COVID-19 Resources and Information

COVID-19 Resources and Information


As communities in the United States engage in more activities, they will need to consider the ongoing pandemic, which threatens both physical and mental health. Reducing risks in childcare centers and day camps, workplaces, and public transportation is crucial to protecting Americans. No single solution will fit everyone’s needs. However, people can use the strategies below to reduce risk.

• What Workers and Employers Can Do to Manage Workplace Fatigue during COVID-19
  During this pandemic, it is critical that you recognize what stress looks like, take steps to build your resilience, manage job stress, and know where to go if you need help.
  
• Protect Yourself When Using Public Transportation As schools, businesses, and community organizations begin providing services, consider ways that you can protect yourself and slow the spread of COVID-19 when using transportation. When you consider the following options, think about what is feasible, practical, and acceptable to you and meets your needs.
  
• Considerations for Youth and Summer Camps CDC offers the following considerations for ways in which youth program administrators can help protect children, staff, and communities and slow the spread of COVID-19. Encourage students and staff to take protective actions to prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses.
  
• Guidance for Child Care Programs that Remain Open No matter the level of transmission in a community, every child care program should have a plan in place to protect staff, children, and their families from the spread of COVID-19.
  
• CDC: Resuming Business Toolkit
  The Resuming Business Toolkit is designed to assist employers in slowing the spread of COVID-19 and lowering the impact in their workplace when reintegrating employees into non-healthcare business settings. Not sure whether you’re ready to resume business? Use CDC’s decision tools as a start.
  
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation: Path Forward – Navigating the Return to Work
  Path Forward is designed to help business and community leaders find the answers they need to develop a responsible reopening strategy. When will it be safe to reopen? How do we protect employees and customers from the coronavirus? Where will my staff get COVID-19 tests?  

For the latest guidance and communication resources on COVID-19, visit CDC’s webpage for Guidance Documents.