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This is a powerpoint that our classes preschool to grade 2 used to discuss COVID protocols at school with our students when they first came back.

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This article from the CDC offers ways that teachers and families can help students stay healthy admits the pandemic.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Teach and reinforce everyday preventive actions

Wash hands

Wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds, and encourage your child to do the same. Read more and watch a video on how to wash hands correctly.

If soap and water are not available, use hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Teach your child to cover all surfaces of their hands with hand sanitizer and rub their hands together until they feel dry. If your child is under 6 years of age, supervise them when they use hand sanitizer.

Wear a mask

Make sure everyone in your household wears a mask (if 2 years of age or older) when in public and when around people who don't live in your household. Ensure your child wears their masks correctly and safely.

Some children may find it challenging to wear a mask. If your child finds it challenging, you can consider alternatives.

Avoid close contact

Make sure your child and everyone else in your household keep at least 6 feet away from other people who don't live with them and people who are sick (such as coughing and sneezing).

Cover coughs and sneezes

When coughing or sneezing, cover your mouth and nose with a tissue, throw your tissue in closest garbage can, and wash your hands. Encourage your child and all household members to do the same.

Bring your child for their healthcare visits

Routine well-child visits and vaccine visits are essential, even during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prepare for your child's healthcare visits

Call your child's healthcare provider to ask about any upcoming appointments or to ask when your child's vaccinations are due.

Ask your child's healthcare provider what steps they are taking to separate healthy patients from those who may be sick. Some healthcare providers may choose to delay in-person visits, which will be based on the situation in your community and your child's individual care plan.

Notify your child's healthcare provider before your visit if you or your child have any symptoms of COVID-19.

Bring your child for well-child visits and vaccine visits

Your child's healthcare provider will check your child's growth and development at well-child visits. You can also track your child's developmental milestones with CDC's free Milestone Tracker app.

Vaccines are an important part of keeping your child healthy by protecting them against vaccine-preventable diseases. There are effective vaccines for illnesses such as measles, flu (influenza), whooping cough (pertussis), and other diseases that can spread from person to person. Although there is not yet a vaccine to help protect against COVID-19, your child should receive all of their recommended vaccines.

Get a flu vaccine by the end of October
A flu vaccine is the single best way to prevent flu.
CDC recommends that everyone 6 months of age and older get a flu vaccine each year by the end of October (with rare exceptions). You and your child can get a flu vaccine during healthcare visits, or you can find additional locations at vaccinefinder.orgexternal icon .

Getting a flu vaccine can reduce the likelihood of your child getting sick, being hospitalized, or dying from flu. You and your family getting a flu vaccine will also help protect others around you who may be more vulnerable to severe illness from flu, like babies and young children, older adults, pregnant people, and those with certain medical conditions.

It is especially important for this upcoming flu season to help prevent over-burdening the healthcare system during the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 and flu are both infectious illnesses that can affect breathing and have similar symptoms, but they are caused by different viruses. Learn more about similarities and differences between flu and COVID-19.

More about flu:

Help your child stay active

Regular physical activity can improve your child's physical and mental health.

Help your child stay socially connected

Help your child cope with stress

The COVID-19 pandemic can be stressful for both adults and children. Learn more about signs of stress in children, ways to support your child, and how to take care of your own mental health.

CDC has also developed several tools to help you care for your child's mental health and well-being. COVID-19 Parental Resource Kit offers tools to help you understand your child's social, emotional, and mental health challenges according to their age group and promote their well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Essentials for Parenting Toddlers and preschoolers page provides guidance on how to address common parenting challenges, like tantrums and whining, and information on things you can do to build a positive, healthy relationship with your young children.

Ask about school meal services

Check with your child's school on plans to continue meal services if school is closed to in-person learning for some or all students. Many schools may continue to provide meals in different ways, such as allowing families to pick up meals at the school or providing grab-and-go meals at other locations.

Consider taking extra precautions

In addition to following the recommendations above, consider taking extra precautions if your child has a disability or a developmental or behavioral disorder.

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Wash hands Wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds, and encourage your child to do the same. Read more and watch a video on how to wash hands correctly. If soap and water are not available, use hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.

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COVID-19 Information for Franklin County

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COVID-19 Information for Franklin County

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This website offers information about how to help and protect students during COVID. It also has a ton of community resources for families that I can share with them to help support them better.

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Franklin County Children Services has compiled information and resources that will be helpful to families and caregivers during the coronavirus pandemic. This page will continue to be updated as new information becomes available.

Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect During COVID-19

Parents and Caregivers

If you are feeling stressed or isolated, stay in contact with friends and family members. Feeling connected to others will help reduce stress, anxiety and frustration.

Keep yourself and your children occupied during quarantine. Visit columbuslibrary.org for a host of educational and entertainment resources available online. Take the family outside on a regular basis for exercise and fresh air.

Stay informed about what is happening, but manage your news intake and avoid outlets that promote fear or anxiety.

If you feel that you or your children are in danger:

Call Franklin County Children Services' 24-hour Child Abuse Hotline at (614) 229-7000.

Call the National Association of Domestic Violence hotline, 1-800-799-SAFE or CHOICES for Victims of Domestic Violence at 614-224-HOME (4663)

Call 911 in cases of emergency or immediate threats

If you feel overwhelmed, there is help available. Check out these resources:

For the Community
During this time of isolation, friends, family members and neighbors need to actively engage in preventing child abuse and neglect.
Parents/Caregivers: Plan in Case of Illness

During the uncertainty of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, parents and caregivers need to be prepared in case they become ill. Create a crisis plan for caring for your children in advance. Designate a caregiver for children. This should be someone nearby, who is not at high risk of contracting COVID-19. If a spouse or partner cannot care for children in your home, select a friend, neighbor, coworker or relative. List information for the caregiver prominently in your home, so that it can easily be found by emergency responders. Click here for an example. Create a child care profile for the caregiver that lists your child's full name, birth date, allergies, medications, likes/dislikes and sleep habits. Also include emergency contacts and copies of their birth certificate and immunization records. If you can't identify anyone, contact community resources such as hospitals, churches and other organizations to see if they can recommend assistance. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services is licensing temporary pandemic child care programs for essential workers. Prepare your home in case of illness. Make sure that high-traffic areas within your home remain clean by using germ-killing cleaning agents. If you test positive for COVID-19, you may remain in the home with your children and their caregivers, providing they are not at high risk of contracting the virus, but precautions must be taken. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have outlined steps to take if you or someone else in your household tests positive for COVID-19. Download the How to Care for Your Child if Your Sick with COVID-19 Brochure.

Community Resources

Helpful resources are available for families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Resources in Multiple Language

Child Care

Educational Resources

Companies Offering Free Internet and Other Services for Students

Mental Health Resources

Recipes, Fitness Tips and More

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Franklin County Children Services has compiled information and resources that will be helpful to families and caregivers during the coronavirus pandemic. This page will continue to be updated as new information becomes available. If you are feeling stressed or isolated, stay in contact with friends and family members.

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Song for students to learn how to greet others while maintaining 6 feet

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This is a book about what COVID-19 is and is available in 20 languages which is great for ESL.

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This is a song for students to learn about COVID-19.

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This is a list of COVID books that can be that teachers can choose from to read, share with families to read at home, or give to students to read if applicable.

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This video helps kids understand what COVID-19 is and how it started.

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