]
YR COVID-19 Briefing Webinar Presentation Slides [January 18, 2021]
YR COVID-19 Briefing Webinar Presentation Slides [November 26, 2020]
YR COVID-19 Briefing Webinar Presentation Slides [October 29, 2020]
YR COVID-19 Briefing Webinar Presentation Slides [Sept 23, 2020]
YR COVID-19 Briefing Webinar Presentation Slides [Aug 19, 2020]
YR COVID-19 Briefing Webinar Presentation Slides [July 16, 2020]
Additional Guidance for COVID-19 from Ministry of Health and Public Health Ontario COVID-19 update to York Region health care providers as of March 26, 2020
COVID-19 Updates: Case Updates & Situation in York Region Update to York Region health care providers as of March 17, 2020
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