Welcome to the Partnership for Healthy Cities COVID-19 Response Center
Home to more than 50% of the global population, cities are at the forefront of the COVID-19 crisis. Supporting cities in responding to the pandemic is critical to blunting the impact of the virus. It’s urban leaders who can change the course of the pandemic, armed with scientific knowledge, best practices in crisis leadership and communication and tools for bolstering health systems and essential services.
The Partnership for Healthy Cities COVID-19 Response Center offers cities practical guidance in four technical areas. Explore the full library or click on the topic areas below for tailored resources. We also encourage you to look at past sessions in the Partnership’s virtual learning series and review frequently asked technical questions from cities worldwide.
Featured Resources
Maintaining essential mass transit in cities during COVID-19: A public health framework
This guide is designed to help cities reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission within urban mass transit systems—whether publicly or privately operated—while continuing to provide safe mobility for essential workers and access to essential services.
COVID-19 Parenting: Parenting during COVID-19 can be extra hard. It’s normal to feel stressed and overwhelmed. Here are 6 tips to make things easier for you and your children
This parents' tip sheet addresses the difficulties of parenting during COVID-19's imposition of challenges to normal family life. This material was developed by a coalition of the CDC, WHO, UNICEF, Global Partnership to End Violence, USAID, and Prenting for Lifelong Health. Resources in 100+ languages are available at https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/healthy-parenting
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Public health surveillance for COVID-19: interim guidance
This document summarizes current WHO guidance for public health surveillance of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in humans caused by infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
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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.”
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