COVID-19 Guidance for Higher-Risk Populations*

People with Disabilities

• Disability Information and Access Line (HHS hotline to improve COVID-19 vaccine access for people with disabilities)
• COVID-19 Materials for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Care Providers (CDC)
• COVID-19 Accessible Resources (Georgia Tech College of Design, Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation)
• COVID-19 Resources for People with Disabilities (North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities)
• COVID-19 Information By and For People with Disabilities (PDF, courtesy Green Mountain Self-Advocates)
• Información de COVID-19 Por y Para Personas con Discapacidades (PDF, courtesy Green Mountain Self-Advocates)
• Resources by and for disability communities in the time of COVID-19 (compiled by the University of Michigan Council for Disability Concerns)
• International Disability Alliance Key Recommendations Toward a Disability-Inclusive COVID-19 Response
• Easy-to-read information about coronavirus available in many languages (Inclusion Europe)
• Sign Language During Social Distancing Tip Sheet (PDF, New York Deaf-Blind Collaborative)
• Children with Disabilities (resources from UNICEF including "COVID-19 Response: Consideration for Children and Adults with Disabilities)

People with Substance Use Disorders

• Supporting People with Addiction During COVID-19 (National Academy of Medicine webinar series)
• The National Institute on Drug Abuse has alerted the research community that populations with Substance Use Disorders may be impacted particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has posted COVID-19 guidance providing potential flexibility for Opioid Treatment Programs (PDF) and other COVID-19 guidance for medication-assisted treatment programs.
• The Drug Enforcement Administration has posted guidelines on Use of Telemedicine While Providing Medication Assisted Treatment (PDF).
• For the most up-to-date information on responses to COVID-19 for the substance use disorder treatment field, visit https://www.samhsa.gov/.

People with Mental Health Concerns

• Coping with stress during infectious disease outbreaks (PDF, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
• The Urgent Need and Recommendations for Rapidly Organizing Community-Based Initiatives to Prevent and Heal Pandemic-Generated Mental Health and Psychosocial Problems (PDF, International Transformational Resilience Coalition)
• Mental Health and Psychosocial Considerations During COVID-19 Outbreak (PDF, World Health Organization)
• Coronavirus updated Information and Resources (PDF, National Alliance on Mental Illness)
• Mental Health and COVID-19: Information and Resources (Mental Health America)

Pregnant Women

• Novel Coronavirus "COVID-19": Special Considerations for Pregnant Women (Kaiser Family Foundation)
• Practice Advisory: Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)

LGBTQ Community

• The Lives and Livelihood of Many in the LGBTQ Community are At Risk Amidst COVID-19 Crisis (Human Rights Campaign)
• Coronavirus 2019 Information (National LGBTQ Cancer Network)
• COVID-19 vulnerability and impact on the LGBTQ community (Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law)

Older Adults

• Coronavirus disease 2019 Checklist, Older Persons (CDC)
• Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in Retirement Communities and Independent Living Facilities (CDC Interim Guidance)
• Guidance for Retirement Communities and Independent Living (CDC)

Health Justice/Health Equity

• COVID-19 and Equity (APHA)
• Health Justice Strategies to Combat COVID-19: Protecting Vulnerable Communities During a Pandemic (Health Affairs)
• Ten Equity Implications of the COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak in the United States (NAACP) 

Other Resources

• Minority Health Social Vulnerability Index Explorer
• People at Increased Risk (And Other People Who Need to Take Extra Precautions) (CDC)
• The National Health Law Program's Coronavirus Resources page links to resources relating to Medicaid and CHIP recipients, guidance for nursing homes, talking points for protecting immigrant families, a brief on paid sick leave and low-wage workers, and more.
• COVID-19: What people with HIV should know (CDC)
• Coronavirus: What people with cancer should know (National Cancer Institute)
• People with asthma and COVID-19 (CDC)
• COVID-19 Coronavirus: What You Need to Know in Corrections (National Commission on Correctional Health Care)
• Correctional Health, Public Health and COVID-19 (National Commission on Correctional Health Care)

*APHA recognizes this is not an exhaustive list. We're regularly updating the page with relevant resources.