Governor Carney signed Executive Order #39, creating a Pandemic Resurgence Advisory Committee (PRAC) to plan for a potentially dangerous resurgence of COVID-19 in fall 2020. Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long and Secretary of State Jeff Bullock co-chair the PRAC, which has three subcommittees: health, equity, and business.
Goals of PRAC
- Develop a healthcare system and public health strategy that’s ready in case of a resurgence of COVID-19;
- Identify tactics and resources to manage a resurgence of COVID-19 including, but not limited to testing capabilities, personal protective equipment (PPE), social distancing, economic recovery and health facility readiness; and
- Assess methods to protect vulnerable populations and consider disproportionate effects on minority-owned businesses in the event of a resurgence of COVID-19.
The PRAC was tasked with producing and submitting two written reports of its findings and recommendations to the Governor – the first on July 31, and the second on September 30.
View Interim Report and Recommendations:
Interim Report | Español | Kreyòl Ayisyen
Interim Recommendations | Español | Kreyòl Ayisyen
Subcommittees & Members
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- Chair: Dr. Nancy Fan, Chair of the Delaware Health Care Commission
- Dr. Karyl Rattay, Director of the Delaware Division of Public Health
- AJ Schall, Director of the Delaware Emergency Management Agency
- State Senator Bryan Townsend
- State Representative Dave Bentz
- State Senator Ernie Lopez
- Representative Steve Smyk
- Mickey Carroll, Nursing House Administrator of the New Castle Health & Rehabilitation Center
- Vickie Cox, VP – Director of Operations of Genesis Health Care
- Dr. David Tam, President and Chief Executive Officer of Beebe Healthcare
- Janice E. Nevin, M.D., MPH, President and Chief Executive Officer of ChristianaCare Health System
- Dr. Joseph Straight, President of the Medical Society of Delaware
- Chair: Eugene Young, President, Metropolitan Urban League of Wilmington
- Commissioner Claire DeMatteis, Delaware Department of Correction
- Director Anas Ben Addi, Delaware State Housing Authority
- Chief Information Officer James Collins, Delaware Department of Technology and Information
- State Senator Elizabeth Lockman
- State Representative Sherry Dorsey-Walker
- Senator Gerald Hocker
- State Representative Lyndon Yearick
- Rev. Rita Paige, Pastor of New Beginnings Community AME Church
- Freeman Williams, NAACP State Conference Executive Member and former Superintendent of the Christina School District
- Lolita Lopez, President and Chief Executive Officer of Westside Family Healthcare
- Van Hampton, President and Chief Executive Officer of True Access capital
- Maria Matos, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Latin American Community Center
- LeRoi S. Hicks, MD, MPH, FACP, Wilmington Hospital Hugh R. Sharp Jr. Chair, Department of Medicine Physician Leader, Value Institute Professor of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University
- Rosa Rivera, Chief Operations Officer of La Red Health Center
- Jane Hovington, NAACP State Conference Executive Member and President of the Richard Allen Coalition
- Dr. Josh Thomas, Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director of NAMI Delaware
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- Chair: Katie Wilkinson, Chair of the Board of Directors, Delaware State Chamber of Commerce
- Secretary Jen Cohan, Delaware Department of Transportation
- State Senator Nicole Poore
- State Representative Bill Bush
- State Senator Dave Wilson
- State Representative Jeff Spiegelman
- Kurt Foreman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Delaware Prosperity Partnership
- Nelson Hill, Vice President of UFCW Local 27
- Todd Lawson, Sussex County Administrator
- Steve Chambliss, General Manager of the Christiana Mall
- Taryn Delmasso, Head of Operations at Edgewell Personal Care
- Chris Schell, Chief Executive Officer of Schell Brothers Homebuilding
- Judy Diogo, President of Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce
- Carrie Leishman, President & CEO of the Delaware Restaurant Association
- Dick Willey, President of Perdue Agribusiness LCC
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