COMMUNITY CARE
Resources
UPDATED 7/9/2020
GUIDANCE PROTOCOLS
CDC COMMUNITY AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION GUIDANCE
Source: CDC
Description: This interim guidance is intended for administrators and leaders of CFBOs – congregations and places of worship (churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, etc.), voluntary social service agencies and other nonprofit organizations, and community organizations.
Keywords: Community- and -faith-based organizations (CFBOs); community transmission; COVID-19; guidance for churches, synagogues, mosuqes, temples and community organizations.
Date posted: 3/23/2020
Languages: English, Spanish
CDC FACE COVERINGS GUIDANCE
Source: CDC
Keywords: Face coverings in public settings
Date posted: 4/3/20
Description: CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies) especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.
Language: English, Mandarin
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/cloth-face-cover.html
CDC Interim Guidance for Homeless Service Providers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019
Source: CDC
Date last reviewed: 4/22/20
Description: People experiencing homelessness are at risk for infection during community spread of COVID-19. This interim guidance is intended to support response planning by emergency management officials, public health authorities, and homeless service providers, including overnight emergency shelters, day shelters, and meal service providers
Keywords: Homeless populations; service providers; interim guidance
Languages: English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Spanish
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/homeless-shelters/plan-prepare-respond.html
COVID-19 HEALTHCARE HUB
Source: Elsevier
Description: Elsevier COVID-19 Healthcare Hub: central portal to clinical guidance, nursing and allied health careplans and checklists, and patient education.
Keywords: Community care; ambulatory care; emergency care; inpatient; ICU; critical care; expert insights; COVID-19 guidelines; research resources
Languages: English, Spanish
MyCOVIDMD
Source: Shared Harvest Fund
Description: Shared Harvest, a Los Angeles-based social enterprise launches myCovidMD® and myCovid19.live – a free telehealth and online portal that safely connect residents to resources in real-time, by real people. Volunteer citizens task force reaches people that are uninsured, underinsured, homeless and or displaced from a medical home due to Covid-19 and nation-wide quarantine. Volunteer CHPs include trained doctors, nurses, PAs, CNAs, EMTs, therapists, social workers, nutrition coaches and other frontline health providers. They receive sponsored funds for their service towards student debt reduction or an emergency savings account.
Keywords: Telehealth; uninsured; underinsured; homeless; covid triage; CHP video assessments; virtual covid care; homewellness visits; pop-up drive-thru testing sites; community webinars; care for the frontline provider
Language: English
SOCIAL STIGMA AND COVID-19
Source: UNICEF
Description: This guide for preventing and addressing social stigma associated with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is intended to support governments, media and local organizations. The guide was produced by UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and last updated in March 2020.
Date updated: Mar-20
Keywords: Social stigma and COVID-19
Language: English
https://www.corecommitments.unicef.org/covid19db/Social-Stigma-associated-with-COVID-19.url
COURSES
BREAK THE CHAIN OF COVID-19 INFECTION
Source: Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Keywords: Prevent community spread of COVID-19
Description: This program will provide you with rapid training on key aspects of infection and immunity to empower you in your community-based advocacy on how to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19.
Language: English
https://learn.mbru.ac.ae/courses/covid19