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Fraud Alert
How to Spot Scammers Posing as Health Department COVID-19 Contact Tracers - Washington Consumers' Checkbook:
Read an article abut what a Contact Tracer will or will not ask you: Click Here

CORONAVIRUS INFORMATION
Centers for Disease Control: Prevention, Symptoms and How to Stay Healthy:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/what-you-can-do.html

TESTING IN DC
https://coronavirus.dc.gov/testing

TRUSTED MEDICAL RESOURCES

DC Government Coronavirus Information:
https://coronavirus.dc.gov/; guidance related to older adults

Centers for Disease Control (CDC):
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/index.html

World Health Organization:
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public

Johns Hopkins Medicine:
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus

Mayo Clinic – Coronavirus:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/multimedia/img-20480021

Science Friday:
https://www.sciencefriday.com/episodes/march-13-2020/

MENTAL HEALTH & WELL-BEING

Article from the Huffington Post:
What therapists tell patients who are anxious about coronavirus Click Here
Tara Brach Pandemic Care Resources: (a collection of articles and of guided meditations) Click Here
Article from Harvard Business Review: ("That Discomfort You're Feeling is Grief") Click Here

OTHER INFORMATION

Telemedicine Telehealth (definitions)
Telehealth is the distribution of health related services and information electronically. It allows long-distance patient and clinician contact, care, advice, reminders, education, intervention, monitoring, and remote admissions. Telemedicine is sometimes used as a synonym, or is used in a more limited sense to describe remote clinical services, such as diagnosis and monitoring. When rural settings, lack of transport, a lack of mobility, decreased funding, or a lack of staff restrict access to care, telehealth may bridge the gap.

Iona Senior Services - COVID-19 Resource Library
A somewhat comprehensive list: programs; helpline; how to stay safe; government assistance and Public Benefits during COVID-19 (including new tenant rights); food access; scams to watch out for; social & wellness activities; mental health & self-care; caregiver resources.Click Here

From the Washington Post:
"Maryland, Virginia DC - Coronavirus: What You Need to Know" Click Here