Information for Public Health

DSHS has provided the below resources for public health professionals investigating possible cases of COVID-19:

• Persons Under Monitoring (PUMs)
• Travelers and Community Contacts
• Public Health Recommendations after Travel-Associated COVID‑19 Exposure (CDC)
• Public Health Recommendations for People with Community-Related COVID‑19 Exposure (CDC)
• Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person with COVID-19 (CDC)
• COVID‑19: Interim Health Guidance for Air Carriers and Crews (FAA)
• Interim Guidance for Persons Being Monitored for Potential Exposure to COVID‑19 (ENGLISH) (DOCX, V.4.0, updated 4/13/2020)
• Interim Guidance for Persons Being Monitored for Potential Exposure to COVID‑19 (CHINESE) (DOCX, V.2.1, posted 3/03/2020)
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‑19) 14‑Day Symptom Monitoring Log (XLSX, V.1.0, posted 2/14/2020)
• Healthcare Personnel
• CDC Interim U.S. Guidance for Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Healthcare Personnel with Potential Exposure in a Healthcare Setting to Patients with COVID-19
• Contact Tracing
• Texas Health Trace for Administrators of Local Health Entities
• CDC Contact Tracing Resources
• ASTHO and NCSD Online Contact Tracing Course
• Persons Under Investigation (PUIs)
• Evaluating and Testing Persons for COVID‑19 (CDC)
• DSHS COVID-19 Testing Algorithm for DSHS Austin Public Health Laboratory (PDF, V.2.0, updated 4/17/2020)
• DSHS COVID-19 Testing Algorithm for Non-Austin Public Health Laboratories in Texas (PDF, V.6.0, updated 4/17/2020)
• DSHS COVID-19 Combined Case Investigation and Contact Interview Form (PDF, V.2.0, updated 5/18/2020)
• Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
• Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Reporting Process (PDF, V.1.0, released 5/26/2020)
• Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS) Associated with COVID-19 Case Report Form Instructions (PDF, V.1.0, released 5/26/2020)
• Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Associated with COVID-19 Case Report Form (CDC)
• Laboratory Testing
• DSHS Specimen Submission Form & Instructions (PDF, V.6.0, updated 4/13/2020)
• Community Mitigation Strategies
• CDC Community Mitigation Strategies for multiple sectors
• CDC Considerations for School Closure
• Isolation Precautions for COVID-19
• DSHS Interim Guidance for Persons Isolated at Home, including Healthcare Personnel, with Confirmed or Probable COVID‑19 (ENGLISH) (PDF, V.4.0, updated 5/19/2020)
• DSHS Interim Guidance for Persons Isolated at Home, including Healthcare Personnel, with Confirmed or Probable COVID‑19 (SPANISH) (PDF, V.4.0, updated 5/26/2020)
• DSHS Strategies for Releasing Cases and Contacts from Home Isolation and Quarantine (PDF, V.2.1, updated 5/19/2020)
• DSHS Strategies for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Probable COVID-19 to Return to Work from Home Isolation (PDF, V.2.2, updated 5/19/2020)
• CDC Symptom-Based Strategy to Discontinue Isolation for Persons with COVID-19
• CDC Interim Guidance on Discontinuation of Transmission-Based Precautions and Disposition of Patients in Healthcare Settings
• CDC Interim Guidance on Criteria for Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19
• CDC Guidance for Immunocompromised Individuals
• Disease Reporting & Case Definitions
• Determining Texas Residency for Immigrants, Refugees, and Detainees (PDF, V.1.0, released 5/26/2020)
• DSHS Case Definition and Investigation Prioritization Guidance (PDF, V.1.0, released 5/11/2020)
• DSHS Epi Case Criteria Guide (PDF, V.1.0, released 5/11/2020)
• DSHS NBS Data Entry Guide (PDF, V.1.0, released 5/11/2020)

Public health professionals can also find interim guidance for ships on the CDC website:
CDC Guidance for Ships

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