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Displaying records 21 through 40 (48 total).

2021. 远距医疗看诊须知 (普通话画外音，简体字), Chinese, Simplified [What to Expect from a Telehealth Visit]. [Honolulu, HI]: Western States Regional Genetics Network, 6 m 18 s.

Annotation: This video was created by the Western States Regional Genetics Network (WSRGN) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to help families navigate the transition to telehealth. WSRGN initially produced the video in English and Spanish, and later extended the series to include Vietnamese, Samoan, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), and Tagalog with support from AMCHP through its CARES Act funding.

Keywords: Covid-19 [suggested keyword], Telemedicine, Consumer education, Confidentiality, Medicare

2021. 遠距醫療看診須知 (普通話配音，繁體文本), Chinese, Traditional [What to Expect from a Telehealth Visit]. [Honolulu, HI]: Western States Regional Genetics Network, 6 m 25 s.

Annotation: This video was created by the Western States Regional Genetics Network (WSRGN) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to help families navigate the transition to telehealth. WSRGN initially produced the video in English and Spanish, and later extended the series to include Vietnamese, Samoan, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), and Tagalog with support from AMCHP through its CARES Act funding.

Keywords: Covid-19 [suggested keyword], Telemedicine, Consumer education, Confidentiality, Medicare

2021. Tapenapenaga mo se Talavai e Faia i le Telehealth, Samoan [What to Expect from a Telehealth Visit]. [Honolulu, HI]: Western States Regional Genetics Network, 10 m 51 s.

Annotation: This video was created by the Western States Regional Genetics Network (WSRGN) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to help families navigate the transition to telehealth. WSRGN initially produced the video in English and Spanish, and later extended the series to include Vietnamese, Samoan, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), and Tagalog with support from AMCHP through its CARES Act funding.

Keywords: Covid-19 [suggested keyword], Telemedicine, Consumer education, Confidentiality, Medicare

2021. Những điều quý vị cần biết về cuộc khám bệnh qua Telehealth, Vietnamese [What to Expect from a Telehealth Visit]. [Honolulu, HI]: Western States Regional Genetics Network, 6 m 58 s.

Annotation: This video was created by the Western States Regional Genetics Network (WSRGN) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to help families navigate the transition to telehealth. WSRGN initially produced the video in English and Spanish, and later extended the series to include Vietnamese, Samoan, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), and Tagalog with support from AMCHP through its CARES Act funding.

Keywords: Covid-19 [suggested keyword], Telemedicine, Consumer education, Confidentiality, Confidentiality, Medicare

2021. Qué esperar de una visita de telesalud, Spanish [What to Expect from a Telehealth Visit]. [Honolulu, HI]: Western States Regional Genetics Network, 9 m 00 s.

Annotation: This video was created by the Western States Regional Genetics Network (WSRGN) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to help families navigate the transition to telehealth. WSRGN initially produced the video in English and Spanish, and later extended the series to include Vietnamese, Samoan, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), and Tagalog with support from AMCHP through its CARES Act funding.

Keywords: Covid-19 [suggested keyword], Telemedicine, Consumer education, Confidentiality, Medicare

2021. What to Expect from a Telehealth Visit, English. [Honolulu, HI]: Western States Regional Genetics Network, 6 m 54 s.

Annotation: This video was created by the Western States Regional Genetics Network (WSRGN) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to help families navigate the transition to telehealth. WSRGN initially produced the video in English and Spanish, and later extended the series to include Vietnamese, Samoan, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), and Tagalog with support from AMCHP through its CARES Act funding.

Keywords: Covid-19 [suggested keyword], Telemedicine, Consumer education, Confidentiality, Medicare

2021. State and Territory Policy Strategies Supporting MCH During COVID-19 (National Governors Association). [Washington, DC]: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, 1 pp.

Annotation: This report presents survey results showing state and territory policy strategies for supporting maternal and child health during COVID-19. The data indicates varying levels of implementation across multiple initiatives, including creating auxiliary maternity units, supporting birthing options, requiring implicit bias training, covering telehealth services, and tracking quality measures. The policies particularly focus on ensuring equity in birthing options for populations affected by racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities, with specific attention to data collection, vaccination strategies, and expanding healthcare professional scope of practice.

Keywords: Covid-19, Pregnant women, Postpartum women, Infant health, State policies, Surveys, Telemedicine

American Dental Association. 2020. Interim mask and face shield guidelines. Chicago, IL: American Dental Association, 1 p.

Porembski P, Cuny E, Eklund K. 2020. What about flossing and brushing? Are there recommendations on how to do that more safely?. Chicago, IL: American Dental Association and Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention, 1 video (1 min.)

American Dental Hygienists' Association. 2020. ADHA interim guidance on returning to work. Chicago, IL: American Dental Hygienists' Association, 15 pp.

Annotation: These guidelines for dental hygienists provide information on returning to work during the COVI -19 pandemic. Topics include COVID-19 testing before opening a dental office, work environment, patient preparation, special considerations for providing dental hygiene care, personal protective equipment (PPE), donning and doffing PPE, and disinfection. For each section, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance is included. A COVID-19 patient screening questionnaire and a dental hygienist readiness to return to work questionnaire are also included.

Keywords: COVID-19, Dental hygiene, Disease transmission, Infectious diseases, Oral health, Protocols, Safety, Virus diseases

National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Division of Viral Diseases. 2020. Framework for healthcare systems providing non-COVID-19 clinical care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 item.

