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Carolinas Pandemic Preparedness

July 2021

Monthly Taskforce Meeting

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Presentations

Maya Pack and Kathy Colville:
- The Carolinas Pandemic Preparedness Task Force
Kimberly Clement:
- NC Pandemic Perspectives, Emergency Management and Emergency Services
Tom Allen:
- SC Office of Regulatory Staff (ORS) – Pandemic Response and Preparedness
Elizabeth Cuervo Tilson:
- NC State Health Agency Perspective

Background Materials

General

IMPH and NCIOM:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:
- Public Health Emergency Support Functions
Federal Emergency Management Agency:
- Emergency Management in the United States
North Carolina Medical Journal:
- COVID-19 and the Drivers of Health

North Carolina

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services:
- COVID-19 Dashboard
North Carolina Emergency Operations Plan Summary (additional information linked here)

South Carolina

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control:
- COVID-19 Dashboards
South Carolina Emergency Operations Plan

Education

The State:
- SC schools haven’t been able to reach 16,000 students during COVID-19 outbreak
- SC students experienced significant learning loss during pandemic, study finds
The Washington Post:
- How the pandemic is reshaping education
Fast Company:
- What we learned about the future of education from COVID-19
Human Rights Watch:
- “Years Don’t Wait for Them” Increased Inequalities in Children’s Right to Education Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic

Health

National Network of Public Health Institutes:
- Challenges and Opportunities for Strengthening the US Public Health Infrastructure
National Center for Biotechnology Information:
- Recommendations for Keeping Parks and Green Space Accessible for Mental and Physical Health During COVID-19 and Other Pandemics
National Center for Biotechnology Information:
- Infectious disease pandemic planning and response: Incorporating decision analysis

Disparities

IMPH:
- SC IMPH Releases COVID-19 Health Disparities Report + One-Pager
- Newly Released DHEC Death Count Data Shows Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Black Residents in all Regions of South Carolina

Planning

Brookings: Preparing for the next pandemic: Early lessons from COVID-19

COVID-19 Legislation & Data Tracking

IMPH:

Background Materials