COVID-19 Information
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Consultants and advisors are available for you.The Missouri Healthy Schools team includes experienced professionals who are available to answer your questions, provide training, and support your decision-making. Your consultants for general Covid19 Information are:
Contact Project Manager Anna Trainer, MPH with general inquiries. |
Downloads, webinars and videos
WSCC Webinar >> Main topics: "Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Conversation to ACTION: Building Your System to Support Your Whole School Community Recorded September 17 >> Webinar recording >> Link to resources ----- 
School Reopening Survey
>> Main topics: Through a survey distributed in the spring of this past year, the findings hope to spark continued information sharing in the area of whole school wellness. The American School Health Association is partnering with Penn State PRO Wellness to support schools during these unprecedented times. >>Download ----- 
Children's COVID-19 Journal
>> Main topics: The attached resource is a journal for helping youth cope during COVID-19. It has been developed by Jennifer Wessels at Home State Health. Kids can use the journal in any way they like and hopefully process their emotions productively. >>Download ----- 
Alliance for a Healthier Generation: Quick Start Health Assessment >> Main topics: Designed to support schools and districts in prioritizing and implementing key mental, physical and social health practices as they return to learning within the context of COVID-19. The assessment consists of 15 evidence-based questions covering key components to school reopening. August 18, 2020 >>Download ----- 
Resources and Tools from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation August 18, 2020 >> Main topics: A variety of tools designed to proactively address the physical and social-emotional health needs of students, staff and teachers, whether at school or at home. >> Download ----- 
Missouri School Reopening Guidance: Frequently Asked Health-Related COVID-19 Questions Created by the Department of Health & Senior Services (DHSS) and the Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (DESE), updated August 3, 2020 Download here. ----- 
Communications Resources For Public Health Officials The Public Health Communications Collaborative (PHCC) was formed in 2020 to coordinate and amplify public health messaging on COVID-19 and increase Americans’ confidence in guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local public health officials. ----- 
COVID-19 Webinar and Partner Calls Videos This CDC website stores recordings of webinars and partner calls hosted by the CDC. It's easy to filter topics relevant to schools. Learn about sports, Spanish language resources, contact tracing, and more. ----- 
Contact Tracing in Schools Hosted by Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on August 7, 2020 - panelists: Rachel Orschel MD (Washington University), Spring Schmidt (Saint Louis County Department of Health), Paul Ziegler (Education Plus), Robin Wallin DNP (Parkway Schools), and Craig Highfill (Missouri Dept of Health and Senior Services) >> Main topics: contact tracing; flowchart/decision tree; >> Webinar recording: click here ---- 
Daily Home Screening for Students Checklist of COVID-19 symptoms and exposure history for daily use at home to clear students for school. This CDC recommended form addresses special issues related to the cross-over between COVID-19 and asthma symptoms (e.g., cough). ---- COVID-19 Transmission in Schools - Peer-reviewed Research Articles list compiled by Washington University Pediatric and Adolescent Ambulatory Research Consortium >> Web page: click here ----- COVID-19 Transmission in Children - Peer-reviewed Research Articles list compiled by Washington University Pediatric and Adolescent Ambulatory Research Consortium >> Web page: click here ----- 
Children and COVID-19 - National Institute of Public Health - The Netherlands Worldwide, relatively few children have been reported with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Data from the Netherlands also confirms the current understanding: that children play a minor role in the spread of the novel coronavirus. The virus is mainly spread between adults and from adult family members to children. The spread of COVID-19 among children or from children to adults is less common. >> Web page: click here ----- COVID-19: Simple Answers to Top Questions Risk Communication Field Guide Questions and Key Messages published by Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) 2020 Download here. ----- 
COVID-19 ECHO provides up-to-date information and support for health care stakeholders across Missouri. A multidisciplinary expert team led by Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Director Randall Williams, MD, shares the latest developments, answers questions, and discusses management of patient cases presented by participants. The COVID-19 ECHO meets via Zoom videoconferencing every Monday from noon to 1 p.m. All are welcome. Past sessions and contact info are available here. ---- 
Missouri School Board Association Resources for the COVID-19 Pandemic
Including re-opening guidance for schools, school board members, personnel guidance, legal resources, and more >> Web page: click here ---- 
EducationPlus: COVID-19 Supplies and PPE Availability List of contracted vendors and available PPE supplies >>Web page: Click here ---- |
Save the date. Upcoming events.Every Monday 12:00 PM - COVID-19 ECHO hosted by Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Director Dr. Randall Williams (Live on Project ECHO Zoom platform)
>> Register here Daily - St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force Briefing on Facebook Live >> Click here Read success stories and case studies.
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