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COVID-19 Resources

March 26, 2020 By Karla Suomala

Fun Things to Do in San Francisco IconAre you overwhelmed by the amount of data and information about the COVID-19 pandemic?  Not sure what is credible?  Are you wondering about the best cleaning & disinfecting practices?  What about protecting older adults and people with disabilities?  Concerned about pandemic-related scams and frauds? Check out the following Covid-19 resources, including the most up-to-date information for San Francisco, the State of California, and the US.

 

CREDIBLE INFORMATION RESOURCES

  • CA Department of Public Health
  • California Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response
  • US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • FEMA Responses to Coronavirus Myths and Rumors

PROTECTING OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

  • Tips for family Caregiver
  • Administration for Community Living (Coronavirus health and safety information for older adults and people with disabilities)
  • Medicare Guidance for Medicare Beneficiaries
  • Corporation for National and Community Service
  • US Department of Veteran Affairs

CLEANING & DISINFECTING PRACTICES

  • Interim Clean and Disinfect Recommendations for Households
  • CDC Cleaning and Sanitation Recommendations
  • List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2

PREVENTING SCAMS AND FRAUD

  • Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has tips to avoid scams related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  • Department of Health and Human Services warns about medicare, COVID-19 testing and treatment scams
  • Department of Justice is investigating and prosecuting Coronavirus scams and fraud
  • FBI is seeing a rise in scams, including fake emails from the CDC, and fraudulent testing and medical equipment like face masks
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has COVID-19 scam information and is taking action against companies marketing fraudulent treatments
  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation warns consumers about potential scams
  • Social Security Administration warns Americans about fraudulent letters threatening the suspension of Social Security benefits

BUSINESS SUPPORTS

  • Coronavirus (COVID-19): Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources
  • Disaster Loan Assistance
  • Employee Paid Leave Rights

POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES

  • Got Tech Solution? MIT has an open challenge for solutions that will help communities to prepare detect, and respond to emerging pandemics? Submission of challenges open 5 March, 2020 through 18 June, 2020
  • SF Foundation Opportunity for Nonprofits: Apply for a Grant from the SFF COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund
  • HHS Announces Grants to Provide Meals for Older Adults (to states, territories, and tribes for subsequent allocation to local meal providers)
  • Tech Firms Could Keep Seniors Safe in Coronavirus Lockdown by Funding Connectivity (Kami Griffiths Op Ed)

EMERGING TECH PRACTICES

  • Technology SWAT Teams to Support New York COVID-19 Response
  • Catchafire Survey of 450 Nonprofits on the impact of COVID-19 on Operations and Resource Needs (offering Nonprofit Slack Workspace)
  • Sharing  Message of Support On Social Media for Nursing Home (NH) and Assisted Living (AL) Residents
  • Tips for Keeping Residents of NH and AL Residents Engaged
  • Putting technology to work during the COVID-19 pandemic with workflow apps and resources to accelerate crisis response (4 community apps)

OTHER

Greater Good’s Guide to Well-being during Coronavirus

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