Stop the Spread has fulfilled its charter as of December 2021. This website has been frozen but will remain available through 2022.

Stop the Spread has fulfilled its charter as of December 2021. This website has been frozen but will remain available through 2022.

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Together, we harnessed the collective power of the private & philanthropic sectors to address the health of our nation

During the COVID-19 pandemic, ImpactAssets and Stop the Spread brought together a community of 1,400+ CEOs and executives, volunteers, donors and subject-matter experts to catalyze action and augment government in response to COVID-19.

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we are harnessing the collective power of the private & philanthropic sectors to address the health of our nation

ImpactAssets and Stop the Spread have brought together a community of 1,400+ CEOs and executives, volunteers, donors and subject-matter experts to catalyze action and augment government in response to COVID-19.

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A coalition of 1500+ volunteer CEOs and leaders catalyzing actions & supporting government in response to COVID-19

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Catalyzing & connecting the private sector response to COVID-19

We connected businesses and organizations that are best-positioned to address critical needs during the COVID-19 public health crisis, often in innovative or unexpected ways. We then supported those businesses to do what they do best: scale products and services that can help the American public.

We focused on working with companies—large and small—to spur development of personal protective equipment for medical and non-medical use, novel testing solutions, widely-accessible therapeutics and health services to address the needs of underserved communities. As the crisis evolved, we continued to be responsive by tackling other urgent priorities.

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CRITICAL NEED | VACCINATIONS

Supporting the equitable allocation of vaccines

Vaccines werw a critical component of a holistic COVID-19 response. The first wave of vaccines were not a silver bullet due to limited supply and logistical challenges. However, if allocated thoughtfully, they could provide additional protection for a subset of our most vulnerable populations. We worked with partners to ensure resources were equitably distributed. We supported coalition building with respect to last mile distribution and culturally relevant communication to facilitate adoption.

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CRITICAL NEED | TESTING

Expanding America’s testing supply and equitable distribution infrastructure

We sought to not only mitigate but suppress the virus, helping increase America’s testing capabilities. We accomplished this by identifying affordable, rapid response point of care and point of need testing solutions that could support our nation’s most vulnerable communities. We offered test developers and manufacturers assistance in the form connections to vendors, research partners, samples, pilot testing partners, and distribution channels as well as funding.

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CRITICAL NEED | HYPERLOCAL SUPPORT

Addressing the needs of underserved communities

Stop the Spread facilitated hyperlocal pandemic response projects for the hardest hit neighborhoods and communities. We bridged the gap between large-scale COVID-19 responses and local community needs. With a network of over 350 innovative partners that have been vetted and curated we facilitated bringing a tailored COVID-19 solution toolkit that can accelerate and augment response efforts already underway.

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CRITICAL NEED | HEALTH SERVICES

Addressing healthcare inequities exacerbated by COVID-19

Health services played a critical role in promoting better health outcomes for individuals directly or indirectly affected by the pandemic. These services provided access to or empowered individuals to obtain the resources they need to stay healthy and come in the form of telemedicine, decision support, remote monitoring, care coordination, food access, etc. We worked with partners who strived to meet the physical and mental health and social needs of communities most impacted by COVID-19. Our objective was to connect them with communities in need, organizations with whom they can collaborate and potential sources of capital, if applicable.

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CRITICAL NEED | PPE

Rapidly scaling Personal Protective Equipment to communities most in need

Stop the Spread helped many of America’s leading companies and new innovators to harness their design, production and distribution capabilities and connect to sources of demand for PPE.

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CRITICAL NEED | THERAPEUTICS

Accelerating development and deployment of novel therapies

We believe the most impactful therapeutics lessen the duration and severity of COVID-19  during the early infection phase. We worked to speed the development and deployment of these early interventions that were both readily scalable and affordable. For this reason,we actively supported the use of repurposed drugs with existing safety profiles that could move through trials more rapidly.

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CRITICAL NEED | VENTILATORS

Accelerating America’s ventilator production

Early in the pandemic, we helped to accelerate production of critical care ventilators by connecting leaders in ventilator technology with manufacturers that could rapidly produce and distribute these life-saving medical devices.

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A suite of information and related organizations

Stop the Spread offers a repository of free, downloadable information related to our critical need areas.

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CRITICAL NEED

Accelerating America’s ventilator production

We help accelerate production of critical care ventilators by connecting leaders in ventilator technology with manufacturers that rapidly produce and distribute these life-saving medical devices.

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A suite of resources that can help you get started

Several fantastic organizations are available to help support your efforts if STS is not perfectly suited to your needs and capabilities.

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