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COVID-19 Resources

The spread of Covid-19 has drastically affected everyone’s lives. The safest things you can do to continue to protect your loved ones are wearing masks in crowded areas, washing your hands frequently and keeping up to date on your vaccines. If you develop a dry cough, fever, loss of taste and smell, congestion, or body aches- you may have Covid-19 and should find your nearest testing center. Learn more about Covid-19 safety below!

  

John Hopkins Contact Tracing Course

Learn about the science of SARS-CoV-2, including the infectious period, the clinical presentation of COVID-19, and the evidence for how SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted from person-to-person and why contact tracing can be such an effective public health intervention.

Long COVID, or PASC

According to two recent publications from the Journal of the American Medical Association, ten to thirty percent of individuals who had COVID-19 reported at least one persistent symptom up to six months after the virus left their bodies.

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BEST PRACTICES & PROTOCOLS TO STOP THE COVID SPREAD

SHARE FACTS ABOUT COVID-19

Know the facts about coronavirus disease  2019 (COVID-19) and help stop the spread of rumors.

FACT 1

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FACT 1

Diseases can make anyone sick regardless of their race or ethnicity.

FACT 2

For most people, the immediate risk of becoming seriously from the virus that causes COVID-19 is thought to be low

FACT 3

Someone who has completed quarantine or has been released from isolation does not pose a risk of infection to other people.

FACT 4

There are simple things you can do to help keep yourself and others healthy.

FACT 5

You can help stop COVID-19 by knowing the signs and symptoms.

What To Do &

 How to Cope At Home

Mental Health

Mental Health Information for Disease Outbreaks

Stress and Coping during COVID-19 (CDC)

Mental Health Tool Kit

Drug Abuse and COVID-19

Mental Health Considerations During COVID-19 (WHO)

Updated Mental Health Guide (NAMI)

Anxiety Screening Tool (MHA)

Talking to Kids About Coronavirus

En Espanol

Supporting Kids During COVID-19

Keeping Your Kids Busy

Coloring book/story that teaches kids about COVID-19

NOURISHMENT:

Sarasota County Schools Drive-Thru Meal Service

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Feeding America Food Pantries

 

Help and recipes for families to be able to make affordable, healthy meals:

 

No Kid Hungry website:

 

No Kid Hungry Emergency Grant Application in response to COVID-19:

Florida Department of Health

COVID-19 24 hour hotline

1-866-779-6121

COVID-19@flhealth.gov

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Sarasota County COVID Therapy Coalition

https://www.smh.com/treatcovid

 

For More COVID-19 Resources

 Florida Department of Health Website. 

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World Health Organization 

https://www.who.int/

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National Center for Biotechnology Information: Rapid Access to SARS-COV-2 Data

https://ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

 

Book Excerpt- Features, Evaluation and Treatment COVID-19

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK554776/

HEALTH:

Johns Hopkins Webcast on COVID-19

 

John Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center

 

Coronavirus: Why systematic Problems Leave U.S. at Risk

 

The History of Pandemics

 

Mass. General Grand Rounds COVID-19

 

CDC on COVID- 19

 

Florida’s COVID-19 Data and Surveillance Dashboard

 

National Medical Association

 

Florida Department of Health Updates and Information

 

Case by Case Daily report FL Dept of Health…statistical (graphs etc) data

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Empowering Voices Dr. Lisa Merritt Explains Why Covid-19 Can Worsen Diabetes & Hypertension - 03/22/2020

Resources Recommended by the National Medical Association

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1. For information regarding Screening for SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19:

2. For information on the Economic Effects of COVID-19 on Minorities:

3. For information regarding Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Healthcare Settings:

4. For information on Managing Stress associated with COVID-19:

5. For information on the level of Global Disease Burden:

6. For information on the Outpatient Management for Pregnant Women With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19:

7. For information on COVID-19 in the Pediatric Population:

8. For information on Hospital Care of COVID-19 patients, including ICU:

9. For information on Updated Telehealth and HIPAA guidelines:

10. For information regarding Legal Issues and COVID-19:

  

News Articles

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