COVID-19 Health Equity Playbook for Communities

This document is intended to support local communities in achieving their Health Equity Measure as part of the California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy and building an equitable recovery. More specifically, counties can use this document to inform Targeted Investment Plans that will be leveraging Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases (Strategy 5: Use Laboratory Data to Enhance Investigation, Response, and Prevention) grant funds throughout implementation. This living document will continue to be updated as the pandemic progresses and as more is learned about what strategies are working on the ground.