COVID-19 Information and Resources

View a Recorded White House Virtual Conversation

AAACN members are invited to listen to a recorded event (Aug. 23, 2021) of a White House Virtual Conversation on Health Systems, Providers, and the COVID-19 Vaccinations Effort.

The event focused on the significant progress that has been made in activating providers in the vaccinations effort, as well as a number of best practices health systems and providers have committed to in order to further increase vaccine confidence and uptake.

COVID-19 Resources

COVID-19 Information and Resources

Resources on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): The AHA and AONL are closely monitoring COVID-19 information and working with the CDC, HHS as well as other federal, state and local partners to respond to this challenge and to make sure hospitals and health systems have the most up-to-date information.
Johns Hopkins University Map of Global COVID-19 Cases (UPDATED IN REAL TIME)
From the NIH: New Online Resource Shows How You Can Help to Fight COVID-19
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines
From the CDC: “Living document” expected to be updated often as new clinical data accrue. A panel of U.S. physicians, statisticians, and other experts has developed treatment guidelines for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). These guidelines, intended for healthcare providers, are based on published and preliminary data and the clinical expertise of the panelists, many of whom are frontline clinicians caring for patients during the rapidly evolving pandemic. The guidelines are posted online and will be updated often as new data are published in peer-reviewed scientific literature and other authoritative information emerges.
American Nurses Association (ANA) COVID-19 Resource Center – Up to date news, what nurses need to know to stay safe, and what ANA is doing to protect nurses and patients.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Coronavirus (COVD-19) Partner Toolkit
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Current Emergencies – Information, Updates, Clinical and Technical Guidance.
Department of Health and Human Services Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Information Gateway - Novel Coronavirus Resources
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) COVID-19 Information
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) COVID-19 Guidance and Resources
Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Coronavirus Information
Joint Commission Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance and Resources
National Academy of Medicine Coronavirus Resources
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH Director's Blog
Reducing Mental Health’s Stigma in Healthcare (White Paper)
White House Task Force on COVID-19
World Health Organization (WHO)

Covid-19 Videos

COVID-19 Vaccine Education Effort: Content for Healthcare Providers

For Physicians & Nurses: Answers to COVID-19 Vaccination Questions for HCPs | Ad Council

Calls to Action

Letter to President-Elect Biden Advocating for Nurse Representation - AAACN President Anne Jessie urges President-Elect Biden to consider adding registered nurses, particularly ambulatory care nurses, to the Coronavirus Advisory Board to strengthen and augment the team of experts that has been gathered to address this public health crisis. Read the letter.