The availability of high quality and adequate quantity of personal protective equipment (PPE), along with compliance to personal infection control protocols (such as hand hygiene and physical distancing) play a critical role in disease prevention.
These present challenges for community health centers (CHC) which provide care to a mostly underserved population that depends on local healthcare facilities for medical care and treatment. The pandemic necessitated the institution of certain public health measures, which have inadvertently created barriers and prevented the already vulnerable population from accessing and receiving quality care.
David Ray Garcia, Mounika Nekkanti, Anya Snyder, and Gene Yeh develop a plan to provide alternate ways to provide health care services without sacrificing quality. Their guide utilizes best practices to maintain patient and employee safety, infection control policies, and occupational health and safety protocols.
Download their plan here