COVID-19's impact on the health and wellbeing of our communities continues to persist. For those whom have contracted the virus, many recover within a week or month's time, however some don't. Some community members continue to experience symptoms long after they become sick. Learn more about Long-COVID by exploring the resources below.
Resource Title & Link | Resource Type | Resource Description |
Post-COVID Conditions (CDPH, 2023) | Webpage | The California Department of Public Health provides information about Post-COVID conditions (Long COVID), long COVID communications toolkit and resources for people with Post-COVID conditions. |
Long-COVID and Workers (CDPH, 2022) | Webpage | The California Department of Public Health provides information about accomodating employees with long Covid in English and Spanish languages. |
Long COVID or Post-COVID Conditions (CDC, 2024) | Webpage | This webpage has the definition of Long-COVID, lists symptoms and how people may contract it. The webpage also briefly describes health inequities such as lack of access to care as underlying risk factors for Long COVID. |
The Long-COVID Alliance Resources (Long-COVID Alliance, n.d.) | Webpage | A support group and resource page for people with Long-COVID. Includes research, articles, and patient and advocate resources. |
Research in the USA on COVID-19's long-term effects: Measures needed to ensure black, indigenous and Latinx communities are not left behind (Medeiros, Edwards, & Baquet, 2022) | Article | This article discusses the gaps in equitable care for communities of colour and urges to include Long Covid affected communities in planning and implementation of research. |
Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations (Davis, McCorkell, Vogel, & Topol, 2023) | Article | This article is a literature review published by Nature Reviews Microbiology that covers symptoms, onset, overlap with other conditions, and other key findings from current research. |
Educational Toolkit (Long COVID Kids, n.d.) | Toolkit/Guide | Long COVID Kids is a foundation providing resources and support for kids with Long-COVID. The foundation developed a toolkit including videos and case studies to empower educators to support children, young people, and their families on a variety of different topics. |
Long COVID and Significant Activity Limitation Among Adults, by Age — United States, June 1–13, 2022, to June 7–19, 2023 (CDC) | Article | This report, published by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), describes the rates of people with Long Covid in the United States over a year. This report also briefly covers why staying up to date on Covid vaccines is so important. |