In 2023, the Douglas County Board of Health commissioned a COVID-19 community after-action study. The goal was to provide context, lessons learned, and recommendations on how the Board of Health and all of County government can prepare itself for future emergencies.
“Throughout all stages of the pandemic, the resolve and actions of Douglas County’s communities and the public, private, and nonprofit sectors were remarkable. The uncertainty early on and the long duration of COVID-19 impacted every fabric of our community. The County and its partners confronted this unprecedented event by combining and applying our collective knowledge, resources, skills, and innovations to address this historic public health crisis,” noted the report.