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Use of Stay-at-Home Orders and Mask Mandates to Control COVID-19 Transmission — Blackfeet Tribal Reservation, Montana, June–December 2020

Pratt, C. Q., Chard, A. N., LaPine, R., Galbreath, K. W., Crawford, C., Plant, A., Dinh, T. H.

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Case Study

Contact Tracing
Outreach/ Education/ Communications
Healthcare Access and Quality
Neighborhood and Built Environment
Social and Community Context
Tools Included
Outside U.S.
ACCESS RESOURCE
Facemask

Mitigation and Prevention

This article summarizes COVID-19 mitigation within the Blackfeet Tribal Reservation and changes in incidence depending on the enforcement of masking, stay-at-home orders, and contact tracing. The combination of these efforts was associated with a 33-fold reduction in COVID-19 incidence from October 5 to November 7 in 2020.

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Outcomes of Interest

Advancing Racial Equity, Reduction of Health Disparities

Priority Population(s)

American Indian

Setting(s) of Implementation

Community

Geographic Area of Implementation

Implementation Period

2020