Welcome to the Partnership for Healthy Cities COVID-19 Response Center
Cities are at the forefront of the COVID-19 crisis. The Partnership for Healthy Cities COVID-19 Response Center is home to practical guidance and tools to support cities in four technical areas:
Featured Resources
Staying Alert: Navigating COVID-19 Risk Toward a New Normal
This briefing note explains alert-level systems for COVID-19, Compares models from several countries, and provides the key principles and potential pitfalls to be aware of when developing these systems.
Revealing the Toll of COVID-19: A Technical Package for Rapid Mortality Surveillance and Epidemic Response
Guidance to implement rapid mortality surveillance (RMS) and excess mortality estimation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on implementation in low-resource settings. This includes settings with largely paper based systems of data collection.
Adapting Public Health and Social Measures for Resource-Constrained Settings
This briefing note outlines practical guidance for adapting public health and social measures (PHSMs) to local contexts in resource-constrained settings, with a focus on maintaining public health benefits while reducing negative social and economic impacts.
Communicating About Road Safety During COVID-19
Streets are emptier but vehicular speeds have increased amidst more bicycle and pedestrian use of roads. This document provides guidance on communication with the public and media on road safety during COVID-19.
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“The Partnership for Healthy Cities initiative has been successful in bringing global cities together to advance public health – and now, in the face of the coronavirus crisis, it is stepping up to help local leaders around the world save even more lives.”
Michael R. Bloomberg