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https://kmox.radio.com/articles/news/alderwoman-says-st-louis-needs-more-covid-contact-tracers
Health department recommends greater St. Louis area needs to hire about 600 contact tracers
St. Louis Alderwoman warns St. Louis could see more cases, deaths and shutdowns, unless more contract tracers are hired.
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May 19, 2020 - 3:05 pm
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - A St. Louis Alderman is calling on the city to hire more contact tracers, who can find people who’ve been exposed to others who test positive for COVID-19. The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) said health departments should have 30 tracers per 100,000 citizens.
Following those standards, the city would need to have 90 contact tracers to account for its more than 300,000 residents. A spokesman for St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson says the city has "more than 20" contact tracers, including 10 who work for the health department, four with the state and six medical students from Saint Louis University and Washington University in St. Louis. There are also five more WashU students in training to become contact tracers.
The mayor's office says their staffing is "adequate and more will be added as needed." The city says because of shutdowns the average number of people who need to be contacted per positive COVID-19 patient is only two or three people. The city also says it has automated computer software that can do a lot of the work, including texting and making phone calls to patients who tested positive and those they may have exposed to the virus.
Alderwoman Cara Spencer, who’s running for mayor, says without enough contact tracers, the city could face more cases, more deaths and more shutdowns. She says the city should use some of its federal stimulus money to hire them.
NACCHO recommendations
https://www.naccho.org/uploads/full-width-images/Contact-Tracing-Statement-4-16-2020.pdf
would mean more than 900 contact tracers would need to be employed in the greater St. Louis area (combined population of more than 2 million residents) and a nationwide force of 98,460 workers.
CONTRACE Public Health Corps is an urgent national effort to identify, screen & train individuals who are interested in working or volunteering as contact tracers.
They are accepting online applications to work with organizations who need to contact tracing teams. Their website says you must be a U.S. resident to apply and the application consists of 23 questions and will take less than 5 minutes to complete.
https://www.contrace.org/individuals-application
QUESTIONS ON THE APPLICATION:
Availability
Select one: (Full Time or Part Time)
Are you applying for a paid or volunteer position?
Your Location
City US RESIDENTS ONLY
State US RESIDENTS ONLY
Zip
Suitable Demeanor
Are you comfortable interacting professionally with culturally diverse individuals during a time of crisis and distress?
Do you have the ability to show empathy to distressed individuals?
Are you comfortable handling confidential information with discretion and professionalism?
Education
Do you have a high school diploma or equivalent?
Do you have a bachelor's degree?
Resume
Is your resume available online? If so enter the link below.
Management Experience
Do you have experience supervising teams?
Language
Can you speak, read and write English fluently?
Are you fluent in any other language?
Access to Computer / Mobile Phone
Do you have either a PC with at least Windows 10 or a Mac with at least Apple OSX 10.13?
A computer is needed - tablets are not suitable.
Do you have a personal mobile device (cell phone)?
Medical / Health Experience
Do you have experience as a nurse or other clinical staff?
Do you have other experience in clinical medicine or public health?
Do you have a social work degree or experience in social work?
Permission
Do you give CONTRACE permission to share the above information with organizations hiring contact tracers, and for them to contact you in regards to contact tracing?
You must agree to be added to the CONTRACE database.