COVID-19 Resources
For the latest news and development in the COVID-19 pandemic, please visit the following webpages, which are run by health and public health authorities and updated frequently.
CPEHN COVID-19 Equity Resources:
World:
National:
- Center for Disease Control: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | CDC
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) | National Institutes of Health
- Academia & Media:
- Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Map
- Public Health On Call Daily podcast from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health featuring scientific and evidence-based insights on COVID-19
- Politico: Coronavirus by State Map | Testing in the US | Chart of New Cases
- LA Times: California coronavirus cases: Tracking the outbreak
- American Public Health Association: COVID-19
- Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Map
California:
- The Governor’s Official COVID-19 Landing Page (covid19.ca.gov): California Coronavirus COVID-19 Response
- California Health and Human Services: data on COVID-19 hospital and statewide patient case statistics
- California Department of Public Health: nCoV2019
- COVID-19 County Specific Lines: COVID-19 County Offices
- California Department of Health Care Services: DHCS COVID‑19 Response
- California Department of Managed Health Care: https://www.dmhc.ca.gov/COVID-19.aspx
- California Department of Aging: https://www.aging.ca.gov/covid19/
- CA Legislative Analyst’s Office: Federal Actions Affecting California
- Los Angeles County:
- LA County Dept. of Public Health: Confronting COVID-19: LA County Responds
- LA County tracker: County of Los Angeles COVID-19 Dashboard
Language Access:
For more comprehensive and population specific analyses of the CARES Act visit:
- California Budget and Policy Center Federal Fiscal Relief and COVID-19: Implications for Californians (4/3/2020)
- National Immigration Law Center (NILC): Understanding the Impact of Key Provisions of COVID-19 Relief Bills on Immigrant Communities (4/1/2020)
- Justice in Aging: The “CARES Act:” What’s in It & What’s Missing (3/31/2020)
- Western Center on Law & Poverty (WCLP): Analysis of Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (3/27/2020)
- National Council of Nonprofits: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act CARES Act (Pub. L. 116-136)
- Health Consumer Alliance: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information
Mental Health Resources:
Community
- If you are in need of mental health services, call your local county mental health line.
- 24-hour Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 or text 838255
- 24-hour Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 or click Chat Now
Advocates
- National Alliance on Mental Health Illness: COVID-19 Resource and Information Guide
- National Health Law Program: During the COVID-19 Pandemic, States Need to Rethink their Delivery of Behavioral Health Services
- California LGBTQ Health and Human Services Network: How COVID-19 impacts LGBTQ people
- California Pan-Ethnic Health Network: Mental Health Inequities Persist.
American Psychological Association (APA)
- Telephone psychotherapy: Ensuring patients have access to effective care
- Four pieces of ethical advice for practitioners during COVID-19
- Connecting with children and adolescents via telehealth during COVID-19
Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)
- DHCS Information Notice 20-009 Guidance on COVID-19 for Behavioral Health
- COVID-19 FAQ for Behavioral Health
- DHCS Essential Workforce Letter
For more frequent updates on health policy and updates impacting California’s most vulnerable communities, please read our biweekly Equity in Crisis newsletters and visit our live CBO resource guide: https://bit.ly/3bzI9cB