Key Steps and Considerations for Building a COVID-19 Contact Tracing Workforce: A Primer for Governors

This report outlines six key steps for governors to build and support a contact tracing workforce to respond to the challenges of COVID-19.

Successfully breaking the chain of COVID-19 transmission and reopening state economies will require governors and senior health officials to develop a data-driven approach to contact tracing that builds on existing public health capabilities, leverages the buy-in and cooperation of the public as key players in the effort, supports coordination of stakeholders and resources, and effectively engages public and private partners to scale the workforce necessary to support these efforts in the near and long-term.