COVID-19 HHRC Update: Message Restaurants, Safer at Home, and Tips for Parents
April 20, 2020 6:00 pm
Information shared from Grand Country Public Health https://www.co.grand.co.us/COVID19
Message to Restaurants
Moving forward, continue to follow CDPHE’s heightened cleaning recommendations and rules allowing for take-out and delivery. CDPHE has also published recommendations for non-medical facemask use in retail food settings as well as safe glove use when handling food. The State Emergency Operations Center and the Governor’s Office are working with industries to develop guidance for reopening retail food establishments. This information will be distributed when it is available.
Safer at Home
As the Governor’s orders expire, we need to take a very cautious and tiered approach to “reopening”. Our Team continues discussions with Grand County Public Health (GCPH), Colorado Department of Health and Environment (CDPHE), neighboring counties and business leaders to prepare for the coming weeks and months. As people begin to travel and interact and until we are able to implement mass testing, it will be very important that everyone continue practicing social distancing measures to help avoid a spike in cases. If an increase in disease is detected before a vaccine is available, social distancing may need to ramp up again. Even though the statewide stay-at-home order will be expiring on April 27, we cannot stress enough that it is SAFER TO STAY AT HOME, especially the elderly and immunocompromised.
Please continue taking the appropriate precautions to help us mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Stay at home unless it is critical to conduct a necessary activity. If you must leave your home, wear a face covering and maintain a minimum of six feet between you and others. Workers at essential businesses, including retail food operators, must wear medical or non-medical face coverings while at work and gloves when in contact with customers or goods. Wash your hands frequently and thoroughly with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing.
Tips for Parents
COVID-19 has made a huge impact on Grand County, and it may be difficult to adjust to various lifestyle changes. Parents may be out of work or working from home while children are out of school or daycare. As a parent or caregiver, you may find yourself not knowing how to communicate with your child about COVID-19. Below are some simple tips to help support children during the ongoing pandemic. Visit www.childlife.org/resources/covid-19-resources for more information.
- Honesty & Simplicity: Create a space of openness and honesty and allow your child to ask any questions or share feelings they might have. Refrain from saying “It’s not a big deal.” Instead you can say things such as: “It is okay to feel scared, and we are doing everything we can to stay safe.”
- Reflect & Express: Create a safe space for reflection and provide different outlets for expressing emotions.
- Health & Hygiene: Use discussions about the virus and safety to teach and celebrate proper hygiene.
- Control & Consistency: Create a daily schedule. This will allow for more opportunities to cope with changes in routine and reflect on how they can better use their time at home.
- Do Your Part Together: This is a great time to sit down as a family and come up with new ways to help the community around you and find new ways to spend time with friends and loved ones.
