National Association of City and County Health Officials Preparedness Summit 2021
Date of Presentation : April 15, 2021 from 1:30-2:30PM ET Session Title: Sara Alert™: Empowering Public Health and Communities to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 Description: Public health agencies had to respond swiftly to the COVID-19 pandemic. Monitoring exposed...
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) Annual Conference
Date: June 13–17, 2021 Presentation 1: Date of Presentation: Tuesday, June 15, 2021: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Virtual Session Title: Where engineering meets epidemiology: Agile development of pandemic response technology Presentation 2: Date of Presentation: Monday, June...
Contact tracers at the Maine Dept. of Education spread the word about ‘Sara Alert’
News Center Maine The department's contact tracers use a tool called "Sara Alert"—a database for public health officials to keep tabs on the symptoms of those who have tested positive or have been exposed to the virus. Read full News Center Maine article.
Contact tracers at the Maine Department of Education getting the word out about “Sara Alert”
News Center Maine "Sara Alert" is a self-reporting secure database for public health officials to keep tabs on those who have tested positive or have been exposed to COVID-19. View News Center Maine report.
Vermont Lifts Quarantine Rules for Fully Vaccinated Travelers
Travel + Leisure All out-of-state travelers to Vermont are encouraged to enroll in the state's Sara Alert system upon arrival to receive daily reminders to check for COVID-19 symptoms for two weeks. Read full Leisure + Travel article.
Maine DOE Update
EIN News The Maine Department of Education (DOE) contact tracing team uses Sara Alert (844) 957-2721 to monitor students and staff in PK-12 schools who have been in close contact to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. Sara Alert is a public health system...
COVID-19: ArkLaTex information hub
KLSA If you haven’t spoken to a tracer on the phone to enroll in the automated SARA Alert program for reporting symptoms, beware of text messages asking you to click on a link. It could be a scammer. A tracer will not send you any links to click before speaking with...
Plans to amend quarantine guidelines underway, group working on getting homebound manamko’ vaccinated
Kuam News "The proposed guidelines, we will require the 72 hours PCR testing prior to arrival," he said. "And then, the QFACs are still in place, but hopefully, we can test out a little bit earlier, just because the 72 hours, we can test out on day 4, day 5. If it's...
RSU 3 rolls out automated text guidance service
Republican Journal "Once you have received notification from the school, the Maine CDC’s Sara Alert system will begin sending you follow up guidance via text messages," Brown said. "Sara Alert is an automated system that uses daily text messages to help people who...
RiverStone Announces ‘Sara Alert’ to Help Track COVID-19 Cases
newstalk955.com According to a press release from Riverstone Health, the "Sara Alert System" now allows residents who are sick to voluntarily share information about their symptoms via text, email or phone. This new system will help with the efficiency of case...
Planning To Visit Puerto Rico? Here’s What You Need To Know
SmarterTravel.com Once you arrive, you’ll receive a Sara Alert text message each day inquiring if you have any Covid symptoms. All travelers are asked to please complete the daily report via text. It takes just a moment to respond “yes” or “no” and is crucial to...
A Force Multiplier: Tracing System Saves Precious Time For Health Professionals
CDC Foundation With the support of the CDC Foundation, MITRE partnered with the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), and local, state and federal agencies to develop Sara Alert, a standards-based, open-source tool designed to support monitoring of...