Other Playbooks

A list of contact tracing playbooks from other organizations

Organization
Title
Link
Description
Publication date
Resolve to Save Lives
Covid-19 Contact Tracing Playbook
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This playbook aims to provide clear, comprehensive and actionable technical guidance and tools for U.S. jurisdictions to rapidly set up and implement contact tracing to support COVID-19 containment
5/20/2020
Center for Disease Control
COVID-19 Contact Tracing Training: Guidance, Resources and Sample Training Plan
​link​
This document contains a sample training plan including training topics that may be helpful for state and local public health jurisdictions to consider when designing their own training plan for COVID-19 contact tracers. Each heading represents the learning objective for that section. Suggested training modalities/formats are provided, as well as information about sample existing trainings and resources. This document may be updated as new resources become available. For the purposes of this document, contact tracers are those who notify close contacts of COVID-19 patients of their exposures
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Partners in Health
Testing, Contact Tracing and Community Management of COVID-19
​link​
Guide to testing, tracing, and community management
4/4/2020
Center for Health Security (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)
A National Plan to Enable Comprehensive COVID-19 Case Finding and Contact Tracing in the US
​link​
National plan to enable comprehensive case finding and contact tracing in the US
4/10/2020
State of Massachusetts
Rapid Design, Development & Operation of a Scalable COVID-19 Contact Tracing Workforce & Automation Capability
​link​
Community Tracing Collaborative plan
4/28/2020
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Making Contact: A Training for COVID-19 Contact Tracers
​link​
Training for Contact Tracers
4/28/2020
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
A Coordinated, National Approach to Scaling Public Health Capacity for Contact Tracing and Disease Investigation
​link​
Scaling public health capacity for contact tracing and disease investigation
4/1/2020
National Coalition of STD Directors
MAKING CONTACT: A TRAINING FOR COVID-19 CONTACT TRACERS
​link​
Training for Contact Tracers
4/28/2020
Denver Prevention Training Center
Metro Denver COVID-19 Case Investigation Training Package
​link​
Case Investigation Training Package
4/8/2020
National Coalition of STD Directors
CONTACT TRACING SOCIAL TOOLKIT
​link​
Contact Tracing Social Toolkit
4/1/2020
Monroe County Department of Public Health
STD Program Resources & Trainings
​link​
Suggested script for contact tracing staff
4/1/2020
Monroe County Department of Public Health
Monroe County Department of Public Health
​link​
Contact tracing job action sheet
4/1/2020
CarePredict
How to Overcome Contact Tracing Challenges in Senior Living Facilities
​link​
Overcome contact tracing challenges in senior living facilities
3/31/2020
Pennsylvania Department of Health Services
Steps to Conduct Contact Tracing for a COVID-19-positive Case
​link​
Contact tracing guidance for Long-term care facilities
3/21/2020
SwipedOn
A Guide To Contact Tracing for Your Workplace
​link​
Contact Tracing for your office
5/5/2020
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Ebola Contact Tracing, DGMQ Traveler Notification and Monitoring and Movement Documents
​link​
North Carolina Communicable Disease Manual for Ebola Contact Tracing
1/21/2015
World Health Organization
Implementation and management of contact tracing for Ebola virus disease
​link​
Contact tracing for Ebola
9/1/2015
World Health Organization
Contact tracing in the context of COVID-19
​link​
When systematically applied, contact tracing will break the chains of transmission of an infectious disease and is thus an essential public health tool for controlling infectious disease outbreaks. This document provides guidance on how to establish contact tracing capacity for the control of COVID-19
5/10/2020
U.S. Digital Response
USDR Contact Tracing Playbook
​link​
A contact tracing playbook focused on tech enablement
5/2/2020
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Organization	Title	Link	Description	Publication date
Resolve to Save Lives	Covid-19 Contact Tracing Playbook	link	This playbook aims to provide clear, comprehensive and actionable technical guidance and tools for U.S. jurisdictions to rapidly set up and implement contact tracing to support COVID-19 containment	5/20/2020
Center for Disease Control	COVID-19 Contact Tracing Training: Guidance, Resources and Sample Training Plan	link	This document contains a sample training plan including training topics that may be helpful for state and local public health jurisdictions to consider when designing their own training plan for COVID-19 contact tracers. Each heading represents the learning objective for that section. Suggested training modalities/formats are provided, as well as information about sample existing trainings and resources. This document may be updated as new resources become available. For the purposes of this document, contact tracers are those who notify close contacts of COVID-19 patients of their exposures
Partners in Health	Testing, Contact Tracing and Community Management of COVID-19	link	Guide to testing, tracing, and community management	4/4/2020
Center for Health Security (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)	A National Plan to Enable Comprehensive COVID-19 Case Finding and Contact Tracing in the US	link	National plan to enable comprehensive case finding and contact tracing in the US	4/10/2020
State of Massachusetts	Rapid Design, Development & Operation of a Scalable COVID-19 Contact Tracing Workforce & Automation Capability	link	Community Tracing Collaborative plan	4/28/2020
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials	Making Contact: A Training for COVID-19 Contact Tracers	link	Training for Contact Tracers	4/28/2020
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials	A Coordinated, National Approach to Scaling Public Health Capacity for Contact Tracing and Disease Investigation	link	Scaling public health capacity for contact tracing and disease investigation	4/1/2020
National Coalition of STD Directors	MAKING CONTACT: A TRAINING FOR COVID-19 CONTACT TRACERS	link	Training for Contact Tracers	4/28/2020
Denver Prevention Training Center	Metro Denver COVID-19 Case Investigation Training Package	link	Case Investigation Training Package	4/8/2020
National Coalition of STD Directors	CONTACT TRACING SOCIAL TOOLKIT	link	Contact Tracing Social Toolkit	4/1/2020
Monroe County Department of Public Health	STD Program Resources & Trainings	link	Suggested script for contact tracing staff	4/1/2020
Monroe County Department of Public Health	Monroe County Department of Public Health	link	Contact tracing job action sheet	4/1/2020
CarePredict	How to Overcome Contact Tracing Challenges in Senior Living Facilities	link	Overcome contact tracing challenges in senior living facilities	3/31/2020
Pennsylvania Department of Health Services	Steps to Conduct Contact Tracing for a COVID-19-positive Case	link	Contact tracing guidance for Long-term care facilities	3/21/2020
SwipedOn	A Guide To Contact Tracing for Your Workplace	link	Contact Tracing for your office	5/5/2020
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services	Ebola Contact Tracing, DGMQ Traveler Notification and Monitoring and Movement Documents	link	North Carolina Communicable Disease Manual for Ebola Contact Tracing	1/21/2015
World Health Organization	Implementation and management of contact tracing for Ebola virus disease	link	Contact tracing for Ebola	9/1/2015
World Health Organization	Contact tracing in the context of COVID-19	link	When systematically applied, contact tracing will break the chains of transmission of an infectious disease and is thus an essential public health tool for controlling infectious disease outbreaks. This document provides guidance on how to establish contact tracing capacity for the control of COVID-19	5/10/2020
U.S. Digital Response	USDR Contact Tracing Playbook	link	A contact tracing playbook focused on tech enablement	5/2/2020