Building Informatics Capacity of Local Health Departments to Combat COVID-19: A Call to Action

Authors

Anjum Khurshid, University of Texas at AustinFollow
Gulzar H. Shah, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public HealthFollow
Tran Nguyen, Augusta UniversityFollow
Jeffery A. Jones, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public HealthFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2020

Publication Title

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

DOI

10.1097/PHH.0000000000001201

ISSN

1550-5022

Abstract

In December 2019, a new outbreak caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was reported in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Within weeks, the outbreak spread to other countries. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak constituted a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) a global pandemic. On March 13, 2020, the President of the United States announced the coronavirus pandemic a national disaster.¹ By April 17, 2020, worldwide confirmed cases of COVID-19 had reached 2 240 191 and rising. Globally, more than 153 822 deaths were linked to COVID-19. In the United States, by this same date, confirmed COVID-19 cases had climbed to 699 706, with more than 36 773 deaths.²

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Recommended Citation

Khurshid, Anjum, Gulzar H. Shah, Tran Nguyen, Jeffery A. Jones. 2020. "Building Informatics Capacity of Local Health Departments to Combat COVID-19: A Call to Action." Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 26 (4): 322-324: Wolters Kluwer Health. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001201 source: https://journals.lww.com/jphmp/Fulltext/2020/07000/Building_Informatics_Capacity_of_Local_Health.8.aspx
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