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COV COVID-19 19 Upda Update

March 13, 2020

Reminders

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■ It is Friday the 13th …

Land Acknowledgement

We begin by acknowledging, with humility, that the land where we are today is the territory of the People of the Salish Sea. Their presence is imbued in the waterways, shorelines, valleys and mountains of the traditional homelands of the Coast Salish People. Since Time Immemorial...

Visit https://native-land.ca/ to learn more about the Indigenous land where you live, work, and play.

Today’s Conversation

■ Why It’s Vitally Important ■ Our Response ■ Recommendations & Resources ■ Hear from You

The Reasoning

■ Protecting our staff,

• ur families and our

communities

■ Solidarity with public

health and science

■ Equity and privilege

How We Started

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In the last two weeks ks we:

• 1. Monitored public health

recommendations

• 2. Formed small response team
• 3. Began communicating to partners
• 4. Developed mitigation plan

What We’re Doing

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No North S Sound A ACH h has im imple lemented t the f follo llowin ing:

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All staff will be working from home, effective March 16.

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All travel is cancelled March- April.

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All staff will follow public health recommendations. ▪ CDC Risk-Assessment

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All meetings will be remote participation, canceled, or rescheduled March – April.

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All future meetings will all have remote options.

What We’ve Been Updating

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Wh What we remembered and added:

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Virtual meeting trainings

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Updated remote working policies

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Assuring team that health insurance is a resource

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Individual staff workplans

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Cell phone stipends for all staff

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Flexibility of schedules (i.e., spouse is working from home too, kids are out of school, taking care of an elderly parent…

What We’re Doing Today

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Wh What we forgot and added:

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Forwarding our phones

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Forwarding our mail

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Emptying the fridge

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Finding food that staff have in drawers and on shelves

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Notifying UPS, FedEx, USPS to either hold or redirect mail and packages

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Notify the landlord

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Put signs up on doors

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Reminder that information is emerging …

Recommended Resources

Wh Who are we lis listenin ing g to?

■ Public Health Departments ■ Tribal Governments ■ Civil Rights Experts ■ Healthcare Providers ■ Scientists

Recommendations

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Specif Specific ic res esour urces ces we e us used: ed:

■ FEMA’s Incident Command System Trainings ■ County Health Department’s Community Recommendations ■ Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board’s resources and webinar ■ CDC’s COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies for Workplaces ■ Public Health Seattle King County’s Anti Stigma Resources ■ WHO’s Communication Materials

Following Updated Guidelines

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Co County H Health D Department:

■ Guidance for people at higher risk for severe COVID-19 illness ■ Guidance for events and community gatherings ■ Guidance for businesses and employers ■ Guidance for individuals https://www.whatcomcounty.us/3369/Current- Recommendations-For-Whatcom-Coun

Governor Inslee’s Office

Re Regi gional S Staff C Contact:

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Joe Timmons, Northwest Regional Representative

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Joe.Timmons@gov.wa.gov

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425-309-4035 https://www.governor.wa.gov/issu es/issues/covid-19-resources

Key Key res esour urces ces:

■ Workers

Compensation

■ Business

Assistance

■ School Closures ■ Insurance ■ Veterans

Supporting Partners and Communities

What’s next xt?

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Pushing out partner payments on March 16th

▪ Reminder the flexibility of funds ▪

Assessing areas of need

▪ Outreach (i.e., homelessness, elders) ▪ Resources that people depend on when they have to self isolate (i.e., childcare, food pantries, grocers, transportation) ▪

Supporting the capacity of partners in the community

Your Challenges

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Wh What challe llenges is is your organiz izatio ion enc encount unter ering ng with h COVID-19? 19? Wh What support do you need?

Additional Questions?

Contact Us

▪ Email: team@northsoundach.org

Stay well and wash your hands.