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COVID-19: Updates and Preparedness Information
COVID-19 Community Levels can help communities and individuals make decisions based on their local context and their unique needs. Community vaccination coverage and other local information, like early alerts from surveillance, such as through wastewater or the number of emergency department visits for COVID-19, when available, can also inform decision-making for health officials and individuals.
For Healthcare Facilities: COVID-19 Community Levels do not apply in healthcare settings, such as hospitals and nursing homes. Instead, healthcare settings should continue to use community transmission rates and follow CDC’s infection prevention and control recommendations for healthcare workers.
COVID-19 Community Levels | CDC
UPDATE:
In order to ensure cases and contacts are notified by the health department in a timely manner, A-DLC Public Health Department is launching a new system for notifying for positive COVID -19 cases and close contacts via text message. Parents may receive notification of positive test results and/or close contact notification in this text message. They will be prompted to click a link to fill out a survey that will give them instructions based on their unique situation. The phone number associated with their office is 406-224-6345.
If they do not receive a response to the text message within 24 hours and/or the text message fails to send, a case investigator will reach out via phone call.Governors Directives January 2021
https://covid19.mt.gov/_docs/EO_2-2021.pdf
Governors Directives 2021
2-12-2021-Directive.pdf (mt.gov)
Event Guidelines and Request Form:
Updated 3-16-2021: TBA
Stop The Spread of Germs
Families Leading our Community
Wellness Society COVID-19 Anxiety Workbook
Know-How it Spreads: the following is from the Center of Disease and Prevention*
- The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to the virus.
- The virus is thought to spread mainly from person to person.
- Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet).
- The respiratory droplets are produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
- These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs.
*CDC: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
How to Prevent the spread of Disease:
- Wash your hands with soap and warm water for 20 seconds.(https://youtu.be/d914EnpU4Fo)
- Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing with a tissue or the inside of your elbow.
- Maintain Social Distancing procedures (6 feet between you and others).
- Stay home if you do not feel well.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces.
- Dilution of household bleach (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/cleaning-disinfection.html)
To make a bleach solution, mix:
- 5 tablespoons (1/3rd cup) bleach per gallon of water or
- 4 teaspoons bleach per quart of water
- Other common EPA-registered household disinfectants (https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/list-n-disinfectants-use-against-sars-cov-2)
Alerts
- There are no alerts at this time.