All of Rhode Island Now Considered Medium-Risk Area Providence, Bristol, Kent, Newport, and Washington Counties are now considered medium-risk areas according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) COVID-19 Community Levels risk assessment. CDC determines risk level using three metrics: new COVID-19 admissions per 100,000 population in the past seven days, the percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients, and total new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population in the past seven days. CDC determines risk level using three metrics: new COVID-19 admissions per 100,000 population in the past seven days, the percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients, and total new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population in the past seven days. If you are in a medium-risk area, RIDOH recommends taking additional precautions, including: • Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. • If you are immunocompromised or high risk, have a plan for testing and talk to your healthcare provider about protecting yourself. • If you have household or social contact with someone at high risk, consider self-testing and wearing a mask when indoors with them. • When indoors in crowded settings, consider wearing a mask regardless of vaccination status. This is especially important for people who are immunocompromised. • Get tested if you have symptoms or have been exposed to someone with COVID-19. If you test positive: • Talk to your doctor about treatment • Stay home and use this calculator to determine how long you need to quarantine or isolate • Use the RIDOH COVID-19 Survey to let people you were with know you tested positive. • If you test yourself for COVID-19 at home, report your result to RIDOH at portal.ri.gov/s/selftest. CDC’s full set of recommendation is available online.
COVID-19 Community Partner Toolkit The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) welcomes community partners who are dedicated to ensuring the health of all Rhode Islanders by promoting statewide COVID-19 resources and guidance. The resources below may be helpful in promoting services and messages, particularly in Rhode Island’s hardest-hit communities. Visit our Publications and Resource page for a complete list of available documents. Prevention Resources 7 tools for protection against COVID-19. Eng | Esp | Port Find everything you need to know about COVID-19, how to prevent its spread, and what to do if you have it. Eng | Esp | Port As with many viruses, there are several variants of COVID-19. Some are much more concerning than others. Eng | Esp | Port Resources for Undocumented Immigrants Eng | Esp | Port Testing Resources Community Testing Event Marketing Toolkit: This toolkit includes resources that community partners may use to promote upcoming COVID-19 testing events in their community. RIDOH COVID-19 Testing Overview Eng | Esp | Port On-Site Business Testing Program: For more information, email [email protected]. COVID-19 Self-Test Kit Distribution Communications Toolkit: This toolkit includes resources that community partners may use when distributing COVID-19 self-test kits in their community. Vaccine Resources COVID-19 Vaccine Presentation Request Form: Please complete this form to formally request a COVID-19 Vaccination presentation from a RIDOH representative. RIDOH COVID-19 Vaccination Overview: Eng | Esp | Port COVID-19 Vaccine Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Eng | Esp Vaccine Outreach: Community Partner Activation: Please use our Community Partner Activation tool if you are looking to help by sharing and amplifying important vaccine facts and information, particularly through social media. Eng | Esp THE CONVERSATION/LA CONVERSACIÓN: Black & Latinx Healthcare workers provide facts and dispel misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines in this FAQ video series. All content is rights free and designed to be shared on social media; in English and Spanish. Digital toolkits for each campaign available on their website (Black Americans, Latinx Americans: English) are also available. National Academy of Medicine Members Urge Black Americans to Get Vaccinated The COVID-19 Community Corps: As a Corps member, you’ll get resources to help you build vaccine confidence in your community. Amplifier #vaccinated free and open source artwork can be downloaded, shared online via social media channels, and printed as posters, banners, lawn signs, or other outreach materials Why Should I Get Vaccinated for COVID-19? Eng | Esp | Port | Cape Verdean Creole | Arabic | Chinese | French | Haitian Creole | Khmer | Kinyarwanda | Hmong | Lao Promotional Materials for Community Partner Clinics- Thank you for helping us vaccinate Rhode Islanders! Please see the fillable PDFs for promoting your vaccination clinic. Please fill in the details specific to your clinic and share with your audience(s). COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Resources for Communities with Special Needs The COVID-19 Education Initiative Eng | Esp | Chinese | Korean | Russian | Haitian Creole | Vietnamese The National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants Get the Facts campaign, available in multiple languages, offers facts about COVID-19 vaccines in a simple and memorable way that counters common misconceptions. The bilingual Esperanza Hope for All campaign digital toolkit has a list of simple but general messages on COVID-19 meant to be shared with those in your local community Eng | Esp Please fill out the Rhode Island COVID-19 Vaccine Community Partners & K-12 Interest Form if you are interested in hosting a COVID-19 vaccination event in your local community. Ad Council Vaccine Resources Black Community Vaccine Toolkit Black Faith Community Vaccine Toolkit Corporation/Employer Vaccine Toolkit Hispanic Community Vaccine Toolkit Hispanic Faith Community Vaccine Toolkit Vaccine Toolkit Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Vaccine Toolkits COVID-19 Vaccinations Social Media Toolkit For Essential Workers For Community-Based Organizations For Health Departments and Public Health Partners For Medical Centers, Clinics, and Clinicians For Teachers, School Staff & Childcare Workers Toolkits from the US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) We Can Do This Campaign LGBTQ+ Community Toolkit People with Disabilities Toolkit Faith-Based Leaders Toolkit Adolescent Toolkit Parents of Adolescents Toolkit On-Site Vaccination Clinic Toolkit Black/African American Civic Organization Toolkit Older Adults Toolkit Rural Community Toolkit