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ATSDR Staff COVID-19 Deployments

ATSDR played an essential role in the COVID-19 response, working with CDC to protect our nation’s health and ensure that state and local public health partners and tribal nations have the resources, guidance, and scientific expertise to respond.

In 2020, to support the response, ATSDR staff

ENGAGED IN OVER
200
DEPLOYMENTS

TO

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20
STATES, TERRITORIES, AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES

HELPING COMMUNITIES AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS.

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ENGAGED IN OVER 200 DEPLOYMENTS TO 20 STATES, TERRITORIES, AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES


HELPING COMMUNITIES AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS.

Progression from a location marker (representing local levels), the state of Georgia (representing state levels), to the United States of America (representing federal level).

ATSDR staff deployed across U.S. and U.S. territories, providing critical assistance from multiple locations:
LOCATIONS

  • Anchorage, AK
  • Atlanta, GA
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • Bismarck, ND
  • Boston, MA
  • Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI
  • Crow Nation, MT
  • Dallas, TX
  • Denver, CO
  • Dickenson, ND
  • Guymon, OK
  • Honolulu, HI
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Montgomery, GA
  • New York, NY
  • Omaha, NE
  • Oshkosh, WI
  • San Francisco, CA
  • San Juan, PR
  • Seattle, WA
  • St. Louis, MO
  • Washington, D.C.
Map of the U.S. and Territories with associated markers for locations that ATSDR staff provided critical assistance.
ATSDR staff shared their expertise to support a wide range of activities:
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Epidemiology and surveillance

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Worker health and safety

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Infection control

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Response leadership

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Health communication and community outreach

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Vaccine coordination

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Medical investigations

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Clinical support to deploying staff

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Data analytics and modeling

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Maritime support

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Tribal support

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International Task Force support

ATSDR staff provided support at a wide range of locations:

Local and state health departments and laboratories

Quarantine stations and COVID-19 screening sites at airports

CDC’s Occupational Health Clinic

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COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites

CDC’s Emergency Operations Center

Pork processing plants

ATSDR staff provided support at a wide range of locations:
  • Local and state health departments and laboratories
  • Quarantine stations and COVID-19 screening sites at airports
  • CDC’s Occupational Health Clinic
  • COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites
  • CDC’s Emergency Operations Center
  • Pork processing plants
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ATSDR awarded $12.5M in COVID-19 supplemental funding.
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This supported state, local, and emergency response efforts, including

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Safe cleaning and disinfection in schools and early care and education programs

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Geospatial data and analysis work such as the COVID-19 Data Tracker

ALL OF THESE ROLES WERE IMPORTANT

This support helped
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Determine rate and spread of disease

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Investigate outbreaks and control spread of disease

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Support vaccine coordination and distribution

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Support ATSDR/CDC staff well-being in the field

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Identify areas at greater risk of infection

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Build response capacity at the local, state, territorial, and tribal level

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Support safe maritime operations

Interested in learning more about CDC’s COVID-19 response efforts?

Visit https://www.cdc.gov/about/24-7/response-to-covid-19.html.

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