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COVID-19 Bulletin 13: Personnel Exposures

COVID-19 Bulletin 13:  Personnel Exposures All employees must keep six feet between yourself and others as much as possible. Cloth face coverings do not substitute for social distancing.  This document, when combined with COVID-19 Bulletin 7A, is intended to provide for the protection of public safety personnel, and reduce the need for quarantining such personnel. […]

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Kroger Health to Offer COVID-19 Testing at KHN for First Responders

Kroger Health will offer COVID-19 testing sites through the end of May. These sites are made possible through support from Kettering Health Network.  This partnership offers high-priority COVID-19 testing to local police, firefighters, and paramedics.  Testing will be offered on the campus of Kettering Medical Center in the Kettering College parking lot (3535 Southern Blvd., […]

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First Responder COVID-19 Testing

To support our partners on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, Premier Health, in collaboration with CompuNet Clinical Laboratories and Premier Health Urgent Care, is offering prioritized COVID-19 testing for first responders.

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COVID-19 Behavioral Health Resources for First Responders

Ohio’s first responders stand ready to protect, defend and provide life-saving services to our citizens, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. However, the often dangerous nature of their work places them in constant risk, physically, mentally and emotionally. OhioMHAS’ first responder liaison serves as a resource to first responders, their agencies, Ohio’s vast […]

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Getting Mental Health Help During COVID-19

Is Telemental Health Right for Me? If you are coping with behavioral health problems, finding a good mental health clinician is essential to getting help. Finding the right help at the right time can be the difference between prolonged suffering and having practical skills to manage symptoms.

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COVID-19 Behavioral Health Considerations

As a result of a routine interaction with medically compromised adults in both community and healthcare settings, fire and EMS personnel are at increased risk for exposure to the coronavirus (COVID-19).

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Criteria for Discontinuation of Isolation Precautions

CDC has released non-test-based criteria for discontinuation of home isolation and criteria for return to work for healthcare personnel with confirmed or suspected COVID-19. The non-test-based strategies include: At least 3 days (72 hours) have passed since recovery defined as resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and improvement in respiratory symptoms (e.g., […]

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Sick with COVID-19 Fact Sheet

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Self Quarantine Guidance Update

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Quarantine Station Support Plan

This is version 1 of the Quarantine Station Support Plan.  This plan is intended to be a guidance document on setting up potential quarantine sites here in Ohio.  This plan was developed in partnership by ESF6 (Mass Care), ESF8 (Public Health) and various partners.  The Quarantine Station Support Plan was developed to support the provision […]