Welcome to the introductory online course for entry-level COVID-19 case investigators and contact tracers, for use by health agencies in rapid training of new staff. The training will be augmented by state/local specific training required to orient individuals to jurisdiction-specific protocols. This training focuses on building knowledge for remote contact tracing.
Course content reviewed for accuracy as of January 26, 2023. As the COVID-19 situation evolves, course content will be reviewed and updated on a quarterly basis.
ASTHO and NCSD thank the partners who provided input, expert review, and/or source material for training development, including:
- Cardea Services - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) - Michigan Department of Health and Human Services - National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) - NCSD Disease Intervention Specialist Committee - Public Health Foundation - Resolve to Save Lives and Vital Strategies - Texas Department of State Health Services - Virginia Department of Health - Washington State Department of Health -
NAVIGATION TIPS:
- A navigation box is located on the right-hand side of the screen and contains arrows to advance to the next lesson or return to a previous lesson. Before advancing, but after you have completed the lesson, select "Mark Completed" under the navigation box.
- Any additional materials and resources are posted under the navigation box under Lesson Files and Lesson Links.
- You also have the option of viewing each lesson in FullScreen mode. To close the FullScreen mode and access the lesson files and links or navigate to the next lesson, select the escape key (Esc).
Supported Browsers: When accessing this course, please be sure to use the most updated version of one of the browsers identified below. This course is not supported on any version of the Internet Explorer browser. You may need to enable pop-ups to view the lessons.
Windows: Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox.
Apple MacOS: Safari 3.0 or higher, Microsoft edge, Google Chrome, Firefox.
To begin the course, select the top lesson from the lesson bar(s) below.
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