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• Disseminated a COVID-19 ELR Capabilities and
Needs Assessment to better understand the ELR-
related technical assistance needs of public health
agencies.
CSTE Response Coordination: By The Numbers
• Collaborated with CDC to develop interim guidance
for a consensus-based definition of COVID-19-
associated deaths.
• Collaborated with the School Support Section of 2021 All State Epidemiologist Call Attendance
CDC’s STLT Support Taskforce to develop guidance
for standardized school surveillance classification of 230
clusters and outbreaks.
• Curated the CSTE COVID-19 Response Resource 190
Repository and related discussion forums to
encourage jurisdictional sharing of information, 150
resources, best practices and challenges.
• Compiled and maintained the ELR Points of Contacts 110
list for laboratories and other reporting entities.
• Collaborated with CDC to conduct a national 70
assessment and summary report exploring gaps in Winter Spring Summer Fall
public health reporting of race and ethnicity data for
COVID-19.

• Through the CSTE Tribal Epidemiology Workgroup, Digests & Ad Hoc Emails CSTE-Hosted Webinars
published an article in CDC’s Morbidity and
Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on COVID-19
mortality among American Indian and Alaska 280 100
Native Persons.