Cultural Considerations in COVID-19 Occurrence in Special Populations and Potential Implications for Indian Country | CDC/FDA Updates | December 14, 2020
Date of Presentation: December 14, 2020
Type: Past Presentation
Audience: Clinical
Program: Virology
Keywords: #covid clinical updates #covid resource drop #cultural considerations
In this series of presentations, Dr. Thomas Becker, Medical Epidemiologist and ECHO faculty member, provides a summary and article review of cultural considerations in Covid-19 occurrence in special populations and potential implications for Indian country. Then, Temet McMichael, PhD, Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer for Public Health Seattle and King County, provides a number of valuable COVID-19 related resources produced by the CDC and FDA.
Recording:
Presented by:
Dr. Temet McMichael, Dr. Thomas Becker
Temet McMichael, PhD, is an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the Public Health Division for Seattle and King County.
Thomas Becker, MD, PhD, is a medical epidemiologist, and trained in internal medicine, anthropology, and public health; he began his career at the University of New Mexico before moving to the Northwest about 20 years ago. Since his arrival in Portland, Becker has worked with the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board and Oregon Health & Science University. He has published on a diverse range of American Indian health issues, including both infectious and chronic diseases. And with the Indian Health Board, he has been involved in etiologic studies, community prevention programs and education programs to improve career opportunities for people in tribes nationwide.
Resources Provided:
- Cultural Considerations in Covid-19 Occurrence in Special Populations—Implications for Indian Country (Presentation Slides)
- CDC and FDA Updates (Presentation Slides)
- Multidisciplinary Community-Based Investigation of a COVID-19 Outbreak Among Marshallese and Hispanic/Latino Communities — Benton and Washington Counties, Arkansas, March–June 2020
- COVID-19 Outbreak in an Amish Community — Ohio, May 2020
- COVID-19 Data Tracker
- Social Media Toolkit
- Social Media: Holidays
- Considerations for Food Pantries and Food Distribution Sites
- Guidance for Dental Settings
- Ventilation
- COVID-19 Mortality Among AI/AN Persons – 14 states, January – June 2020
- Racial and Ethnic Differences in Parental Attitudes and Concerns About School Reopening During the COVID-19 Pandemic – United States, July 2020
- Implementing Mitigation Strategies in Early Care and Educational Settings for Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission – Eight States, September – October 2020
- Trends in US ED Visits Related to Suspected or Confirmed Child Abuse and Neglect Among Children and Adolescents
- The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ Interim Recommendation for Allocating Initial Supplies of COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, 2020
- Recommendations for Tribal Ceremonies and Gatherings During the COVID-19 Outbreak
- Coronavirus Disease 2019
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes First Direct-to-Consumer COVID-19 Test System
- EUA Summary for the Quest Diagnostics RC COVID-19 +Flu RT-PCR Self Collection
- New Policy on Dry Heat for Reuse of Certain Respirators
- WA DOH, Literature Reports
Date added: December 14, 2020