Annotation: This framework provides health care systems with information about delivering health care during the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides key considerations for health care delivery, including care for dental emergencies, with links to additional information. A table that lays out a system for delivering health care by potential for patient harm and degree of community transmission, including examples, is provided.

Keywords: COVID-19, Disease transmission, Health care delivery, Infectious diseases, Oral health, Protocols, Safety, Virus diseases

National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Division of Viral Diseases. 2020. Guidance for dental settings: Interim infection prevention and control guidance for dental settings during the COVID-19 response. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 item.

Annotation: This guidance discusses infection prevention and control for oral health settings during the COVID19 pandemic. Topics include patient management, facility considerations, equipment considerations, administrative control and work practices, and engineering controls. Additional topics include hygiene, universal source controls, using personal protective equipment, sterilizing and disinfection, considerations for additional precautions or strategies for treating patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19, considerations for use of test-based strategies to inform patient care, monitoring and managing staff, and education and training.

Keywords: COVID-19, Disease transmission, Health care delivery, Infectious diseases, Oral health, Protocols, Safety, Virus diseases

National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Division of Viral Diseases. 2020. Interim infection prevention and control recommendations for patients with suspected or confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in healthcare settings. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 item.

Annotation: This guidance provides infection prevention and control (IPC) recommendations for health care workers, including oral health care workers, during the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides background and discusses routine IPC during the pandemic and IPC practices when caring for a patient with confirmed COVID-19 infection. Information about airborne infection, isolation rooms, respirators, and face masks is included, along with a list of definitions.

Keywords: COVID-19, Disease transmission, Guidelines, Infectious diseases, Virus diseases

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 2020. Non-emergent, elective medical services, and treatment recommendations. Baltimore, MD: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2 pp.

Annotation: These recommendations discuss health services that can be deferred, such as non-emergent, elective, and preventive health services for patients, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The following considerations for providing care are offered: ability to implement telehealth, virtual check-ins, and/or remote monitoring; personal protective equipment availability; staffing availability; medical office/ambulatory service location capacity; community testing capability; health and age of each individual and their risk for severe disease resulting from COVID-19 infection; and urgency of treatment or service.

Keywords: COVID-19, Disease transmission, Health care delivery, Infectious diseases, Oral health, Protocols, Safety, Virus diseases, telehealth

U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 2020. Dentistry workers and employers. Washington, DC: U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 1 item.

Annotation: This guidance for dental office staff is intended to help prevent COVID-19 transmission. It addresses the following topics: elimination, engineering controls, administrative controls, safe work practices, and personal protective equipment (PPE). Flexibility related to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) PPE requirements and prioritization of PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic are discussed, along with differences between OSHA prevention guidance and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations.

Keywords: COVID-19, Disease transmission, Health care delivery, Infectious diseases, Oral health, Protocols, Safety, Virus diseases

McMillen Health. 2020. Toothbrushing and COVID-19. Fort Wayne, IN: McMillen Health, 2 pp.

Annotation: This fact sheet for consumers provides information about caring for young children’s mouths and teeth at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, when they may not be brushing at school owing to safety concerns. The fact sheet includes information about the importance of brushing at home; the importance of baby teeth; and things parents can do to keep children healthy, such as giving milk and water between meals only and visiting the dentist twice a year. The fact sheet is written in English and in Spanish.

Keywords: Virus diseases, COVID-19, Consumer education materials, Dental hygiene, Disease transmission, Infectious diseases, Oral health, Safety, Spanish language materials

Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention and DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement. 2020. Dental patient care in the era of COVID-19. Boston, MA: DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement, 2 pp.

Maryland Dental Action Coalition. 2020. Teledentistry in Maryland during COVID-19. Columbia, MD: Maryland Dental Action Coalition, 7 pp.

Annotation: This fact sheet provides information about what teledentistry is and how it can improve the oral health of Marylanders. It provides information about Maryland’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Maryland and Medicaid billing updates, other telehealth dentistry regulatory issues, steps to implement teledentistry, recommendations for using teledentistry during the pandemic, and teledentistry dos and don’ts for oral health professionals.

Keywords: COVID-19, Guidelines, Infectious diseases, Maryland, Oral health, State programs, Teledenistry, Telehealth

National Association of Community Health Centers and DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement. 2020. Oral health value-based care: The federally qualified health center (FQHC) story. Boston, MA: National Association of Community Health Centers and DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement, 20 pp.

Annotation: This paper provides information about a series of analyses conducted to explore oral health outcomes in federally qualified health center (FQHC) populations vs. non-FQHC populations. Topics include FQHCs and the safety net system, care innovations in FQHCs, FQHCs as a conduit for value-based payment transformation, methods, analyses results, and the impact of COVID-19 on FQHCs. Questions about how FQHCs can adapt during the COVID-19 pandemic are addressed, and key findings are included.

Keywords: COVID-19, Clinics, Disease transmission, Health services, Infectious diseases, Low income groups, Oral health, Virus diseases

National Center on Early Childhood Health and Wellness. 2020. Coronavirus disease and oral health: Information for parents about promoting good oral health at home. Itasca, IL: National Center on Early Childhood Health and Wellness, 1 p.

Annotation: This handout provides information for parents about promoting good oral health at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. It discusses the importance of serving healthy foods and drinks and promoting good oral hygiene habits to keep children’s mouths healthy during the pandemic and always. It also includes tips for eating healthy foods and drinks and practicing healthy oral hygiene habits. The handout is available in Chinese, English, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Asian language materials, COVID-19, Consumer education materials, Dental hygiene, Disease transmission, Infectious diseases, Nutrition, Oral health, Spanish language materials, Virus diseases
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