Resources

Student Wellness Handbook

Safe Start Instructional Video

Safe Start Posters

Informational Links

• Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis
• COVID-19: How much protection do face masks offer?
• Courtemanche, C. et al. (2020). Strong Social Distancing Measures In The United States Reduced The COVID-19 Growth Rate. Health Affairs, 39(7). Online report.
  Summary: The study provides direct evidence on the effectiveness of widespread community use of face masks from a natural experiment that evaluates effects of state government mandates in the U.S. for face mask use in public on COVID-19 spread.

Basics on COVID-19

• COVID-19 Basics
  Summary: Symptoms, spread, and other essential information about COVID-19.
• Get the Facts about COVID-19 – from the CDC
• What is Contact Tracing? – from the CDC
• Info in the Coronavirus Vaccine from the Mayo Clinic
• How to Understand COVID-19 Numbers
  Summary: Guide to understanding common COVID-19 metrics and how to interpret them.
• Communicating Risks to Foster Compliance from Inside Higher Ed
  Summary: Colleges are employing multipronged strategies to inform students and to encourage students to take safety precautions seriously.

Best Practices in Mask Wearing

• How to Wear a Mask – Short Explainer from the CDC
• COVID-19 Explainer on Masks – from the World Health Organization
• COVID-19: How Much Protection Do Face Masks Offer? From the Mayo Clinic
• N95 Respirators, Surgical Masks, and Face Masks – From the FDA                    
• Keep your nose masked. It’s a coronavirus super spreader.- Clip from NBC News
• Considerations for Wearing Cloth Face Coverings – from the CDC
• Masks and Face Coverings for the Coronavirus Pandemic - San Francisco Department of Public Health 

Best Practices in Personal and Household Hygiene

•  7 Steps to Washing Your Hands Properly from Healthline
• COVID-19 Safety: Tips for Travel, Restaurants and the Gym from the Mayo Clinic
• Avoiding COVID in the Home – Infographic from WebMD
  

Podcasts, Trackers and Webinars on COVID-19

• Public Health Newswire: Coronavirus Podcast
• Toward the 'New Normal' — Protecting Public Health as America Reopens
• Free short course on COVID-19 from Johns Hopkins University
• Conversations with Frontline Clinicians and Experts about COVID-19 – Video Interviews
• COVID-19 Coronavirus Tracker – Updated weekly from Kaiser Family Foundation
• State Data and Policy Actions to Address Coronavirus – from Kaiser Family Foundation

Evidence of Effectiveness of Masks and Physical Distancing

• Chu, D. K., et al. (2020). Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet, 395(10242), 1973-1987. DOI:
  Summary: Evidence shows that physical distancing is highly effective and that face masks are associated with protection.
• Chughtai, A. et al. (2020). Effectiveness of Cloth Masks for Protection Against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26(10). Online report.
  Summary: Cloth masks fine for community and can be improved with multiple layers and careful handling. 
  Lyu, W. & Wehby, G.L. (2020). Community Use of Face Masks and COVID-19: Evidence From a Natural Experiment of State Mandates in the US. Health Affairs, 39(8), 1-7. 
  Summary: Mandating face mask use in public is associated with a decline in the daily COVID-19 growth rate.
• COVID-19 Model Projects Nearly 180,000 U.S. Deaths from Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
  Summary: High levels of mask wearing could reduce forecasted deaths by nearly 33,060.

COVID-19 Health Equity Resources

• Health Equity Resources from the American Medical Association
• COVID-19 in Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups from the CDC