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United States COVID-19 County Policy Database, 2020-2021 (ICPSR 39109)
Released/updated on: 2024-06-11
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 2020-01-01--2021-12-31
The objective of the U.S. COVID-19 County Policy (UCCP) Database was to systematically gather, characterize, and assess geographic and longitudinal variation in U.S. COVID-19-related policies at the county and state levels. The research team gathered policy data on a weekly basis for 309 counties in 50 states and Washington D.C. Although these counties were not nationally representative, they included over half of the U.S. population and were diverse with respect to geography, the race/ethnicity of residents, and political climate. Weekly data were collected between January 2020 and December 2021 on a wide range of COVID-19-related policies that were in effect, providing a longitudinal picture of county policies during that period.
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COVID-19 Project ECHO for Nursing Homes: A Patient-centered, Randomized-controlled Trial to Implement Infection Control, United States, 2021 (ICPSR 38769)
Released/updated on: 2023-08-07
Geographic coverage: Vermont, Indiana, United States, New York (state), New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, Wisconsin
Time period: 2021-01-01--2021-12-31
Nationally, nursing homes have been devastated with 2,726,897 COVID-19 cases and 162,874 COVID-19 deaths as of November 28, 2022. Nursing homes were ill-equipped for the pandemic; though facilities are required to have infection control staff, only 3% have taken a basic infection control course. Significant research has focused on infection control in the acute care setting; however, little is known about the implementation of practices and effective interventions in nursing homes. The researchers proposed an intervention utilizing Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes), an evidence-based tele-mentoring model, to connect Penn State University experts with remote nursing home staff and administrators to proactively support evidence-based infection control guideline implementation. This study sought to answer the critical research question of how evidence-based infection control guidelines can be implemented effectively in nursing homes.