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The Florida Department of Health STEPS Public Health Approach: The COVID-19 Response Plan and Outcomes Through May 31, 2020:
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2020
Keywords
public health, COVID-19, epidemiology
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177_0033354920946785
Abstract
In January 2020, the Florida Department of Health began planning for a potential coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. The first 2 cases of COVID-19 in Florida were confirmed on March 1, 2020. The state’s multiagency response to the COVID-19 pandemic was based on the Florida STEPS plan: (1) social distancing, (2) testing and contact tracing, (3) elderly and medically vulnerable population protection, (4) preparing hospitals for a patient surge and health care worker protection, and (5) stopping the introduction of COVID-19 into the state. This brief report describes COVID-19 response strategies and outcomes in Florida through May 31, 2020.
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Public Health Reports, v. 135, issue 5, p. 560-564
Scholar Commons Citation
Rivkees, Scott A. and Roberson, Shamarial, "The Florida Department of Health STEPS Public Health Approach: The COVID-19 Response Plan and Outcomes Through May 31, 2020:" (2020). All publications. 123.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_fcrc_all/123
