Covid-19 Mitigation Strategies

Promote Behaviors that Prevent Spread

Educate people to stay home when sick or when they have been in close contact with someone with COVID-19
Teach and reinforce practicing hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette
Teach and reinforce the use of cloth face coverings to protect others (if appropriate)
Ensure we have accessible sinks and enough supplies that are easily available for people to clean their hands (e.g., soap, hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol, and a way to dry hands, such as paper towels or a hand dryer).
Post signs or posters and promote messaging about behaviors that prevent spread

Maintain Healthy Environments

Regularly clean high-touch surfaces and objects
Ensure ventilation systems operate properly and increase circulation of outdoor air
Ensure all water systems are safe to use
Modify layouts to promote social distance of at least 6 feet between people – especially for persons who do not live together
Install physical barriers and guides to support social distancing if appropriate

Prepared for When Someone Gets Sick

Prepare to isolate and safely transport those who are sick to their home or to a healthcare facility
Encourage individuals who are sick to follow CDC guidance for caring for oneself and others who are sick
Notify local health officials of any case of COVID-19 while maintaining confidentiality in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Notify those who have had close contact with a person diagnosed with COVID-19 and advise them to stay home and self-monitor for symptoms, and follow CDC guidance if symptoms develop
Advise individuals who are sick when it would be safe for them to return based on CDC’s criteria to discontinue home isolation
Close off areas used by someone who is sick. Wait >24 hours before cleaning and disinfecting. Ensure safe and correct use and storage of EPA-approved List N disinfectantsexternal icon, including storing products securely away from children.