How to Quickly Scale Up Contact Tracing Across the US

Offered By: TED via YouTube

Course Description

Overview

Explore a 15-minute TED Talk on scaling up contact tracing across the United States to combat COVID-19. Learn from Joia Mukherjee, chief medical officer of Partners in Health, as she discusses strategies for implementing large-scale contact tracing, particularly for vulnerable communities. Discover the importance of a compassionate approach in this critical public health effort, and gain insights into the challenges and solutions for effectively tracking virus exposure. Understand how this ambitious plan, part of The Audacious Project, aims to support public health agencies in their fight against the pandemic.

Syllabus

Intro
What is contact tracing
Equity
Scale
Contact tracing
Contact tracing scale

Taught by

TED

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