Coalition Partners,

Attached is the presentation on COVID-19 from today’s Coalition to End Homelessness meeting. This is an evolving situation. The current risk of COVID-19 in Washington is increasing. While you don’t need to panic, you do need to plan!

7 Steps you can take now to prepare for COVID-19:

1. Get the word out! Share our infographic with your clients, co-workers, and family. Available on our website in multiple languages.  
2. Stay up to date at www.tpchd.org/coronavirus. We regularly update our page with new information, including frequently asked questions.
3. Follow the prevention tips on our website.
4. Subscribe for updates at www.tpchd.org/notify.
5. Put up posters on hand washing (option 1)(option 2) and coughing and sneezing.
6. Plan to attend the HUD webinar on March 10 - Infectious Disease Preparedness for Homeless Assistance Providers and Their Partners.
7. Review resources that apply to you:
• Draft COVID-19 preparedness checklist for service providers (attached). Send us your feedback!
• Clean and Disinfect to Kill Hepatitis A, also available in Spanish, Korean, Russian, Tagalog and Vietnamese. Following these standards will also help prevent the spread of hepatitis A among people living homeless.
• Sanitation and Hygiene Guide for Homeless Service Providers from Public Health Seattle and King County. Don’t miss the helpful tools in the appendix like a master cleaning schedule.
• HUD Infectious Disease Toolkits for CoCs.

Below my signature are requests we heard from you during the meeting.  Did I miss anything? Send me your other questions and requests for support.

As always, I appreciate the unbelievable work you all do every day and your continuous advocacy for the health of your clients.

Emily

Emily Less, MPH

Pronouns: She/Her

Public Health Consultant

Communicable Disease

(253) 625-1362 c • eless@tpchd.org

(253) 798-7666 f • www.tpchd.org

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Requests I heard:

• COVID-19 flyer that better addresses needs of people living homeless – both encampments and shelters.  
• Technical support with your shelter isolation plans (please contact me directly about this).
• Creating an advisory workgroup.
• Pandemic planning support for day centers – e.g. New Hope.
• Working with city and county partners to discuss sweeps in context of COVID-19.
• Webpage that has all resources in one combined place.
• Work with city and county partners to look into using empty buildings for temporary shelters.