The role of grid management in community epidemic prevention and control and its implication to community health service systems

Abstract

In the battle against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in China, the community has become a frontline to combat the epidemic. By leveraging the advantages of grid management, including household connection, clear responsibility, leaving no dead ends and all-round implementation, "early detection, early reporting, early quarantine, and early treatment" for the epidemic has been guaranteed. Grid management has played an important role in the battle against COVID-19, and meanwhile enabled the timely and accurate service of epidemic prevention and control in the community health service system. It indicates that the scientificity, integrity, accuracy, feasibility and timeliness of community health services may be enhanced by embedding the community health service system into the community grid. Key words: Community health service; Infectious disease control; Grid management; 2019 Novel Coronavirus; Coronavirus Disease 2019; Epidemic prevention and control