Research & Evaluation
COVID-19 Resource Center
The Georgia Health Policy Center has gathered trusted and informative resources on COVID-19 across a wide range of health topics. If your organization has a resource to include in the list, please email us at [email protected].
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- American Public Health Association
- Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
- Build Healthy Places Network
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CDC Foundation
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Health Affairs
- Health Resources and Services Administration
- HealthIT.gov
- Grantmakers in Health
- Johns Hopkins University & Medicine
- Kresge Foundation
- Kaiser Family Foundation
- National Academy for State Health Policy
- National Association of Counties
- National Association of County and City Health Officials
- National Network of Public Health Institutes
- National Institutes of Health
- National Rural Health Association
- PolicyMap
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Trust for America’s Health
- U.S. COVID-19 Atlas Community
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Stress & Coping
- de Beaumont Foundation and Well Being Trust, Supporting a Nation in Crisis: Solutions for Local Leaders to Improve Mental Health and Well-Being During and Post-COVID-19
- Family-Run Executive Director Leadership Association, Coping Under Covid-19: Managing Behavior and Having a Safety Plan for Children and Youth with Behavioral Health Needs When Staying at Home
- Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Behavioral Health Link, and Beacon Health Options, Georgia COVID-19 Emotional Support Line, 866-399-8938 (call or text)
- Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Georgia Crisis and Access Line
- Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network, Georgia Peer2Peer Warm Line (888-945-1414)
- Georgia State University School of Social Work, When Trauma Comes with the Job (podcast)
- Georgia State University College of Education and Human Development, Parenting During a Pandemic
- Grantmakers In Health, The Urgent Need for Nature During and After COVID-19
- Mental Health America, Mental Health and COVID-19 Information and Resources
- National Alliance on Mental Illness, COVID-19 Resource and Information Guide
- National Institute of Health Care Management, The Science of Happiness, Health & Well-being during COVID-19 (webinar recording)
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Sharing Resources on Coping with COVID-19
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), COVID-19 Resources for People with Substance Use Disorders and in Recovery
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Social Isolation and Health
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Training and Technical Assistance Related to COVID-19
- The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Resources for Autism and Care Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
- CATCH, “Health at Home” At-Home & Distance Learning Resources for Parents and Teachers
- Darebee, Fitness resource with workout of the day, programs, and more
- Eat Smart, Move More NC, Energizers for Schools
- Georgia State University College of Education & Human Development, High School E-Modules
- GoNoodle, Movement and mindfulness videos
- HealthMPowers, Virtual Learning Website for Healthy eating, hand-washing, and physical activity resources
- HOPSports, Brain Breaks
- Kaiser Permanente, When Learning Starts: Playbook for Healthy School Communities
- Online Physical Education Network, Active Home Resources and Early Care Resources
- Trust for America’s Health, Beyond School Walls: How Federal, State and Local Entities are Adapting Policies to Ensure Student Access to Healthy Meals During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Administration for Community Living (ACL), ACL’s COVID Vaccination FAQs for the Aging Network
- American Psychological Association, Building Vaccine Confidence Through Community Engagement
- Association of University Centers on Disabilities, FAQ: COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Considerations for the Disability Community
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19 Vaccination
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19 Vaccination Toolkits
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Social Media Toolkit: COVID-19 Vaccinations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vaccinating Homebound Persons With COVID-19 Vaccine
- de Beaumont Foundation, New Poll Reveals Most Effective Language to Improve COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance
- Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor Dashboard
- National Academy for State Health Policy, States Identify and Address COVID-19 Vaccine Disparities through Targeted Rollout and Outreach
- National Center for State Courts, the American Bar Association, and the National Guardianship Association, Frequently Asked Questions by Guardians about the COVID-19 Vaccine for Long-Term Care Facility Residents
- National Health Care for the Homeless Council, COVID-19 and the HCH Community, Vaccines for Patients and Staff
- Public Health Communications Collaborative, Misinformation Alerts
- Rural Health Information Hub, COVID-19 Vaccination in Rural Areas
- UNICEF Programme Division, Health Section, Immunization Unit C4D team, in collaboration with The Public Good Projects, First Draft and Yale Institute of Global Health, Vaccine Misinformation Management Field Guide
- American Public Health Association, COVID-19 and Health Equity Webinars: Exploring Disparities and Long-Term Health Impacts
- Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) Experts Blog, Health Equity During COVID-19- Top Strategies for an Equity-Focused Recovery Strategy
- Atlanta Regional Collaborative for Health Improvement, Health Equity: The Urgency of Now Webinar Series, Part 1 and Part 2
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC COVID-19 Response Health Equity Strategy: Accelerating Progress Towards Reducing COVID-19 Disparities and Achieving Health Equity
- Health Affairs Blog, Addressing Racial Health Disparities In The COVID-19 Pandemic: Immediate And Long-Term Policy Solutions
- Journal of General Internal Medicine, COVID-19 and Health Disparities: The Reality of “The Great Equalizer”
- Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Call to Action to Identify and Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities
- Journal of the American Medical Association, COVID-19 and African Americans
- National Academy for State Health Policy, How States Report COVID-19 Data by Race and Ethnicity
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, COVID-19 Response and Recovery Work
- The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Racial Disparity of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in African American Communities
- The Journal of Rural Health, The COVID‐19 Pandemic Illuminates Persistent and Emerging Disparities among Rural Black Populations
- The New York Times, The Fullest Look Yet at the Racial Inequity of Coronavirus
- Urban Institute, Dr. Camara Jones Explains the Cliff of Good Health (video)
- AcademyHealth Blog, Pandemic Points to Need to Rethink and Reinvest in Health Care Workforce
- Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc., When COVID-19 Gives You Lemons: Pivoting to Virtual Community Engagement
- Georgia State University Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Forecasting the Impact of Coronavirus on Georgia’s Future Resources (podcast)
- Grantmakers in Health, COVID-19: Why We Need Palliative Care More than Ever
- Health Affairs, Community Workers Lend Human Connection To COVID-19 Response
- Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) Health Forum, The COVID-19 Pandemic Underscores the Need to Address Structural Challenges of the US Health Care System
- Kaiser Health News, Dental and Doctors’ Offices Still Struggling with COVID Job Loss
- National Academy for State Health Policy, Should We Re-Invent State Health Planning and Certificate-of-Need Programs?
