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Ethnicity & disease · Jan 2020
EditorialContact Tracing: A Clarion Call for National Training Standards.
- Bettina M Beech and LeChauncy Woodard.
- Office of the Provost, University of Houston, Houston, TX.
- Ethn Dis. 2020 Jan 1; 30 (3): 437-440.
AbstractAs of late May 2020, more than 1.5 million people had tested positive for coronavirus infection in the United States; however, only 3% of Americans had been tested. However, testing is only one of the key elements in the effort to control communicable diseases. There is a need to investigate others who may have been exposed to the virus; this can be accomplished through a foundational public health strategy - contact tracing. Most public health students and professionals have been introduced to the concept of contact tracing; however, competency in this area is undetermined. The purpose of this perspective is to call for national standards for contact tracing training programs that lead to a widely recognized certification process.Copyright © 2020, Ethnicity & Disease, Inc.
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