Health and Safety
Prevention is critical. Use these resources to protect your health and the health of others.
COVID-19 Library of Additional Resources
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of resources have been developed around the world to assist in the global response to the virus. The State of Connecticut has created a number of useful resources for the people of Connecticut that can be found on the COVID-19 Community Resources page. In addition to the materials developed by the State, a number of other community, state and federal organizations have also created materials to help their communities respond to the pandemic as well. Many of these materials were developed through collaborative efforts, underscoring the importance of working together. You are encouraged to review these resources to see how they may be able to help you in your response. To assist you with your efforts, the State has compiled a list of these additional resources and information so that you can find the information you need, when you need it.
The Connecticut COVID-19 Community Resources page provides Connecticut's communities resources and tools to help respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. To view these resources, click here.
COVID-19 Variants
New COVID-19 Variants - The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)provides information about the rapidly emerging new COVID-19 variants.
Small Businesses
COVID-19 Small Business Guidance and Loan Resources - Small businesses are encouraged to do their part to keep their employees, customers and themselves healthy. This document provides guidance and loan resource information from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Stimulus Payments
Federal Stimulus Legislation - The federal government enacted legislation offering relief from the effects of the pandemic for individuals, small businesses and others. Here is a summary of its provisions developed by staff from the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee.
Get My Payment - You can check the status of your second Economic Impact payment on the Internal Revenue Service website.
Testing
#KNOWTHECURVES A Guide to COVID-19 Testing for Patients - This guide, written in simple terms, is intended to help patients better understand COVID-19, the different types of available tests, and the importance of testing at the right time. There is still a lot of misunderstanding about COVID-19 testing, so this resource helps correct some of those misunderstandings. Thank you to the Department of Public Health for identifying this resource.
Vaccine
12 Things States Need To Know About The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System - The federal government takes all reports of vaccine adverse events seriously, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are actively engaged in safety monitoring of COVID-19 vaccines. The CDC uses numerous vaccine safety systems to watch for adverse events after vaccination.
COVID-19: Vaccines 101 - This resource published by Northeastern University is an informational guide to COVID-19 vaccinations and provides information not only on COVID-19 vaccines, but on vaccinations in general.
COVID-19 Vaccination Information for Healthcare Workers - This resource developed by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides information for healthcare workers including information about preparing for the vaccine, getting vaccinated, and how to prepare patients for vaccination.
COVID-19 Vaccination Toolkits - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers these COVID-19 vaccination toolkits to educate the public about the safety and health benefits of receiving a vaccine.
EMS Vaccination Videos - These two videos were produced by the JCC Healthcare Resilience Work Group’s Pre-Hospital Team to combat vaccine hesitancy and encourage intake of the flu and COVID vaccines in EMS. Video 1 and Video 2.
Equity Disparities: Talk Shop Resource Guide and Toolkit - The toolkit contains a list of online resources and tools that address the issue of equity and public health, specifically narrowing in on the topic of equity around the COVID 19 vaccination.
Language That Works to Improve Vaccine Acceptance - This resource was developed Based on a poll by the de Beaumont Foundation and Frank Luntz, in partnership with the American Public Health Association, the National Collaborative for Health Equity, and Resolve to Save Lives, an Initiative of Vital Strategies. A nationwide survey of 1,400 registered voters was conducted Dec. 21-22, 2020, with an oversample of 300 Black Americans and 300 Latinx Americans. Margin of error +3%. For more information, visit changingthecovidconversation.org.
Making It Plain: What Black America Needs to Know About COVID-19 and Vaccines - This video from the January 7, 2021 remote conference features a number of healthcare professionals, many of whom are African American, explaining what the Black community needs to know about COVID-19 and vaccines.
National Press Club Journalism Institute Conference - Watch this video and recap of this National Press Club event on how to communicate reliably and combat disinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Senior Scientist at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Offers Guidance On Addressing Health Disparities - In this video, Dr. Schoch-Spana discusses recommendations for state and local governments to support a vaccination campaign and coordinated pandemic recovery plan that addresses health disparities for people of color.
V-safe After Vaccination Health Checker - V-safe is a smartphone-based tool developed by the CDC that uses text messaging and web surveys to provide personalized health check-ins after you receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
Vaccination Communication Toolkit for Medical Centers, Clinics and Clinicians - The CDC has assembled a toolkit for medical centers, clinics and clinicians to use and adapt ready-made materials to build confidence about COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare teams and other staff.
