/tags/contact-tracing Contact Tracing en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 11 Jan 2021 22:36:21 GMT /health/2021-01-11/lost-in-translation-bilingual-contact-tracers-confront-a-failure-in-public-health-messaging Dulce Leyva is a bilingual contact tracer who lives in Reno, Nevada. Her job is to reach out to people who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and make sure they're self-isolating. And she tries to help them remember who they've been around and could have been exposed to the virus. Mon, 11 Jan 2021 22:36:21 GMT /health/2021-01-11/lost-in-translation-bilingual-contact-tracers-confront-a-failure-in-public-health-messaging Stephanie Serrano /health/2020-12-10/tracking-covids-spread-inside-a-tight-knit-latino-community People fighting the spread of COVID-19 face many unique challenges when doing contact tracing among low-income Latino immigrants in tight-knit communities. Long-standing health care disparities, job insecurity, immigration status, language barriers and a profound distrust of government all complicate the already tricky task. Thu, 10 Dec 2020 20:22:00 GMT /health/2020-12-10/tracking-covids-spread-inside-a-tight-knit-latino-community Markian Hawryluk | Kaiser Health °µşÚ±¬ÁĎ /health/2020-12-09/contact-tracing-apps-see-mixed-success-in-the-mountain-west In April, Google and Apple launched software that state health authorities can use to build COVID-19 contact tracing apps. But fewer than half of U.S. states have taken advantage, and most people living in those states aren't putting the apps to use. Wed, 09 Dec 2020 23:00:21 GMT /health/2020-12-09/contact-tracing-apps-see-mixed-success-in-the-mountain-west Savannah Maher /2020-12-04/covid-19-bilingual-contact-tracers-are-struggling-as-cases-continue-to-spike COVID-19 contract tracers continue to be in short supply. That’s especially true for bilingual ones. Fri, 04 Dec 2020 16:45:09 GMT /2020-12-04/covid-19-bilingual-contact-tracers-are-struggling-as-cases-continue-to-spike Stephanie Serrano /2020-11-29/people-are-the-weakest-link-for-apps-tracking-coronavirus-exposure The app builders had planned for pranksters, ensuring that only people with verified COVID-19 cases could trigger an alert. They’d planned for heavy criticism about privacy, in many cases making the features as bare-bones as possible. But, as more states roll out smartphone contact-tracing technology, other challenges are emerging. Namely, human nature. Sun, 29 Nov 2020 19:31:01 GMT /2020-11-29/people-are-the-weakest-link-for-apps-tracking-coronavirus-exposure Rae Ellen Bichell, KFF Health °µşÚ±¬ÁĎ /2020-09-24/could-japan-offer-lessons-for-mountain-west-contact-tracers Japanese health officials claim their different approach to contract tracing is one of the “secrets” to their early success in containing COVID-19. But what is so-called "retrospective contact tracing"? Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:56:18 GMT /2020-09-24/could-japan-offer-lessons-for-mountain-west-contact-tracers Rae Ellen Bichell /2020-07-28/cu-boulder-offers-contact-tracing-101 There’s a high demand for contact tracers across the nation. One university in the Mountain West is in the process of training 85 college students to help fill the gap once classes resume in the fall. Tue, 28 Jul 2020 22:26:20 GMT /2020-07-28/cu-boulder-offers-contact-tracing-101 Rae Ellen Bichell /2020-07-28/which-tourists-pose-greatest-covid-19-risk-southwest-colorado-is-using-cell-phone-data-to-find-out A Utah-based company called Domo is showing public health agencies in the Mountain West where their COVID-19 transmission risk is coming from. Tue, 28 Jul 2020 21:38:02 GMT /2020-07-28/which-tourists-pose-greatest-covid-19-risk-southwest-colorado-is-using-cell-phone-data-to-find-out Rae Ellen Bichell /health/2020-07-09/more-than-just-names-and-numbers-the-role-of-contact-tracing-in-a-modern-pandemic Contact tracing is one of the easiest ways to learn about a disease. We can learn how the disease spreads, how infectious it is, and how symptoms… Thu, 09 Jul 2020 22:40:32 GMT /health/2020-07-09/more-than-just-names-and-numbers-the-role-of-contact-tracing-in-a-modern-pandemic SerĂ© Williams /health/2020-05-11/as-states-seek-covid-detectives-librarians-are-among-the-candidates Depending on the estimate, the U.S. needs between 100,000 and 300,000 contact tracers to help fight COVID-19. Some say these new jobs could be an… Tue, 12 May 2020 03:24:32 GMT /health/2020-05-11/as-states-seek-covid-detectives-librarians-are-among-the-candidates Rae Ellen Bichell