COVID-19 RESOURCES
Websites on COVID-19 Resources
→Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shares federal guidelines on COVID-19 information on symptoms as well as protocol for vaccines, travel, work and quarantining.
→Mission St. Louis lists resources for those who have immediate needs due to COVID-19 impact. Includes food, unemployment, childcare, healthcare, rent assistance and more.
→United Way 2-1-1 offers resources for those in need. Includes information on COVID-19 guidelines and national resources.
COVID-19 Relief Funds
→The St. Louis Community Foundation assembled a coalition of organizations to create the COVID-19 Regional Response Fund to grant to local nonprofits serving those disproportionately affected by the coronavirus crisis.
→STL Take It Home shares information on how donors can participate in Community Carry Out which funds local restaurants and caterers struggling during the pandemic AND feeds the hungry in our community. Eligible restaurants/caterers receive grants in exchange for the preparation of healthy & delicious meals, to be delivered to participating non-profits and then distributed to our neighbors in need.
Articles and Research on COVID-19
→Bias, Discrimination, and Equity Resources for behavioral and social scientists, advocates, activists, and community serving practitioners during COVID-19. Information includes systemic disparities that have led the virus to disproportionately affect those in our communities.
→American Medical Association’s COVID-19 (2019 novel coronavirus) Resource Center shares latest physician resources on COVID-19.
Video Learning
→CDC’s Home for COVID-19 Data, COVID Data Tracker Learn more about the COVID Data Tracker, CDC’s home for COVID-19 data, including vaccinations, cases, and hospitalizations and more. It offers easy-to-interpret visualizations, such as interactive maps and graphs. Visit COVID Data Tracker: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#datatracker-home
→General Public: Care for Yourself Tips to encourage taking care of yourself one small way each day. The COVID-19 pandemic may be stressful for people. Coping with stress in a healthy way will make you, the people you care about, and your community stronger.
→COVID-19: Stop the Spread of Germs Help to stop the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses by following these steps.
Webinars
→COVID-19: What Physicians Need to Know – webinar series that is hosted by AMA physician leaders, each installment of this webinar series aims to gain fact-based insights from the nation’s highest-ranking subject matter experts working to protect the health of the public, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
→Focus St. Louis presents Higher Education in the Age of Covid Update January 26, 2021 Featuring Dr. Nancy Blattner, President, Fontbonne University; Dr. Mark Lombardi, President, Maryville University; Dr. Randy Pembrook, Chancellor, SIUE; Dr. Kristin Sobolik, Chancellor, University of Missouri-St. Louis