Allamakee County Emergency Management provides variety of informational resources for the general public to reference during COVID-19 pandemic
The State of Iowa has released an online dashboard on https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/ that will be updated daily to include comprehensive tracking of COVID-19 in Iowa. The dashboard includes cases, deaths and tests conducted in each county. The State is now providing demographic information that was not previously provided as well as Iowa’s epidemiological curve.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RESOURCES
https://www.testiowa.com/
Test Iowa is an initiative to expand testing capacity to limit the spread of COVID-19 in Iowa.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
This page provides information on COVID-19 from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). At the bottom of the page those who wish to can sign up to receive a COVID-19 newsletter.
CDC in Spanish - https://espanol.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
Iowa Department of Public Health Guidance for making homemade masks can be found here: https://idph.iowa.gov/Portals/1/userfiles/7/Homemade%20Mask%20Design%20G... 28_20.pdf
Everyone needs help sometimes, Iowans who are experiencing stress, anxiety or fear related to COVID- 19 can visit Your Life Iowa through the following sources:
• Web https://yourlifeiowa.org/
• Call: 855-581-8111
• Text: 855-895-8398
Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) continuously updates information on their COVID-19 page. Find new press releases here: https://idph.iowa.gov/Emerging-Health-Issues/NovelCoronavirus?utm_medium...
Iowa Workforce Development - Iowans who may qualify for unemployment due to COVID-19 or under the CARES Act can find information and a link to apply online here: https://www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov/
Iowa Business Recovery Assistance - Iowa businesses can receive relief assistance for qualifying business concerns. More information can be found at: https://www.iowaeconomicdevelopment.com/businessrecovery.com
Volunteer Iowa has set up an online volunteer event page for COVID-19-related volunteer opportunities. Opportunities are listed on the statewide online volunteer portal: http://volunteeriowa.galaxydigital.com/need/?s=1&need_init_id=3002
Volunteer Iowa is also working to get volunteer centers, food banks, etc. to populate their volunteer needs on the portal so individuals have a resource to search for volunteer opportunities.
Iowa Legal Aid - Individuals with questions of a legal nature can call the COVID-19 Legal Information Hotline at 1-800-332-0419. The hotline was developed in partnership with Iowa Legal Aid, the Iowa State Bar Association, and the Polk County Volunteer Lawyer Project. The hotline can assist Iowans with business and compliance issues and other personal legal concerns. More information at: https://www.iowalegalaid.org/
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announced his office plans to mail an absentee ballot request form to every active registered voter in the state ahead of the June 2 Primary Election. The forms will be sent in mid-late April and will include prepaid postage for return mailing to county auditors. See the press release for additional information: https://sos.iowa.gov/news/2020_03_31.html
The Iowa Department of Corrections has established a public hotline available Monday through Friday during normal business hours at 515-373-5457. Information related to the Iowa Department of Corrections response to COVID-19 can be found at: https://doc.iowa.gov/COVID19
PUBLIC INFORMATION IN OTHER LANGUAGES
The Iowa Department of Human Rights provides COVID-19 information in multiple languages at the following website: https://humanrights.iowa.gov/covid-19/language-access
Emergency Interpretation Hotline - The Iowa International Center offers a free phone interpretation hotline for emergency situations. These services are offered for emergency personnel (police, fire, paramedic, ER, domestic violence shelters) when they determine that language is a barrier to providing appropriate services. They can be found at: https://iowainternationalcenter.org/local-resources/emergency-interpreta...
The Refugee Alliance of Central Iowa is offering an Iowa COVID-19 ELL Help Line that connect callers with information, healthcare providers and resources in different languages. The help line is available Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1-877-558-2609. Additional information can be found at: https://www.refugeeallianceofcentraliowa.org/covid19-information
Small Business Loans - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued a disaster declaration for the state of Iowa as of January 31, 2020 and continuing. The declaration allows pandemic-impacted small businesses to apply for low-interest support loans. The declaration comes after Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds submitted a federal funding request via the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program. Applications can be made via the SBA’s website: https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/
Applicants can monitor the status of their applications online after submission. For questions, contact the SBA disaster assistance customer service center at 1-800-659-2955 (TTY: 1-800-877-8339) or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov.
Additional resources for businesses can be accessed at: www.safeguardiowa.org
RUMOR CONTROL
The World Health Organization has introduced a rumor control website that also has downloadable graphics. It is available: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advicefo...
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is operating a rumor control page at: https://www.fema.gov/coronavirus-rumor-control
FEMA also provides other resources like fact sheets: https://www.fema.gov/coronavirus
Federal Coronavirus Site: https://www.coronavirus.gov/
The CDC also addresses this on their site: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptomstesting/share-facts.ht...
Medicare Scams and Fraud information: https://www.medicare.gov/medicare-coronavirus
Iowans can contact Iowa Senior Medicare Patrol for information about scams and to report fraud. Iowa Senior Medicare Patrol is housed in the Iowa Insurance Division. More information can be found at: https://shiip.iowa.gov/smp/
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fraudulent COVID-19 test kits Information can be found online at: https://www.fda.gov/news-events/pressannouncements/coronavirus-covid-19-...
Overall FDA website: https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-andresponse/mcm-issues/corona...
