Are 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)
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