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban Institute, The COVID-19 Pandemic: Insurer Insights into Challenges, Implications, and Lessons Learned
- The Commonwealth Fund, The Crises — and Opportunities — of the COVID-19 Pandemic
- AARP Foundation, Connect 2 Affect – information and resources to address social isolation
- Administration for Community Living, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Advancing States, COVID-19 Resources and Addressing Social Isolation for Older Adults during the COVID-19 Crisis
- Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS), Member Survey and “Pulse-Take”
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, COVID-19 Partner Toolkit
- Family Caregiver Alliance, Coronavirus-related Resources and Articles for Caregivers
- Georgia’s Aging and Disability Resource Connection, Information, Referrals, and Access to Services
- Georgia Department of Community Health, COVID-19 Division and Office Updates
- Kaiser Health News, Life Beyond COVID Seclusion: Seniors See Challenges And Change Ahead
- LeadingAge, Coronavirus Resources for Long-term Services and Supports Providers
- Association of American Medical Colleges, The Way Forward on COVID-19: A Road Map to Reset the Nation’s Approach to the Pandemic
- Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) Experts Blog, The New Frontier of Digital Proximity Tracing
- CDC Foundation, COVID-19 Public Health Toolkit
- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Public Health on Call (podcast)
- Johns Hopkins University Center for Global Health, COVID-19 Resources
- National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP), Each State’s COVID-19 Reopening and Reclosing Plans and Mask Requirements
- National Association of Counties (NaCO), Counties Matter: COVID-19
- State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC), State-Specific Surveys Encompassing Residents’ COVID-19 Experiences
- The Commonwealth Fund, What Can the U.S. Learn from Innovative Strategies Used in Other Countries to Respond to COVID-19?
- The Nation’s Health – A Publication of the American Public Health Association, How Will COVID-19 Reshape Future of US Public Health? Field Expected to Evolve Post-Pandemic
- Trust for America’s Health, What we are learning from COVID-19 about being prepared for a public health emergency
- World Health Organization, Rolling Updates on Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
- Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) Experts Blog, States Support Rural Hospitals While COVID-19 Highlights Challenges
- Journal of Rural Health, Unequal Distribution of COVID-19 Risk among Rural Residents by Race and Ethnicity
- Legato Healthcare Marketing and NRHA, Free rural health COVID-19 “Call First” Communications Toolkit
- National Network of Public Health Institute’s Public Health Learning Network, COVID in Rural Communities: Two Perspectives on the Response in Iowa
- National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health, COVID-19 Resources
- Rural Health Information Hub, Rural Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties and Counties with COVID-19 Cases Animated Map
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, COVID-19 Federal Rural Resource Guide
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Easy-to-Understand Telehealth Consent Form
- American Psychological Association, Connecting with Children and Adolescents via Telehealth During COVID-19
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State Medicaid & CHIP Telehealth Toolkit
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Telehealth Toolkit
- Federal Communications Commission, COVID-19 Telehealth Program Funding
- Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Coronavirus: COVID-19 Provider FAQs
- Manatt, Executive Summary: Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19
- National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Georgia, A Compilation of Resources to Help Guide Social Workers through Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers, Telehealth Resources to Address COVID-19
- Society for Clinical Psychologists, Covid-19 Resources for Clinical Psychologists
- The HIPPA Guide Healthcare Compliance, 2019 Novel Coronavirus and HIPPA Compliance
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, E-Connectivity Toolkit
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Guidelines in COVID-19 Telehealth Response
Telehealth Platforms:
- Community CareLink, Data Sharing Platform with an Option to Upload to the Patient’s EMR
- Doxy.me, Free Virtual Care Platform (HIPAA-, GDPR-, and HITECH-compliant)
- eClinicalWorks, Secure, Cloud-Based Solutions to Healthcare IT Needs
- Google Duo, Video-Calling App
- Reconnect 4 Health, HIPAA-Compliant Remote Patient Monitoring
- Visuwell, Telehealth Platform for Switching to Low-Bandwidth
- Vsee, HIPAA-Compliant Telehealth Platform
- Zipnoses, Platform to Support Administrative Tasks
- Zoom, HIPAA-Compliant Platform for Telehealth Visits
Teledentistry:
- Dental Economics, Asynchronous Teledentistry: It’s Like a DVR for Patient Care
- DentaQuest, Leveraging Teledentistry to Close Gaps in Oral Health
Teledentistry Platforms:
- Dentrix Enterprise, Cloud-based or Downloadable Dental Practice Management Software
- Eagle Soft, Teledentistry Platform
- Teledent by Mouth Watch, Teledentistry Platform
- Teledentix, Comprehensive Teledentistry Software