Iris Hentze and Tahra Johnson of the National Conference of State Legislatures - George Washington University, in partnership with ASTHO and National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO), published a contact tracing workforce estimator tool showing the estimated number of contact tracers each state will need based on its size, number of COVID-19 cases and its existing public health workforce. The tool, as well as other reports published on the contact tracing workforce, also examines the experiences of China, New Zealand and South Korea to see what lessons may be applied locally. According to news reports, North Dakota is the first state to meet the estimated need of 30 contact tracers per 100,000 people. Read More.
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Anna Robaton of CNBC - How many contact tracers does the U.S. need to safely reopen? Depends who you ask. Researchers at George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health put the figure at 184,000. Their estimate is based on a tool they developed to help state and local governments determine jurisdictional needs. Tom Friedman, director of the CDC under President Barack Obama, has said we need as many as 300,000 contact tracers to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. Read More.
National Governors Association - Two commonly-used tools available to help determine projected workforce needs include George Washington University’s Contact Tracing Workforce Estimator, developed in partnership with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the National Association of City and County Health Officials, and Resolve to Save Lives Contact Tracing Staffing Calculator, which allow state health officials to continually monitor workforce needs and demands. Read full brief.
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