COVID Websites
  • Best Practices for COVID-19 Government Websites
  • Getting started
    • Why do state or local governments need good COVID-19 information websites?
    • Where do I publish COVID-19 information?
    • Who is my audience?
  • Information to put on your site
    • Overall suggested hierarchy
    • Homepage & overall structure breakdown
      • Introduction
      • Key health guidance
      • Key financial & business resources for your locality
    • Infections & testing data
    • Announcements & press releases
    • Additional considerations
  • Design & technical resources
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Best Practices for COVID-19 Government Websites

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As a state or local government, it is important to keep your constituents informed with clear, direct information and instructions in this rapidly changing environment of COVID-19. This COVID-19 Website Best Practices Guide will help you understand how to best do this via a public-facing website where you can publish and maintain information, guidance, resources, and news about COVID-19.

📚 How to Use This Resource

  1. Start with the guide

  2. Next, understand , which includes mockups of a sample state/ local government website & tips on how to organize your information

  3. Browse the links in the section, which is a list of assets, tools, and other resources that can help you build your website and examples of great state/ local government coronavirus websites to reference

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About this Resource

This resource was created by volunteers with the to help federal, state, and local governments to efficiently provide the public with essential coronavirus info. The U.S. Digital Response is a volunteer-run, non-partisan organization that exists to assist the U.S. government in its response to COVID-19. This resource referenced the following materials: (1) , (2) , a portal for public information that is curated by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Task Force at the White House, working in conjunction with CDC, and (3) which is the latest public health and safety information from CDC and for the overarching medical and health provider community on COVID-19.

Getting Started
What Information Should Be on your Site & How to Think about Layout
Design & Technical Resources
Let us know your feedback
U.S. Digital Response
digital.gov’s guidance for government coronavirus websites
coronavirus.gov
CDC Coronavirus Portal