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For Hiring The Contact Tracers Who Monitor The Spread Of COVID-19, New Entity Launched

“ContactSCG” unveiled by New Jersey-based SCG Advertising + Public Relations

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PARSIPPANY, NJ (April 30, 2020) – Government agencies, non-profits, and private industry all are expected to hire upward of 300,000 health detectives – known as contact tracers – to identify and interview individuals who test positive for the virus and then trace those they’ve recently been in contact with. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other experts have expressed the belief that contact tracers will be integral to preventing a second wave of the virus.

 

In 2003-2004, contact tracers played a key role in defeating SARS, and are used regularly by health departments around the world to combat HIV, measles, H1N1, and even Ebola.

 

Among those companies and organizations already active in the burgeoning contact tracing technology sector are a partnership between Apple and Google,  Bloomberg Philanthropies, Contrace, and Partners in Health. In addition, several former health officials are calling for contact tracing support to be prominently featured in the next coronavirus aid package.

 

Beyond the tools, technology, and skills employed by contact tracers, quickly hiring hundreds of thousands of skilled investigators will be a challenge. To help organizations meet this challenge, the highly specialized recruitment advertising division of SCG Advertising + Public Relations has launched a dedicated unit called ContactSCG to focus on helping organizations market and hire contract tracers. The 60-year-old, New Jersey-based firm – with offices in Atlanta, Philadelphia, California and Florida – has, for decades, provided talent acquisition and recruitment advertising strategy and services to a wide range of healthcare, government, first responder, and non-profit clients.

 

“This is an astounding number of potential openings for a job that until now hasn’t even been researched by the Bureau of Labor Statistics,” says Mike Gatta, SCG’s vice president, national development. “It’s a major recruitment challenge for all 50 states, 16 territories, and thousands of local health departments – not to mention large corporations that may want their own to ensure the safety of their employees.”

 

Gatta notes that SCG has extensive experience in recruitment marketing, handling millions of jobs in all industries, including healthcare and government. By using the PESO model of Paid, Earned, Shared and Owned media, the agency has the tools to work with marketing and HR departments to quickly scale up and deliver results.

 

SCG’s recruitment marketing campaigns include a broad range of tools, including job-posting optimization for aggregators; digital and mobile strategies that include the Web, social, and shared media; and sophisticated programmatic advertising. Also featured are broadcast, out-of-home, and other traditional forms of advertising, plus diversity efforts, public relations, influencer outreach, special events, and including virtual job fairs. SCG is currently an approved vendor for government entities across the nation.

 

For more information, visit our website and contact Mike Gatta, Vice President, National Development at mgatta@scgadv.com or call (856) 795-7391 ext. 149 or Michael Cherenson, EVP Public Relations at mcherenson@scgadv.com or call973-597-5104 or 973-919-6228.

 

 

About SCG Advertising + Public Relations

Founded more than half a century ago, SCG (Success Communications Group) provides 21st century communication services highlighted by creativity, passion, and innovation. With specific expertise in advertising, marketing, public relations, social media, digital marketing, and recruitment, SCG is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, with regional offices in the metro areas of Philadelphia, Atlanta, San Diego, and Tampa.

Additional information is available at www.scgadv.com as well as on Facebook  and Twitter.

 

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Contact Tracing

Contact Tracers: The New Normal for Local & State Health Departments

An unprecedented recruitment challenge

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They’re not new. In fact, contact tracers helped defeat SARS in 2003-2004, and are used regularly by health departments to combat HIV, measles, H1N1, and even Ebola.

However, the incredible size of the contact tracing workforce will be the new normal as experts say that the Covid-19 Pandemic has created an explosive need for an army of these health detectives. Where now there are approximately 2,000 contact tracers across the nation, it is likely we will be needing a total force of 200,000 to 300,000.

 

This is an astounding number for a job that up until now has not been researched by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and a major recruitment challenge for our 50 states, 16 territories and thousands of local health departments – not to mention large corporations that may want their own to ensure the safety of their employees.

 

Experts believe that contact tracers will be integral to preventing a second wave of the invisible enemy. That is why the CDC says, “The time to start building the trained workforce is now.”

 

If you are not familiar with contact tracing (and we bet you are not) here is how it works. The positive person is interviewed by an investigator who then reaches out to those contacts suggesting 14 days of isolation and collecting information on others who have been within six feet for 10 minutes or more of the contact.

 

Some of the states are getting a head start on putting together an effective contact tracing team. Massachusetts is looking at a team of 1,000, New Jersey could have as many as 7,000 while California is putting together a team of 10,000 contact tracers. This is while many states are looking at creative ways of filling these critical roles.

 

If you are a Government Health official, Healthcare Administrator or Talent Acquisition professional with an urgent need to hire high-demand individuals as contact tracers, there is one way you can stay ahead of the hiring curve.  Contact SCG.

 

As a valued client of SCG, you will have the power of an award-winning company with 60 years of experience in public relations, research, advertising and association management.

 

More importantly, we have extensive experience in Recruitment Marketing – handling millions of jobs in all industries including extensive experience in health care and government. By using the PESO model of Paid, Earned, Shared and Owned media, we have the tools to work with your marketing and HR departments to scale up quickly and deliver results.

 

The bottom line is, we have the tools and the experience that equip us ready to hit the ground running to meet your Contact Tracing recruitment challenge. Contact Mike Gatta, Vice President, National Development at mgatta@scgadv.com or call (856) 795-7391 ext. 149.

 

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