The COVID-19 pandemic is a serious health concern. Do you know how to protect yourself and others from serious illness? Arming yourself with information and strategies will help reduce the spread of disease and enable you to work effectively in the challenging circumstances of a pandemic.

In this course, we’ll cover the following topics:

· Don’t Panic – how and why to stay calm during a global pandemic

· Limit Contagion (3 parts) – Why wearing a mask, keeping your distance, and washing your hands are crucial in keeping yourself and others safe

· Getting tested and vaccinated

· Managing social symptoms, your own health, and addressing potential mental health issues that you or others might be experiencing

· The timeline of the infection and what to do if you or someone you know is infected

· Isolation during infection – what it looks like, and what you can do to prepare

· What the workplace may look like mid and post-pandemic

· How COVID 19 is transmitted – you might be surprised to learn the different ways!

As always, please stay up to date on CDC and WHO guidelines, as well as any individual guidelines that may be set by your workplace or organization. And, stay safe! Together we can get through this.