The following list of helpful resources and useful tools can assist event planners and organizers in holding safer and more successful gatherings. This page is updated as guidance changes and as new resources become available. Please contact us if you would like assistance planning your virtual event, or if you would like feedback on your COVID-19 mitigation strategy for your in-person event.

1. RISK ASSESSMENT TOOLS: These tools are designed to assess the risk of holding in-person events based on location, type and event size:

• COVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool (by state)
• British Medical Journal Asymptomatic Risk Matrix
• World Health Organization COVID-19 Mass Gatherings Risk Assessment Training

2. ALASKA – LOCAL ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS: Links to updated statewide, borough, municipal, city, and military health mandates and ordinances.

• Statewide Local, City & Borough Resources

3. COVID-19 Learning Series on Large Gatherings and Community Events: Keep informed about COVID-19 in Alaska by participating in webinars with experts focused on large gatherings and community events.

• ARCHIVED – Large Gatherings and Community Events – Learning Series
• UPCOMING – Large Gatherings and Community Events – Learning Series

4. CDC GUIDANCE:
   Event Planning and COVID-19
   

• Event Planning and COVID
• Considerations for Events and Gatherings
• Events and Gatherings: Readiness and Planning tool
• CDC Webinar – Planning Gatherings & Events (UPDATE)

Sports

• Guidance on Playing Sports
• Toolkit for Youth Sports
• Youth Sports Program FAQs

COVID-19 General Guidance

• COVID-19 Signs & Symptoms
• Cleaning & Disinfection
• Guidelines for Disinfection and Sterilization

5. STATE OF ALASKA RESOURCES:
   General Guidance
   

• Alaska Coronavirus Response Hub
• Statewide COVID-19 Alert Levels
• Statewide COVID-19 Health Mandates
• Re-Open Alaska Responsibly – GUIDANCE
• COVID-19 Vaccine Status Updates
• COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
• COVID-19 Social Media Toolkit and Downloads

Large Gatherings, Sports and Community Events

• Large Gatherings, Sports and Community Events
• Local Mitigation Guidance/Local Alert Levels
• Statewide Local, City & Borough COVID-19 Resources
• Guidance on Staying Active During the Pandemic
• Indoor Air and COVID-19: Considerations for ventilation in the COVID-19 pandemic

6. WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION GUIDANCE ON LARGE EVENTS:

• Key planning recommendations for mass gatherings in the context of COVID-19. Interim guidance, 29 May 2020
• WHO Mass Gathering COVID-19 Risk Assessment Tool – Generic Events
• WHO Mass Gathering COVID–19 Risk Assessment Tool – Sporting Events
• WHO Mass Gathering COVID-19 Risk Assessment Tool – Religious Events

ADDITIONAL EVENT PLANNING RESOURCES

1. TRAVELER INFORMATION

• State of Alaska – Traveler Information Page
• MIT – How Safe is Air Travel?
• Mayo Clinic – Tips for Traveling Safely

2. OUTREACH & COMMUNICATIONS: Links to information on communication, outreach, engagement, media, and other specialty topics.

• Ideas 42 Tips for Communicating about COVID
• COVID Messaging & Tool kit, pgs. 23-36
• Behavioral Insights Infographics Rules
• Behavioral Insights Communication Tools
• Behavior Barrier Toolkit
• Behavioral Insights Webinar on COVID